The vertical entrance wall was comprised of exterior face glass made of Pilkington Optiwhite™ low-iron and Low-e insulating glass units with Pilkington ProT 66/33 Low-e on the #2 surface. Working in tandem with STIR and installers at Corona Aluminum, W&W Glass was tasked with creating a grand entrance that was stunning and functional. The two companies (W&W and Pilkington) have had several successful partnerships on other retail centers throughout of the country. The design team knew who to turn to for this type of system, so they selected W&W Glass to assist with the design of the Pilkington Planar™ structural glass fin wall entrance for the project.
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Since the owners and team really wanted an area that created a “lifestyle” experience complete with natural light and free flowing space, the natural choice was an intricate and sophisticated system of ultra-clear structural glass. In short, the northern end of the mall went from dark and uncomfortable to clean, crisp, simple and tasteful. The open and sophisticated design of the newly re-imagined Del Amo Fashion Center ® highlights the display character of retail. Along with Hollywood-based 5+design, the core team decided to apply a museum-like regard and treatment of space and definition across 2.2 million square feet. Throughout the project, the notion of connection to the surrounding SoCal environment is reinforced through both spatial and “softscape” elements.ĭel Amo succeeded in shaking off its former image as a cluttered, hard-to-navigate mall with new soaring glass windows, bright skylights, living green walls, and sleek exterior and interior finishes. Its open design is human centered, highlighting the display character of retail in spatially dynamic storefronts to create a welcoming public realm. The new design used light, glass, and articulation to create responsive retail spaces that invite exploration. While there is no official confirmation, the entire transformation is said to have cost about $200 million to complete.
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To complicate matters, however, all of the renovations had to be done while a busy mall was in full operation.
The challenge was to reinvent the mall concept, turning the patchwork property into a coherent retail center.
Del Amo experienced several changes in ownership and did some smaller renovations, but was still losing market share to other malls in the Los Angeles surrounding area.Ĭurrent owners Simon teamed up with STIR Architecture (formerly Altoon Partners), to work on the redesign of the property to regain back the once vibrant customer base. When developer and philanthropist Guilford Glazer built the three million-square-foot mall in 1971, it was not only the largest shopping center in America, it was also Southern California’s most popular luxury shopping destination.ĭue to the advent of modern technology (ease of online shopping) and the economic collapse in 2008, the retail landscape was forced to evolve over the years. At one time, Del Amo Fashion Center ® Mall just outside of Los Angeles was the largest shopping center in the U.S., expanding through the amalgamation of several centers and department stores.
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