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The new 2-story Calvin Klein retail flagships establishes a new environmental expression of Calvin Klein's identity and aesthetic. The free standing store houses men's and women's collections, including outerwear, formal wear, sportswear and intimate apparel and is divided into distinct areas by the controlled variation of ceiling height, material, texture, and light level. Each major area is anchored in place by a massive concrete volume which establishes its horizontal and vertical limits. Further spatial articulation is provided by fritted glass screens, whose refinement, transparency and lightness are in direct contrast to the rough mass of the concrete. The custom-designed display fixtures are thought of and organized as an urban landscape of dedicated and mixed-use structures, high-rise and low. Each is a variation of three basic materials: blackened steel, anodized aluminum, and quarter-sawn walnut. Benches woven of lightweight basalt fiber, also designed by the architects, contrast with the rigid geometry and solidity of their surroundings. Screens in the display windows slide in tracks, allowing variable density and opacity, as well as easy reconfiguration, radically changing the feel of the storefront over time.

Project Team

Chris Mascari, AIA
Aviva Rubin
Carolynn Karp
Brandon Pass
Christopher Connock

Client

Calvin Klein Inc.

Location

Glendale

Size

12000 sf

Date

2008

Consultants

Rosini Engineering

MEPS Consultant
John Bain

Surveyor
Construction Specifications, Inc.

Construction Specifications

Publications

Artravel #35