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Themed Retail/Entertainment District,
Anaheim, CA
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his 20-acre outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment center
lies in the heart of Anaheim. Inspired by the famous Tivoli Gardens
of Denmark, this popular district uses a complex but comfortable
garden environment to integrate a variety of building types and
uses. It is a place where resort guests, convention-goers, and local residents
come to enjoy a variety of dining experiences, see a movie, hear live music,
purchase a gift, or to simply people watch and enjoy the ambience. And like
Footing and mechanical for Blossom
Fountain.
the Tivoli Gardens, this commercial center has a different character during the
day than it does after dark when its lighting and nightlife create a more eclectic,
energetic environment.
Key to the character of the area both day and night is the landscape, which
became a critical unifying force because of the irregularly shaped project site. The
site extends more than 1,500 feet from the Main Entrance Plaza over a bridge and
on to the nearby hotel. The landscape plan takes advantage of the site’s unique
shape as a foundation for spatial definition and views.
Rebar is epoxy coated.
An organic design concept symbolized by a vine ties together this themed
retail dining center’s many parts. The vine motif is expressed in a series of long
curvilinear forms in the pavement installed by Shaw & Sons, that visually lead
guests from each area to the next,“a connective tissue that also introduces a
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vocabulary of stem, leaf, and flower…” From the vine motif paving patterns that
become leaf-shaped, seat-wall planters, and blossoms become fountains.
The vine inspired design connects everyth ing from light standards to trash
receptacles. The vine pattern in the paving even extends in the floors of some of
the retail, restaurant and other buildings, tying them visually to the outdoor spaces.
Shaw & Sons prefabrication forms are set.
This Anaheim project is one of Shaw & Sons most interesting and challenging.
Countless hours were invested by the company in pre-planning to develop and
implement procedures and methods to construct six acres of hardscape and
related materials on schedule.
First phase of pre-planning encompassed fitting into a fixed budget all of the
clients needs and desired selection of materials. The goal was met through an
extensive sample and mock-up process with specific budget goals. Next was a
phasing plan developed by Shaw & Sons to break the project into 17 individual
phases, and then the construction of each individual phase.
Concrete is poured, vibrated, finished and
cured.
Finished project.
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