Holt Renfrew Calgary Flagship Store

Calgary, Canada

Turning a former Sears building into its lavish new 151,000 ft² Calgary flagship store, luxury retailer Holt Renfrew made the store its own by adding modern design elements to the structure.

Holt Renfrew Calgary Flagship Store

Calgary, Canada

Turning a former Sears building into its lavish new 151,000 ft² Calgary flagship store, luxury retailer Holt Renfrew made the store its own by adding modern design elements to the structure.

Project led by Entuitive leaders while employed at a previous firm.

A dramatic entrance façade welcomes visitors from within Calgary’s CORE mall, and a pair of 70-foot-tall sculptural lanterns marking the building’s corners provide the store with its exterior identity. Floor openings within the store were modified to create a dynamic four-level atrium that extends from the ground level to the underside of the mall’s expansive new glass roof.

Exterior street-level glazing and cladding were replaced to allow for clear views into the store while also raising the quality of the envelope to suit the store.

location

Calgary, Canada

Budget

$45 M

Role

Structural Engineering and Building Envelope Consultant

Architect

Janson Goldstein

Client

Holt Renfrew

Size

14,028 m² (151,000 ft²)

Challenge

Illuminated lanterns define the exterior entrance from street level, creating a dramatic night-time view. These lanterns required a minimalist structural system that reduced shadowing from backlights and allowed for fine-tuned adjustments to lantern panels.

Solution

Our team used a tension system to hang slender structural supports from a cantilevered beam system at the roof level.

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Holt Renfrew Calgary Flagship Store