Honolulu Design Center

Honolulu Design Center

Nov 8, 2017

COMMERCIAL / RETAIL

Honolulu Design Center

ROLE: Architect
CLIENT: Thomas Sorensen
AWARDS:
  • Hawai`i Kukulu Hale Award of Excellence, National Association of Industrial & Office Properties
  • Award of Merit, American Institute of Architects, Honolulu
  • Grand Award (New Commercial more than 15,001 SF), Building Industry Association – Hawaii
  • Build Hawaii Award of Merit [Building Construction More Than $25 Million], General Contractors Assoc. of Hawaii
  • Project of the Year, Masonry Institute of Hawaii

The Honolulu Design Center (HDC), a 3-story, 80,000 GSF, modern retail building providing spaces that stimulate creativity, and offer highly interactive environments for all the creative arts. This high-end furniture center includes a fine dining restaurant, cafe, wine bar, and space for special events and performances.

As a showcase of contemporary architecture, the design picks up the subtle curves of the surrounding buildings while at the same time incorporating cutting edges that reflect the retail within. Clad in bold materials and colors, the orange pearlescent paint was custom-created for this project and nicknamed “Honolulu Red”. Much of the facade is transparent to show the inside contents of the building. The architectural design has two intersecting forms – a solid (the “initial” orange wave) and a void (the “reflected” curtain wall wave), with terminating wing extensions that greet visitors on Pensacola and Pi`ikoi Streets.

Table 35

Table 35

Jan 7, 2001

COMMERCIAL / HOSPITALITY / RESTAURANT

Table 35

ROLE: Architect, Interior Designer
CLIENT: Table 35
SIZE: 1,800 SF

RIM Architects was commissioned to create a concept design for the renovation of an existing coffee house, located in Tamuning, Guam. The building was transformed into a trendy, full service 70-seat wine bar and restaurant. This owner-built project required coordination of electrical and mechanical upgrades, and construction documents for permitting purposes. Challenges for this fast track project included utilization of limited locally available finish materials, layout and design of full exhibition kitchen, and integration of a custom wine display system. These items were included in the small 1,800 SF space on an extremely tight budget.