Entrance to the ONE Boardshop, a retail store selling skateboard, snowboard, and surf gear, with a sign indicating it is now open, inside a mall with products on display and store signage.

One Boardshop

this project continued our work with One Boardshop | Premium Label and sought to refine one boardshop’s simple but cohesive retail design language. The Abbotsford space presented an opportunity to rethink the traditional retail experience and integrate the dynamic movement culture at the core of skateboarding and snowboarding.

Drawing on principal Austin Hawkins’ love of skate and hands-on experience building mini-ramps, the concept translates skate features into a functional retail environment. Within the expansive and basic mall typology, a set of skate features -a wallride skateboard display, transfer gap at checkout, and ledge-seats at the shoe wall- were conceived to convert from skate-able to skated retail features, displaying fresh new garments next to the tactile evidence of the skate session.

though the ramps were not (yet) built, the flow is real, and a skate-ramp material palette celebrates the improvisational spirit of board culture while delivering a cost-effective and flexible retail layout. one day, we’re still optimistic we’ll live to see a dj party go down with skateboarders airing out, flashes lighting the scene, and the remnants will collage together in a magical mall experience - “is that poster shot right here, over the jeans display, next to the cash register?”.

 

location: abbotsford, bc

status: The design remains conceptual

designed by: f2a architecture ltd

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Interior of a retail store with clothing and surfing gear, including t-shirts, hats, and surfboards, under bright overhead lighting.
Entrance to ONE Boardshop, a skateboard and surf shop, with surfboards displayed inside and a sign indicating it is now open.
Skateboards, roller skate shoes, and skate accessories displayed on shelves and a glass display case inside a skate shop.
Interior of a clothing and accessories store with racks of pants, hats, and caps, shelves of hats, and outdoor gear. Bright lighting and a modern industrial ceiling with exposed ductwork.
Three illuminated advertisements for surfwear, skatewear, and footwear brands on a mall wall. The first ad features a woman sitting on a surfboard at the beach with the Rip Curl logo. The second ad shows two women laughing and holding skateboards, pr
Two architectural floor plans of interior spaces with seating, partitions, and structural elements.
A detailed digital floor plan of a large building interior, showing multiple rooms, stairs, seating areas, and corridors.
Interior of an office space with filing cabinets, shelves, and a yellow wall with a decorative opening.
A digital line drawing of a retail store interior, showing shelves and display units.
Parking lot in front of a store with multiple cars parked, including white, blue, and black SUVs. The store has signage for Marshalls and ONE Boardshop, with a sign indicating 'Now Open'.
Skechers shoe store with a large entrance, a sign advertising 50% off, and a truck parked in a loading area to the right.