Retail

City Center Bishop Ranch

Aesthetics & glazing clarity are key

Retail spaces, whether in a dedicated building or part of a multi-use development, offer the architect & design team unusual design opportunities & challenges.

The twin driving imperatives of retail spaces are often:

• The overall aesthetic of the glazed system & store front,

• Store front glass clarity to enhance the attractiveness of the goods displayed.

We have a successful track record of helping the team employ:

• Slender, minimalist framing systems and large glass lites to maximize the glazed viewing area of shop merchandise,

• Large glass sheets that minimize or eliminate the potential for the exacerbated anisotropy impact of larger deflections,

• Highly transparent, low-iron, low-reflectivity glass for view & color clarity (sometimes with added anti-reflective coatings),

• Full-size glass visual mockups from multiple glazing suppliers to ensure visual clarity & aesthetic (while often challenging to include in the project schedule, this strategy has proven to be extremely effective in controlling potentially unacceptable installed glazing quality),

• Facades with the required safety & security features, including the incorporation of security solutions within framing,

• Bird deterrence, including the use of raptors, to preserve the appeal of the facade and environs,

City Center Bishop Ranch

City Center Bishop Ranch

Sample projects:

• 1700 Webster Street – Oakland, CA

• 535 Mission Street – San Francisco, CA

• Aurora Place – Sydney, Australia

• City Center Bishop Ranch – San Ramon, CA

• Capital Tower – Singapore

• Darling Park Tower II – Sydney, Australia

• Golden State Warriors & One Hotel – Mission Bay, CA

• Plaza Merdeka Towers – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission HQ

• Seattle Convention Center – Seattle, WA

• Tat Lee Bank HQ – Singapore