Eye Eye

Location

Seattle, WA

Status

Phase i 2015, Phase ii 2017

Size

2200 SF

Contractor

Bellan Construction

Collaborators

Hum Creative
Troy Pillow Studios
Lesley Petty, Fixture Design Studio
Augue Vitae Malesuada
Magna Vulputate Senectus

Press

Dezeen
Arch Daily
Leibal

Rafael Soldi

Clad with a mixture of custom eyeglass display boxes and mirrored surfaces, the spaces created by the frames allow the viewer to try on eyewear and see themselves from many angles concurrently in their own private viewing gallery. This central object also directs the visitor toward the rear LENS, or mirrored wall that functions much like the lens of your eye (refracting light and focusing it on the retina), and leads to the exam room. One enters the exam room through the pivoting mirrored door, and is greeted with a warm and inviting space clad with white oak cabinets.

Rafael Soldi

The design team looked to the inner workings of the eye and aimed to toy with perception and reflection as you move through the space, giving the visitor multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
Jenna McKnight

Intended to be a relief from the more minimal retail zone, the cozy exam room contains a mixture of new and colorful, vintage optometry equipment and has space for several different types of testing.

Eye Eye was able to expand into the neighboring storefront space in 2017, adding a reception desk, lounge, accessible restroom and pre-exam testing, exam room, as well as new retail display during a second phase. The new addition complements the original scheme with a neutral, double height interior volume (North facing) in which to layout both the clinic and retail display for eyewear.

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