SOMA recently won the Best Retail Award at 2016 Architizer A+ Awards for Unilux Showroom. The Unilux showroom has 65 feet of frontage, and is only 13 feet in depth.
Working within these confines, Michel Abboud, founder of SOMA, used advanced parametric tools in order to array 1,000 50cm white glass-reinforced plastic cubes, creating one continuous surface within the space. This innovative main room was also designed to be used in tandem for events, and features a separate bar area that fits seamlessly into the room's design.
"I am honored that Unilux has won this award. It is exciting to see my design chosen amongst so much great talent," Abboud said. "We wanted to design a place to help the store's limited depth appears larger to the eye, and I'm thrilled that our vision resonated with the Architizer A+ Awards."