![A modern chocolate boutique with a vivid orange facade that draws inspiration from the lid of the boxes the chocolates are packaged in.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-retail-store-wood-box-wall-ceiling-130121-1146-01.jpg)
Jonathan Clark Architects has designed a new boutique in London, England, for chocolatier William Curley.
The small retail store measures in at 325 square feet (30m2), and has a vivid orange facade that draws inspiration from the lid of the boxes the chocolates are packaged in.
![A modern chocolatier with a vivid orange facade that draws inspiration from the lid of the boxes the chocolates are packaged in.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/retail-store-orange-facade-130121-1147-02.jpg)
Stepping inside the retail store, there’s a graphic black and white squared ceramic floor, however, the main design detail are the whitewashed pine boxes cover the wall and ceiling.
![A modern retail store with wood boxes on the wall and ceiling.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-retail-store-wood-box-wall-ceiling-130121-1146-03.jpg)
The wall, which has a total of 25 boxes, is used for displaying products, while a mirrored background reflects the other side of the interior.
![A modern retail store with wood boxes on the wall and ceiling.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-retail-store-wood-box-wall-ceiling-130121-1146-04.jpg)
The box theme is transferred to the ceiling with 41 more pine constructed boxes of varying sizes that are suspended within a dark stained pine beam framework.
![A modern retail store with wood boxes on the wall and ceiling.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-retail-store-wood-box-wall-ceiling-130121-1146-05.jpg)
The boxes on the wall are internally lit highlighting the products within.
![The boxes on the wall of this retail space are internally lit highlighting the products within.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-retail-store-wood-box-wall-ceiling-130121-1146-06.jpg)
Central to the space is a custom Calacatta marble-clad climate-controlled display cabinet that used for displaying individual chocolates and patisserie.
![Central to this retail interior is a bespoke Calacatta marble clad climate controlled display cabinet that used for displaying individual chocolates and patisserie.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-retail-chocolate-shop-130121-1146-07.jpg)