Underground Named Renovation of Year

The winners of this year’s VMSD Retail Renovation Competition demonstrated resourceful thinking in taking brands to the next level, regardless of budget and construction challenges. Here is the list of this year’s winners. Winners will also be profiled in VMSD’s September issue, as well as online next month.

VMSD 2010 Retail Renovation Competition:

Retail Renovation of the Year
First Place, Renovation – Specialty Store, Sales Area under 10,000 square feet
Underground, Calgary, Alb.
Design: Ruscio Studio Inc., Montreal

First Place
Conversion – Specialty Store, Sales Area Under 10,000 square feet
Jenny Lee, Newport Beach, Calif.
Design: Richard McCormack Design, Costa Mesa, Calif.

First Place
Renovation – Supermarket
Landmark, Makati, Philippines
Design: Hugh A. Boyd Architects, Montclair, N.J.

Honorable Mention
Renovation – Specialty Store, Sales Area under 10,000 square feet
White House | Black Market
Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas

Honorable Mention
Renovation – Specialty Store, Sales Area under 10,000 square feet
Li-Ning, Tianjin, China
Design: Ziba Design Inc., Portland, Ore.

Honorable Mention
Renovation – Restaurant/Specialty Food Shop
Nisen Sushi Restaurant, Commack N.Y.
Design: Horst Design Intl. Inc., Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

Honorable Mention
Conversion – Specialty Store, Sales Area Under 10,000 square feet
Healthy Spot, West Hollywood, Calif.
Design: Akar Studios, Santa Monica, Calif.