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To achieve that, GGLO came up with a biophilic, or
nature-inspired, design that emphasizes the environment
of the Pacific Northwest-the connectedness
with the mountains, for example-and uses materials
such as wood and stone, and colors that occur in
nature. " We've tried to bring in those sorts of natural
materials and colors as a kind of response to the mall
itself, " Bradley says. He adds that " it's meant to be
contrasting and complement at the same time. We're
trying to blend the two. "
The building, which opened last year, includes
subtle architectural clues-such as the cantilever that
accentuates the lobby-and an amenity deck with
views of the Cascade Mountains, to provide a further
visual connection with the region.
GGLO also has designed infill housing for Shoreline
Place, a strip mall 12 miles (19.3 km) north of
downtown Seattle, on behalf of developer Merlone
Geier, which bought a portion of the site. In addition
to about 1,000 new housing units, the plan involves
demolishing a massive former Sears building and
Laguna Hills Mall, a
1970s-vintage center
located near Interstate
5 in Orange County,
California, is undergoing
a dramatic overhaul that
involves demolishing
the massive mall
building at the core and
replacing it with five
multifamily residential
buildings.
creating the equivalent of a walkable downtown core,
with interconnected open spaces that will function
as public living rooms, according to a description
on GGLO's website. It also will include a network of
vehicle and pedestrian pathways, as well as a festival
street designed to house the local farmers market.
The mall's conversion to a mixed-use community
could take 10 to 20 years, according to the city of
Shoreline's website. As with Alderwood, the challenge
is creating an identity that residents can connect
with: " How are you going to create a 'there' there? "
says Jeff Foster, GGLO architect and principal.
Glazer, in contrast, sees the goal of placemaking
in retail-to-residential redevelopment in more bottomline
economic terms. " We want people to stay on
our properties longer, " he says. " The more we can
keep people on our properties, the better our retailers
will do. " UL
PATRICK J . KIGER is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist
and author.
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