Viegener Optik

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Counter in oak and eyewear display wall in polish lacquer in front of the staircase core in Porsche orange

Photo © Peter Tillessen

Showroom with the consulting tables in oak

Photo © Peter Tillessen

Detail stair railing and storage cabinets for glasses

Photo © Peter Tillessen

Detail mirror on consulting tables in front of storage cabinets for glasses

Photo © Peter Tillessen

Shop-window from outside with view to the showroom

Photo © Peter Tillessen

Retail + Stores

Interior Designers: Architekturbüro Herbert Bruhin

Location: Schmiedgasse 35, 9001 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Year: 2000
Client: Viegener Optik

Viegener optician’s store is a long, narrow room in a 1970s building in the heart of St. Gallen. A rounded, exterior staircase extends into the sales room, demarcating the entrance area from the consultation room behind it. The display wall spanning the entire length of the longitudinal wall is characterised by illuminated showcases for the glasses and a high-gloss finish. The wall guides customers directly to the consultation room. The floor and the sales counters are made of oak. In striking contrast is the dominant staircase, which is finished in Porsche Orange 1968.