Up2date Architects has designed the interiors of Messa House in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Design studio Up2date has revealed the minimalist Messa House store in Almaty, which reimagines the form of a Kazakh yurt.

Commissioned for womenswear brand Messa, the 350-square-metre store was designed with breakout areas and an on-site cafe to encourage "a quieter alternative to typical fast-paced retail environments," said Up2date.

A truncated domed partition – which evokes the rounded architecture of a yurt – was added to separate the main shop floor from the surrounding cafe, lounge and fitting rooms.