How to make different product listing view only for a single category products

Question

now as a default the product listing page gives me a layout structure(design). And all categories products use this same layout.

Now i'm tyring to differentiate one special category products in different layout(designs).

Below are the two wirframe that illustrates what I'm looking for.

Default

Desired product listing of one special category products lisiting layout

Edited : My local.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<layout version="0.1.0">
<default>
    <CATEGORY_496>
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate"><template>page/1column.phtml</template></action>
        </reference>
    </CATEGORY_496>

</default>
</layout>

Answer 1

K.c you can do this by Layout xml changes. and you need change it Layout 1column.phtml.

<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/1column.phtml</template></action>

See at http://www.amitbera.com/how-to-change-page-layout-in-magento/

page/1column.phtml

Example:guess that your category id is 10.If you want to assign 1column desing then you need to put below code local.xml at app/design/frontent/ your package/your template/layout/

<CATEGORY_10>
    <reference name="root">
        <action method="setTemplate"><template>page/1column.phtml</template></action>
    </reference>
<CATEGORY_10>