Dallas, TX
Completed 2006 with Omniplan
Completed 2006 with Omniplan
This is a 900,000 square foot addition to Dallas’ first regional shopping center. The existing center, opened in 1965, was originally conceived as a sequence of large and small galleries, animated with the controlled introduction of natural light, to showcase the owner’s large collection of modern art.
The expansion extends the existing “L” shaped center into a square, creating a new outdoor courtyard at the center of the complex. This space serves as an outdoor sculpture garden, and is anchored by Claes Oldenburgh and Coosje van Bruggen’s Corridor Pin, Blue.
The expansion seeks to extend the existing center’s architectural language of structural expression, manipulation of natural light, and choreographed volumes. A new central Dining Hall is conceived to serve the large collection of restaurants. The Dining Hall wraps around a modern compluvium, which brings natural light deep into the large space.
All tenants receive the same brick store opening, with the bulkhead de-emphasized and attention focused on the frequently changing tenant storefronts and natural clerestory lighting above.
The expansion extends the existing “L” shaped center into a square, creating a new outdoor courtyard at the center of the complex. This space serves as an outdoor sculpture garden, and is anchored by Claes Oldenburgh and Coosje van Bruggen’s Corridor Pin, Blue.
The expansion seeks to extend the existing center’s architectural language of structural expression, manipulation of natural light, and choreographed volumes. A new central Dining Hall is conceived to serve the large collection of restaurants. The Dining Hall wraps around a modern compluvium, which brings natural light deep into the large space.
All tenants receive the same brick store opening, with the bulkhead de-emphasized and attention focused on the frequently changing tenant storefronts and natural clerestory lighting above.