August, 2013
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High-Profile Focus: Retail Facilities Development News
Apple Blossom Mall Renovated
Winchester, VA - The Apple Blossom Mall in Winchester is being renovated to make it a family friendly destination to shop, relax, and dine. The 65,000sf renovation, the first in 30 years, already includes three new entrances, interior and exterior signage, all new ceilings, floors, and lighting, with new soft seating, and food court furniture. The material palette was chosen to provide a bright and vibrant interior/exterior with the use of timeless colors and shades to help ensure the images of the mall last over the coming years. The project also includes a renovated and expanded food court seating and dining area, expansion of restroom facilities, with updated men’s, women’s and family restrooms and a new indoor child play area. The food court entrance will become the mall’s primary entrance, and the exterior hardscape has been expanded to include a new patio seating area and integrated design aesthetics with the new cinema. The new 12-screen cinema featuring a “Big D” auditorium also was opened in June 2013. The mall had not been significantly renovated in over 30 years, and this pre-
Interior with new soft seating
Walmart Site Design Complete
Allen & Major Partners with WS Development
The Apple Blossom Mall sented many challenges. The design and construction team uncovered many existing conditions that were not documented on any plans or existing project information. The entire team worked as a unit to assess and remedy each item to work within the design intent and minimize the impact on the overall cost of the project. The mall had to remain operational during all stages of construction. The high majority of the work was completed during off/night hours, with the mall opening for the next business day. CUBE 3 Studio worked with the GC and provided night assistant, night site visits, and correspondence to allow for construction to continue and not be delayed. Although this project did not pursue LEED accreditation, the design team carefully selected LED energy-efficient lighting, Green Guard certified furniture, and High recycled content tile and carpet as well as all other interior materials. The general contractor recycled 95% of the demolished construction waste as part of their standard protocol.
Walmart Supercenter Saugus, MA - Allen & Major Associates, Inc. (A&M) in partnership with WS Development, has completed site design engineering and permitting for a 119,741sf Walmart Supercenter on Route 1 in Saugus. The store is currently under construction at 770 Broadway (Route 1 Northbound). The Walmart project is part of an overall 17-acre site development plan. The store, which will feature both general merchandise and groceries, will be a first-of-its-kind design. The store is being constructed as an elevated structure placed on concrete
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Rendering courtesy of: Perry M. Petrillo Architects, PC
pillars allowing for below-grade parking. The unique design will allow for a larger buffer zone to the surrounding wetlands on the site. A&M worked extensively with the Town of Saugus Conservation Commission to preserve the existing wetlands and provided over 30,000sf of wetland replication to support any and all wildlife that would naturally inhabit the site. A&M also provided landscape architecture and land surveying services including easement and title consultation, existing conditions plans, off-site water line survey and survey, of the off-site acceleration/ deceleration lanes on Route 1.
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