Quiet Luxury For Andrews, Odami sculpts intimacy into a mall department store using layered volumes By Kelly Pau • May 1, 2025 • Interiors, International (John Alunan) SHARE Andrews is a Canadian womenswear retailer with a sweeping location at the Bayview Village Shopping Centre. The mall in uptown Toronto hails from the 1960s back when smaller commercial complexes began sprouting up in residential neighborhoods. Local studio Odami outfitted the 5,500-square-foot site for Andrews with this community aspect in mind. Using a sleek sand-toned color scheme and interlocking volumes, Odami creates a boutique retail environment that defies the typical overwhelming, hulking presence of mall department stores. The designers opted for an open floorplan dominated by a subdued tan hue. On the walls, upholstered panels feature a ripped fabric to help create a soft interior. It falls alongside speckled porcelain flooring that still lies within the sand-tone color family. Other materials like leather, microcement, and Calcutta rosenoir marble add to these hues while giving depth and layers to the space. The neutral background allows the clothing to draw the eye instead. Read more on aninteriormag.com. RetailToronto