Urban Supermarket

Designing a new supermarket for a challenging urban site

Team

Girard Coalition Inc. with Westrum Development Company
Interface Studio Architects LLC

Context

This triangular, 2.8-acre vacant parcel is owned by the Westrum Development Company and located in a neighborhood that has been in great need of a supermarket for many years.

Site

The steeply sloped site is wedged between new and existing housing, a rail right-of-way, and the gateway to the Girard Avenue Commercial Corridor.

Challenge

To develop a design concept for a new 35,000 square foot supermarket on a site with considerable constraints which will attract a store operator.