Beta
215847

Exterior Façade Design and its Impact on Attracting Customers in Retail Sectors

Article

Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

In recent years, exterior facades have become one of the common architectural features in most of the retail business premises. The external facades, in this case, are considered as aesthetic instruments that add more value to the businesses through continued customer attraction. The exterior façade design should incorporate the architectural elements which are attractive for the customers to develop the willingness to get into the business premises. In the retail business buildings, there is a crucial need to have uniquely designed exterior facades that will enhance the aesthetic qualities. This research was conducted to state the façade design effect towards costumer preferences in high-end retailer stores. The case study selected was the façade of Louis Vuitton store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. Comparing between its original and current facade designs. This research used experimental approach by altering research variables. The altered variables were the façade design, whereas the influenced variables were costumers' preferences. The decidedness of sample used purposeful sampling method with a technical survey via a questionnaire. The result showed that the exterior façade design had a significant effect on costumer attraction and aid in enhancing business value for retail businesses. The building that houses the Louis Vuitton store without a very distinctive external façade was upgraded and assessed the outcomes for this study. Specifically, a modern-day façade was included, and with new materials implemented, added and examined how such aspects influence customer interest in the business.

DOI

10.21608/idj.2022.116383.1034

Keywords

Façade Design, Façade Renewal, Exterior Architecture, Costumer Attraction, Business Boost

Authors

First Name

Zenab

Last Name

Majid

MiddleName

Kassim

Affiliation

Kirkuk Road

Email

zenab.majid@su.edu.krd

City

Erbil

Orcid

0000-0002-5855-9945

Volume

12

Article Issue

6

Related Issue

37357

Issue Date

2022-11-01

Receive Date

2022-05-14

Publish Date

2022-11-01

Page Start

389

Page End

398

Print ISSN

2090-9632

Online ISSN

2090-9640

Link

https://idj.journals.ekb.eg/article_215847.html

Detail API

https://idj.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=215847

Order

35

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,217

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

International Design Journal

Publication Link

https://idj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Exterior Façade Design and its Impact on Attracting Customers in Retail Sectors

Details

Type

Article

Created At

25 Dec 2024