Commercial real estate photo galleries.
Apr. 11, 2011
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Located outside Guadalajara, Mexico, Liverpool Zapopan is a 344,630-square-foot three-level, full-line department store with two additional levels of underground parking that connect to the store through the main escalator well. FRCH Design Worldwide’s aim was to create harmony between the store environment, the product, the service offering and the new Liverpool brand direction.
Apr. 5, 2011
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At Legacy Place, the design mission was to create a destination that evoked a neighborhood experience. The architects and developers wanted a space where people come together—for chance meetings on a street corner, conversations with friends while grocery shopping, lunch dates at a café, a night out at the movies, and so on. The team took this approach across all shopping center components, from store design, to the variety of building types and storefronts, along with convenient parking, and welcoming, landscaped sidewalks for customers to enjoy.
Mar. 30, 2011
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Many big-box chains have started to shrink average store footprints or developed smaller concepts.
Mar. 29, 2011
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Many traditional big-box operators—Wal-Mart Stores, Target, Best Buy and Old Navy, among others—have announced plans to open scaled-down stores in urban markets. These smaller store formats should allow the retailers to maximize profitability and open more stores in closer proximity to each other. In the gallery below are examples of eight retailers that operate or are developing smaller versions of their traditional concepts.
Mar. 29, 2011
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In redesigning the Homemakers Furniture store in Des Moines, Iowa, architect International Design Forum was charged with creating a more contemporary, consistent and appealing furniture shopping experience that established the brand as an authority.
Mar. 23, 2011
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Sears Holdings' continued struggles lead some observers to believe that closings are on the horizon.
Mar. 23, 2011
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Hill Center is a 290,000-square-foot mixed-use lifestyle center containing retail, dining and office facilities in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tenn. Opened in 2009 on the site of a former parking lot, the RTKL Associates Inc.-designed project provides a pedestrian-friendly environment and gathering place for shoppers and workers in the area
Mar. 16, 2011
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Seeking to elevate the awareness of its brands, Just Born Inc., hired RTKL to create a new retail flagship for its line of candy products including Peeps, Mike And Ike, Hot Tamales, Teenee Beanee and Peanut Chews. The resulting design is a fully-customized and branded retail environment that communicates each product’s uniqueness while still positioning them under a central Peeps and Company identity.
Mar. 16, 2011
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The recession is not quite flashing in the rear-view mirror, but intrepid executives across the commercial real estate spectrum are charging ahead, creating new companies, forming joint ventures and buying properties — and not just at distressed prices.
