VMSD’s 2008 Retail Renovation Competition

Korres Natural Products, New York

First Place (tie) Specialty Store, Sales Area under 10,000 sq. ft.

Client: Korres Natural Products USA, New York

Design: Stage Design Office, Athens, Greece – Stavros Papayiannis, principal; Vasilis Daramouskas, project designer; Thedda Tsoukala, designer; Tanya Dimitrakopoulou, designer; George Anthoulakis, designer

Architect: George Krassas Design, New York

General Contractor: Vartel Construction Corp., Brooklyn, N.Y.

Outside Design Consultants: K2Design, Athens, Greece (graphics); Tom Szekely P.E., New York (lighting/HVAC engineer)

Photography: George Krassas, New York

Buehler’s Fresh Foods, Delaware, Ohio

First Place, Supermarket

Client: Buehler Food Markets Inc., Wooster, Ohio – Becky Foster, director of construction; Scott Buehler, vp, real estate and development

Design/Architect: Shook Kelley, Los Angeles – Kevin Ervin Kelley, principal; Nathan Charris, designer; Kristin Dafoe, designer; Rosalind Doty, designer; Steve Fenton, designer; Paula Garron Lopez, designer; Jennifer Kim, designer; Pollajak Leelayuvat, designer; Bryan Libit, designer; Michael Nicholls, designer; Jennifer Ochoa, designer; Jason Panneton, designer

General Contractor: Bogner Construction, Wooster, Ohio

Structural Engineer: Dover Design and Management Group, Dover, Ohio

Mechanical and Plumbing: Hinkle Engineering, Darien, Ill.

Electrical Engineering: Horn Engineering, Dover, Ohio

Millwork: Riceland Cabinet Inc., Orrville, Ohio

Flooring: Knight Premium Flooring/Rikett Quartz, Marrero, La.; Centiva, Florence, Ala.

Signage/Graphics: Letter Graphics, Orrville, Ohio; Fluoresco Lighting & Signs, Phoenix, Ariz.

Lighting: Sommer Electric, Canton, Ohio

Refrigerated Cases: Hill Phoenix, Conyers, Ga.

Photography: Tim Buchman, Charlotte, N.C.

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