This dramatic renovation of seven interconnected heavy timber industrial loft buildings into a unique shopping and entertainment mall utilizes the monochromatic but varied compositional character of existing background structures while new architectural devices draw the user through a variety of spatial and visual experiences. Placed within a 3-level core distinguished by a skylight truss roof, retail becomes theater through the playful use of ramps, stairs, bridges, pavilions, water, sound, landscaping, color and other materials juxtaposed within the quiet background of the original structures.
