Relationships

As a group we took the given aspects to consider and added a few. Then found their relationships to one another. We allowed the relationships to show their logical adjacency, spatial, and hierarchical aspects. We chose not to limit ourselves to the confines of the floor plan and to rather focus on the needs of the type of space we are creating. We feel that once we understand the needs of the space we can then figure how to lay them out within the rectangle we have been provided.

Precedent Study of Cone Mills

-----Displayed in Cone Denim’s archive & design studio, the Found collection inspires and furthers our love of “vintage”. Authentic, genuine, a testimony of the hard work and perseverance that helped shape and form the American culture.----



http://www.cone.com/home/news_details/1



http://www.proximityhotel.com/history.htm

Researching Shopping Venues and Pictures

Some Photos from the Mill...

Pictures of the textile factory Revolution Mills when it was still in use. Our current project is turning this space into retail space. Part of making that design decision takes researching the different kinds of retail spaces. Below are definitions and pictures of different retail spaces.

Mall- Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.





Bazaar-
1.a marketplace or shopping quarter, esp. one in the Middle East.
2.a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.
3.a store in which many kinds of goods are offered for sale; department store.






Market-1.an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
2.a store for the sale of food: a meat market.
3.a meeting of people for selling and buying.
4.the assemblage of people at such a meeting.
5.trade or traffic, esp. as regards a particular commodity: the market in cotton.
6.a body of persons carrying on extensive transactions in a specified commodity: the cotton market.
7.the field of trade or business: the best shoes in the market.
8.demand for a commodity: an unprecedented market for leather.
9.a body of existing or potential buyers for specific goods or services: the health-food market.
10.a region in which goods and services are bought, sold, or used: the foreign market; the New England market.








Main Street –
1.the principal thoroughfare, esp. through the business district, in a small town.
2.(initial capital letters) the outlook, environment, or life of a small town.




Plaza-
1.a public square or open space in a city or town.
2.shopping plaza.



Arcade-
an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side.






Information Sources:
http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://www.revolutionmillstudios.com/history.html
www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/blog-271286.html
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stuartpearson62/salou/photos/Salou%20044%20barcelona%20market.jpg
www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/36783
http://www.daleyblog.com/weblog/mall-1.jpg
http://gracemagazine.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/mall480.jpg
http://www.5cense.com/Africa/pics/05_kigali_mall.jpg
http://www.aegeanselectproperties.co.uk/img/about_destinations/10/big/egyptian_bazaar2.jpg
http://www.istanbulside.net/images/historical_places/Grand_Bazaar2.jpg
http://www.psrs-csa.com/bazaar%201865%20Chcago1.jpg
www.dcdesignsarch.com/images/commercial/ames.jpg
http://www.tiburonchamber.org/_borders/Shopping_Main_St.jpg
http://photos.igougo.com/images/p106243-Kristiansand_Norway-Shopping_Downtown.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall

Ambrosia- Willl be reworked

This project was completed in two weeks. From conception to final material selection and movie completion. I am currently reworking the project to fine tune it based upon my final critique.
My Concept for this project is Undiscovered Treasure and my product Candy.
Ambrosia is a candy shop that entices you to enter through a dramatic store front, that leaves you wondering what's inside.The Visual Merchandising reading gave me professional knowledge to complete the layout of the store as well as the store front and window. The large rounded doors give a peek into one of the stores main attractions the scented bubble room meant to enjoy by all. Put your feet up, watch the bubbles overhead and enjoy the dramatic window display. This store is appealing to all of the senses from the scented bubbles and taste-n-smell bar, to the glowing walls and fixtures, the upbeat music, the feel of bubbles, candy wrappers, and slick 3-Form all around, and the taste of delicious exotic fruit candy.The atmosphere within the store is playful with a sultry ambiance from all of the pink and white glowing fixtures and the brushed stainless. The main colors are light and dark gray, pink, and white as seen in the logo, though the color of the candy displays alternate to match their flavor. The products sold evolve around candy, candy being the main product, but also selling candy scented lotion and perfume, and gift baskets.

Thanks for enjoying!

Candy Store Process

Process
We switched concepts and products! I now have Undiscovered Treasure as my concept and Candy as my product. I have taken that to jewel colored and shaped displays with treasures inside. Candy I have taken to an exotic level of flavor using exotic fruit flavored hard candies and selling perfumes of the same scent. So here is a breakdown of Ambrosia. Thanks Allison.
Brand Identity:
Ambrosia: Food of the Gods
Characteristics of the Store:
3-Form Eco Resin Brightly Colored Jewels, back lit displays, illuminated eco-resin walls. Bright bouncy scented bubbles.
Merchandise:
Exotic hard candies, Perfumes, gift baskets
Areas of Store:
Entry way of bubbles
Product Display Walls Area
Taste-n-Smell Bar
Register
Back of House:
Jewel Storage
Giftwrapping/Gift-jewel Creation
Employee Bathroom
Storage Racks
Walk-In Cooler
Art Creation Space


My Scribble Scrabble and Sketches

PROCESS

Possible Logos

Storefront and Register Logo

Bar Sign

Labels/Tags





Color Palette

Shopping Bags

Video Walk Through

Entrance

Shopping Baskets



Wall Fixture

Mid-Floor Fixture

Register

Point-of-Purchase

Inspiration for Window Displays

www.vecteezy.com

www.estabrooksonline.com

www.nzmaths.co.nz

img03.picoodle.com

www.masternewmedia.org

Inspiration for Gift Baskets

modculture.typepad.com/.../11/05/snackball.jpg

http://www.candybaskets.com/

Inspiration for Gift Boxes

www.occasionallygifted.com



www.nashvillewraps.com

www.oldenapleschocolate.com

Storage

www.shapeupshop.com

Stage 1: Sketches









Refinement:
Rework Entrance
Rework Perfume Display
Heighten the Mystery
Label Proportions


Entrance: I hadn't spent much time on the store front, I really just focused on the window and displays. So for the store front. How about an abstraction of bubbles that hides the building and partially blocks the window. Mystery achieved!


adsoftheworld.com/files/images/bubbles.jpg

Check out the edges of the half bubbles and the way they intersect and pile up. Now imagine those shapes protruding from the building front constructed of illuminated tubes of pink bubble 3-form.