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2006 Design
Award Winners
Department Store |
Grand Prize
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SOGO
Osaka, Japan
Architecture/Design
Callison, Seattle, WA,
General Contracting
Takenaka Corp., Osaka, Japan
Retailer
SOGO Co. Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, Japan
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| A mammoth 628,600 sq. ft., this flagship relaunches the 175-year-old brand after bankruptcy. Driven by an analysis of Asian department stores, the design organizes merchandise on 10 floors via lifestyle rather than product. The food court differentiates SOGO with two compressed bottom floors. A three-story, LED-backlit waterfall anchors the upper public space. Elements include luminous layering, repeated motifs of gingko leaves and cherry blossoms, custom tile, floors inlaid with laser-cut marble leaves, hand-blown glass, and thousands of Swarovski crystals. |
Outstanding Merit
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Saks Fifth Avenue
Atlanta
Architecture/Design
Hambrecht Oleson Design Associates Inc., New York, NY,
Fixtures
Bernhard Woodwork Ltd.  ,
Northbrook, IL,
Fixtures
Otema Store Interiors Ltd., Markham, ON, Canada
Fixtures
Woodworkers of Denver Inc. ,
Denver, CO,
General Contracting
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, Raleigh, NC,
Photography
Dub Rogers Photography Co., New York, NY,
Retailer
Saks Inc., New York, NY,
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| This remodel opened up the 150,000-sq.-ft. space previously characterized by departmental divisions. Glass slab walls backdrop merchandise without compromising the openness. Natural materials—plaster, light woods, and wool carpet—and touches such as a backlit display table exude modern refinement. Expensive materials in key areas subtly suggest a penchant for luxe: gold mosaic tile in the shoe department, hand-painted birch tree canvas mural in the jewelry department, and crystal visual merchandising lines in the designer area. |
Outstanding Merit
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Woolworths
Design Quarter, Johannesburg, South Africa
Architecture
R&L Architects, Cape Town, South Africa
Fixtures
All Clad Interiors, Cape Town, South Africa
Fixtures
BM Interiors, Cape Town, South Africa
General Contracting
Group 5 Building, Cape Town, South Africa
Retailer
Woolworths (Pty.) Ltd., Cape Town, South Africa
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| For its new 21,000-sq.-ft. prototype store, Woolworths supports the home experience within an industrialized volume through individual retail pods. An open ceiling with exposed ductwork is broken up by treatments such as long strips of dropped panels with recessed and track lighting in the housewares section. Mixed lighting applications throughout the store create drama. Touches such as suspended white kite-like structures in the in-store restaurant invite shoppers to linger, rather than simply refuel for more shopping. |
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