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doug - click on the rendering above to go to the project website.

My favorite part of the project is the ground floor liner shops along Wisconsin Ave. and Newark St. What a contrast to the existing, pedestrian-hostile blank walls. A less talented firm would have designed brand spanking new blank walls, or at best, a row of useless display windows. I also like the second floor "flex space" above the Wisconsin Avenue liner shops.

The proposed 56,000 square foot grocery store is vast compared to other grocery stores in DC. They even show a Wild Oats natural food section -- what, is there some partnership with Whole Foods I've never heard of? Anyhow, it illustrates how large floor plates can be accommodated in a medium density, pedestrian oriented context. DC USA also has liner shops around large floor plates, but those store fronts are dull, flat and repetitive compared to Wisc. Ave Giant's more varied, engaging, and human scale design.

by Laurence Aurbach on Jun 3, 2008 11:43 pm • link • report

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