The High LifeHome Studios puts a hospitality approach to its first retail project, luxury cannabis dispensary Charlie FoxByKelly Pau February 6, 2025East, Interiors (Brian W. Ferry)SHAREWelcome to the future. Weed is legal. Order it online and itll arrive at your door that same day. Peruse every strain in-store, displayed like a museum via glass boxes, and organized by notes, farm, organic origins, or aroma. Increasingly, New York is getting a feel for cannabishigh-craft erabut this time with a warm, earthy twist. In Times Square, luxury dispensary Charlie Fox recently opened (despite the fact that New YorksMarijuana Regulation & Taxation Actsaid it would prioritize licenses for those most victimized by the war on drugs). Unlike the bodega-like, fluorescent interiors of New Yorks typical dispensary, Charlie Fox is a lifestyle-oriented brand, defined by high-quality goods and refined customer service. As such, the 3-story dispensary tappedHome Studioswhose work of warm hospitality projects makes it a natural fit for the brands concept. The project is the first retail project for the studio, but the architects approached the interiors like its usual hospitality projects all the same. The goal was to evoke a sense of comfort, curiosity, and connection by integrating hospitality-driven design principles to create a transportive setting, Oliver Haslegrave, founder and creative director of Home Studios, toldAN Interior.The space is conceived as three floors: the first acts as a tranquil and welcoming retail space, the second floor features a private lounge for personalized shopping, and the third floor (opening in the spring of 2025) will hold space for dining and shopping.Read more about the shop on aninteriormag.com.