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BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC
RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA
Borders Books and Music defines the southeast entrance to The River, a new mixed-use town center in Rancho Mirage, California. Designed as an oasis, The River prominently uses water to offer a refreshing contrast to the desert climate. The focal point and namesake of the project is a five-acre water element, or "river," that takes various forms as it winds through the project.
The concrete masonry block-work of Borders rises from the river in a pattern of layers referencing the strata of rock that are exposed as a river carves its way through the land. The block layers create a pedestrian scale to the mass of the 25,000-square-foot bookstore, with the lower panels and vertical columns of concrete masonry units reflecting the adjacent openings.
Using a color palette inspired by the desert and earth tones of the surrounding mountains, the use of concrete masonry units allows the feeling of an authentic oasis.
ARCHITECT:
The
Jerde Partnership
International, Inc.
913
Ocean Front Walk|
Venice, CA 90291
Jon
A. Jerde, FAIA
Chairman, Design Principal
Rick
Poulos, AIA
Senior Vice President,
Management
Arthur
Benedetti
Vice President, Design
Gavin
Langley
Senior Associate
Djohan
Seilie
Associate
Mark
M. Welz, AIA
Associate Vice President,
Project Management
CLIENT/OWNER:
J. H. Snyder Company
