Glass dome of the P&C building in Cologne from the inside.

Our architecture

Throughout the company's history, we have always presented our collections in contemporary settings and have developed, updated and expanded our stores. Both in Germany and internationally, our stores can always be found in central locations that are easily accessible or in attractive shopping centres where the focus in on fashionable brands. We consider it very important to ensure an inviting store design and to create high-quality brand stores that offer our customers a truly special shopping experience.

Since building the first international flagship store, the so called "Weltstadthaus" in Frankfurt am Main in 1988, we have designed many of our stores to a world-class architectural standard. These elegant buildings in prime locations reflect our superior standards and communicate the high quality of our products to the outside world. Their architecture blends harmoniously into the cityscape and attracts visitors with its unique style.

We currently have a total of six international flagship stores , located in Düsseldorf, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main and Vienna, where there are two. Behind the construction of these iconic buildings are world-famous architects with progressive ideas, who have created distinctive buildings to fit in with the architecture of each city. These creative minds include the architects of RKW Rhode, Kellermann and Wawrowsky (Frankfurt Zeil, 1988), Professor Gottfried Böhm (Berlin Tauentzien, 1995), Herbert Müller-Hartburg (Vienna Mariahilferstrasse, 1998), Richard Meier (Düsseldorf Schadowstrasse, 2001), Renzo Piano (Cologne Schildergasse, 2005) and David Chipperfield (Vienna Kärntnerstrasse, 2011).

Düsseldorf
The glazed world-city store in its oval shape can be seen from the side.

Düsseldorf

Schadowstraße

The international flagship store in Düsseldorf was designed by Richard Meier, an internationally renowned architect, just in time for our centenary in 2001. The international flagship store can be found in the exact location of our previous Düsseldorf flagship store, which stood there 100 years earlier.

Berlin
The building in Berlin's Tauentzienstraße, designed by Cologne architect Prof Gottfried Böhm, set new standards for Berlin's commercial architecture and presents itself as a light-flooded, modern building.

Berlin

Tauentzienstraße

This building in Berlin's Tauentzienstraße was designed by Cologne architect Prof. Gottfried Böhm and set new standards for Berlin's commercial architecture as a contemporary-style building that is flooded with light.

Cologne
The illuminated glass façade of the store in Schildergasse. The perspective shows the arch of the whale-shaped building.

Cologne

Schildergasse

This whale-shaped building in Cologne's Schildergasse was designed by architect Renzo Piano and opened in 2005. The people of Cologne refer to the P&C* international flagship store as simply “the whale”.

Frankfurt am Main
The P&C world-city store on Frankfurt's Zeil is illuminated at dusk.

Frankfurt am Main

Zeil

The international flagship store on the Zeil, one of Frankfurt’s most important shopping streets, opened its doors in 1988, creating a striking visual presence on the Zeil with its unmistakably clear architectural style. For quite some time, it was the largest P&C Düsseldorf store, with a facade of over 90 metres in length. Over the next few years, it is to be converted into a multi-use property.

Vienna I
Corner view of the P&C store on Mariahilfer Strasse in Vienna. Illuminated building at dusk with white façade.

Vienna

Mariahilferstraße

In March 1998, Peek & Cloppenburg opened its first clothing store in Austria on Mariahilferstrasse in Vienna. Since then, the store has been redesigned twice and adapted to better suit customer requirements.

Vienna II
Corner view of the P&C store on Kärntener Strasse in Vienna.

Vienna

Kärntnerstraße

In 2011, this modern building was opened in the historic surroundings of Kärntnerstraße. Its large windows are especially eye-catching and allow customers to see out onto the shopping street, while people outside can observe the hustle and bustle inside the store. A further highlight is the store’s glass roof.