Okio Optometry
Okio Optometry
Okio
Okio
Client
Client
Architecture, Interior Design, Art Direction, FF&E
Architecture, Interior Design, Art Direction, FF&E
Services
Services
Built
Built
Status
Status
2021
2021
Year
Year
Optometry Store | Completed 2017 | Zone 10, Guatemala City Okio, an eyewear store in Guatemala City, takes its merchandise as inspiration and makes clear its function to the street traffic nearby. A pair of large circular openings with oxidized iron frames act as architecturally-integrated signage, while also bringing in natural light and inviting passersby to window shop. A large interior “oculus” skylight combines with the exterior openings to bring a bold interplay of light and form to the interior of this small boutique.
Optometry Store | Completed 2017 | Zone 10, Guatemala City Okio, an eyewear store in Guatemala City, takes its merchandise as inspiration and makes clear its function to the street traffic nearby. A pair of large circular openings with oxidized iron frames act as architecturally-integrated signage, while also bringing in natural light and inviting passersby to window shop. A large interior “oculus” skylight combines with the exterior openings to bring a bold interplay of light and form to the interior of this small boutique.
“a large pair of oculi telegraphs ‘glasses’ to passersby”
Interior Design Magazine
Interior Design Magazine
Okio contains both a front retail area and back-of-house exam room. Locally produced sage-colored terrazzo tiles layer with rhythmic Douglas fir slatting, forest-green custom wood cabinetry, and lush plantings outside to create a soft, soothing backdrop for the project’s bold modern forms which carry through the architecture down to the custom furnishings and finishes.
Okio contains both a front retail area and back-of-house exam room. Locally produced sage-colored terrazzo tiles layer with rhythmic Douglas fir slatting, forest-green custom wood cabinetry, and lush plantings outside to create a soft, soothing backdrop for the project’s bold modern forms which carry through the architecture down to the custom furnishings and finishes.
