Portfolio: Commercial: Crazy Shirts, Ala Moana: Exterior   For this store sited on the lower level of one of the world’s busiest shopping malls, the client needed a design that would overcome the “bargain basement” image often associated with the store’s location. The storefront design had to allow for a high volume of customer traffic, establish store identity and allow for maximum visibility to the sales floor. ROBA’s design solution involves a freestanding portal consisting of a pair of helical corrugated galvanized columns supporting a patinated copper lintel and flanked by frameless display windows. The portal houses a rollup door and supports a wedge-shaped sign oriented to pedestrians.

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