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THE SHOPS aT NaNuET Nanuet, New York

ALC Vice Chairperson Date

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Initial Concept

NANUET MALL EXPERIENTIAL PLAN URBAN SQUARE• Dramatic, rich, high energy space• Combination of highly articulated traditional and avant-garde architectural styles• Theatrical orientation complimented with water, light and sound activities•• Strong “night-time” presence

GARDEN DISTRICT• Organic, lush, serene, yet, friendly environment• Family oriented, relaxed space • Opportunity for introduction of small children activity areas

ARCADE• Transitional space which accentuates sense of anticipation •• Passageway protected environment with “living room” appeal

MAIN VEHICULAR ENTRY• Orientation beacon• First visual introduction of the new character for the project• Eye-catching graphics, landscaping and lighting

SECONDARY VEHICULAR ENTRIES•• Similar to Main Entry but with less significant scale and level of articulation

MAIN STREET• Pedestrian oriented environment conducive to comfortable strolling and window shopping• Varied and visually stimulating architecture with a strong sense of authenticity•• Coherent sense of scale to serve as a neutral backdrop for the “signature” spaces

MAIN GATEWAY• Main door into the project• Embracing, friendly and welcoming architecture• Landscape, streetscape and lighting to support the concept of “in and out”

SECONDASECONDARY GATEWAYS• Similar character to Main Gateway to give consistency to the project but with less significant presence

MAIN STREET TWO-LEVEL FACADES• Visually diverse and stimulating facades with a crescendo of ar-chitectural articulation toward the center of the Urban Square• Combination of traditional and avant-garde styles in a horizon-tal and vertical layering mode

EXTENDED LANDSCAPE PRESENCE• Continuation of landscape treatment in high traffic areas to give overall consistency to the project

STREETSCAPE CONNECTIVITY• Continuation of streetscape treatment through landscape, hardscape, lighting and graphics

DEPARTMENT STORES ENTRANCE• Visually appealing new entrance - architecturally consistent with Main Street facades.

NANUET MALL PATRON

HAS THE LUXURY OF BOTH A RURAL AND AN URBAN EXPERIENCE:

• Love of the Pastoral setting of their community - that once inspired a whole school of american painters.• Many residents are icons of the New York Art, Theater, and Business Community - with a sophistication found only in big cities.

OUR CONCEPT GIVES THEM THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS THEY LOVE

Our Initial concept ‘story’ revolves around the context and core ideas of that community.



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Concept Development

Proposed Concept

The Architectural Theater of Two Actors

The Theater

By its very nature the architecture of a life–style center pretends to be something that it is not (e.g. one story multi-tenant building pretending to be a historical main street created over period of time). This pretense can be either ignored (and the project becomes a failed attempt at authenticity, a main street “for the poor”) or it can be played up and creatively interpreted. This requires an architecture that is AWARE of its theatrical nature.

As a stage set decoration never pretends to be a castle, but rather alludes to an image of a castle, a life-style center architecture should never pretend to be anything definitive (typologically or stylistically), but rather allude to different images. The more complicated the allusion is, the higher the quality of the composition.

Each elevation should border on a verge of a familiar type or style, but never fully become it.

Transition between adjacent facades is the key element of a composition. It should create an impression of a dialogue – sometimes subtle, sometimes abrupt.

The Actors Act(or) One

o Hudson River School – highly Romantic, pastoral, sublime, traditional, nostalgic and gentle – an idealized vision of a simple life in harmony with nature. The late 19th century utopia – Arts-and-Crafts movement.

Hudson River School paintings depict the American landscape as a pastoral setting, where human beings and nature coexist peacefully. Hudson River School landscapes are characterized by their realistic, detailed, and sometimes idealized portrayal of nature In general, Hudson River School artists believed that nature in the form of the American landscape was an ineffable manifestation of God…

While the elements of the paintings are rendered very realistically, many of the actual scenes are the synthesized compositions of multiple scenes or natural images observed by the artists

Act(or) Two.

o Urban Industrial in its early 20th century version. Rigid, regular, bold, bright, light, lit, glamour, excitement and sophistication. A Romantic vision of The Urban Machine and industrial progress, based on the belief of betterment and order for society.

The Show

A theatrical interpretation of the urban and rural romantic visions and the drama of their interaction. It will not only express but define the unique dual essence of the community and its residents.

Director’s notes to Actors

The actors/ styles have to be contrasting to each other – the greater the difference in potentials, the stronger the current they will generate, the more exciting the show will be. In this sense, the genre is Commedia dell'arte with its main opposing characters –Pierrot and Harlequin

The actors cannot just stand motionlessly in the middle of the stage, but create an exciting and passionate show. In other words, it is an energetic battle and not the boring embrace of boxers too tired to move.

The actors/ styles have to be open to multiple interpretations - the actors should strike just the right balance between being particular and archetypical. Particular – in order to maintain an understandable connection to the place (Nanuet as part of Hudson Valley). Archetypical – so the show can be interpreted as a timeless collision of old and new, natural and artificial, hand-made and machine, etc.

Early sketches explore the ‘story’and how to make an engaging environment for the customer within those parameters.



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Concept Sketches

Early sketches explore the ‘story’and how to make an engaging environment for the customer within those parameters.





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Concept Rendering



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Elevation Shops E





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Elevation Shops D



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Elevation Shops B





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Elevation Shops A

Early design vision is respected and enhanced by the entire project team .........



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Rendering vs. Reality

Early design vision is respected and enhanced by the entire project team ......... providing a built product that is true to the design intent.





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Rendering vs. Reality

We take the lead with

We take the lead with environmental graphics, hardscape / landscape, lighting and furniture, while respecting our

consultants design contribution, to insure seamless integration with the architecture and the space between.



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Intergration with Consultants

We take the lead with environmental graphics, hardscape / landscape, lighting and furniture, while respecting our

consultants design contribution, to insure seamless integration with the architecture and the space between.





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Intergration with Consultants

Vertical circulation had many complex issues to resolve, including enhancing Macy’s “Front Door” and providing the theater with access and overflow space.



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Vertical Circulation

Vertical circulation had many complex issues to resolve, including enhancing Macy’s “Front Door” and providing the theater with access and overflow space.





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Vertical Circulation

Based on site conditions, entry points, vistas, gateways, etc., we develop focal points that reinforce the conceptand enhance the customer experience.



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Focal Points

Based on site conditions, entry points, vistas, gateways, etc., we develop focal points that reinforce the conceptand enhance the customer experience.





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Focal Points

Composition is very important to us. The ins and outs, ups and downs, shade and sunlight along each facade .....



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Street Views

provide a one-of-a-kind shopping experience at all of our projects.





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Street Views

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