Specialty Non-Apparel

Big Shark Bicycle Company

St. Louis, MO

Published

19 years ago

February 1, 2005

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Specialty Store, Sales Area 3001 to 5000 Square Feet
Award of Merit
Kiku Obata & Co., St. Louis

A new store design communicates the retailer's identity: a specialty bike shop that's passionate about the sport. A large expanse of glass invites customers into the store, which features graphic panels of store-sponsored cyclists, lighting that glows in a rich blue hue against wood framing and a custom fitting area for preferred customers.

Client: Big Shark Bicycle Company, St. Louis: Mike Weiss, owner

Design/Architecture: Kiku Obata & Co., St. Louis: Kiku Obata, Kevin Flynn, AIA, Dennis Hyland, AIA, and Troy Guzman, design team

General Contractor: Icon Contracting, St. Louis

Outside Design Consultants: KPFF Consulting Engineers, St. Louis (structural engineers)
William Tao & Associates, St. Louis (mechanical, electrical and civil engineers, plumbing, fire protection)

Lighting: Alkco, Franklin Park, Ill.
Metalux/Halo/Corelite, Houston
Surelite, Atlanta
Bruck Lighting Systems, Costa Mesa, Calif.
Rambusch, New York
RSA Lighting, Chatsworth, Calif.

Fixtures: Comatec, Weston, Ont.

Carpet: Pacificrest Mills, Irvine, Calif.

Security System: Vision Able, St. Louis
ABF/American Burglary & Fire, St. Louis

Signage and Graphics: Engraphix, St. Louis

Photography: Jon Miller, Chicago (shots #1,3,5); Todd Owyoung, St. Louis (#2,4,6)

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