[custom_adv] Dutch architecture firm MVRDV completed the townhouse's partially see-through facade back in 2016, using hundreds of specially-engineered glass bricks and a transparent high-strength glue. [custom_adv] Named Crystal Houses, the building is nestled amongst a parade of stores of popular Amsterdam shopping street Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat. [custom_adv] This means that passers-by on the street can now more clearly see the glass elements subtly merging with townhouse's terracotta brickwork, which is meant to give the illusion of a dissolving wall. [custom_adv] A curved, dark-wood staircase with a red-leather bannister leads up to the first floor, which is dedicated to homeware and precious goods like watches and jewellery. [custom_adv] Hermès has previously also worked with Apple to produce a line of high-end leather straps for the Apple Watch and Studio Toogood to create a blood-red installation for its London flagship.
