Program: Retail, Restaurant, Entertainment | Building Area: 2,230,000 SF | Site Area: 120 AC | Location: Torrance, California | Client: Simon Property Group | Status: Built
The newly reimagined Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California uses light, glass and elevation to create distinctive, responsive retail spaces that invite exploration. Like a museum’s galleries, Del Amo’s open, sophisticated design highlights the display character of retail in expansive storefronts and creates a welcoming public realm. Across 2.2 million square feet, Del Amo blurs the lines between the inside and outside as a way to naturally express South Bay’s beach lifestyle and its connection to the outdoors. A living wall infuses the food court with planted green foliage while open-air terraces, glass-topped atriums and luxuriant greenery reinforce this connection throughout the project. Fanned windows lining white walls and large oculi within the ceiling bring the blue sky into full view while flooding the interior space with natural light.