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Aerial  view

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Understanding the new role shopping centers play in today’s society, in which they have be -come a magnet for social encounters and even cultural exchanges, Rojkind Arquitectos was commissioned to design an 18,000m2 façade for the new department store as part of a new era  in the company’s pursuit for re-branding itself.

Liverpool department stores, with a 164-year-old history, have for the most part always been one of the main anchor stores for large shop -ping centers in Mexico. Its strategic  location plays an important role in the immediate urban context.

Located in the northern “car  dependent” sub – urb of Interlomas on the outskirts of Mexico City,this relatively new suburb is character-ized by a lack of open public space and  a myriad of roads on which pedestrians are not welcomed.

The new facade responds to a fast pace of the ever yday life in this isolated suburb,  sitting in the middle of a very congested intersection of highways and overpasses, which  give it a futuristic “Blade  Runner-like”feel.

With an existing circular footprint,the customization process of fabricating directly from 3D models drove the ideas behind the façade design intent.Speed became a very important factor in the way the project is experienced.

Flexibility,fluidity and dynamism drove the design process.

The double-layered façade shelters the store and it’s users from its chaotic environment.It’s sleek stainless steel machine-like exterior, is intended to evolve in a very fluid  way as the intense sun bathes it throughout the day. It’s a contradiction to the grit and chaos of its surroundings; a juxtaposition that becomes a new reference for this part of the city.

At night the hollow cavity between the layers of the façade is engulfed in light that  subtly escapes through the fine reliefs formed at the folds in the skin.

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The façade transforms at night fromits solid monochromatic appearance during the day to a dynamic form accented  by light.

As part of this new endeavor by the client, multiple design firms were selected to participate in the various parts of the  project: the interiors were done by FRCH, the rooftop garden by Thomas Balsley and the gourmet space by JHP.

In the initial workshops sessions, it became clear that the main central interior space needed to reflect the dynamic nature of the exterior so the client retained Rojkind Arqui – tectos to design this space as well.

As the visitor enters,they are met by a three- story atrium full of movement and filtered daylight that encourages the visitor to move throughout the department store.

The curved backlit balconies are intended to be a reminder of the fluidity of the exterior façade but ata more human scale as opposed to the urban scale of the exterior façade.This play between the inside and outside is intended to create a sense of discovery for the user that culminates at the roof garden.

The roof terrace contains a park-like setting that can be enjoyed not only by the store  visitors but also by the surrounding local community, thus enhancing the social role that the department store will play.

The complexity of the project combined with a very tight schedule and a difficult urban site  condition, required the combination of a highly skilled design team and collaborators in which the interconnectivity and digital design tools have radically transformed the way we design and construct buildings today.

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在当今社会，购物中心充当着吸引社会交往以及文化交流的新角色。

Rojkind Arquitectos

接受委托为墨西哥城一个一万八千平米的利物浦购物中心设计一个新外观。利物浦百货公司有

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年历史，此门店是在墨西哥的主店，位置优越。

这个中心位于墨西哥城郊外一个较新的区域，缺乏公共空间，同时濒临繁忙的道路。新外表皮在这个布满立交桥的区域以刀锋般的锐气傲立于路口。利用三维软件设计了这个活力，灵活，流线型的设计。双层幕墙将混乱的环境和内部隔开。光滑的不锈钢外皮沐浴在阳光中并成为这个城市的一部分

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一个新地标。夜晚，光在外表皮的褶皱穿透中形成微妙景观。这个项目由多方配合完成。中庭上方的外表皮让阳光穿透进入，挥洒在整个空间中，人们在内部也能感知外部天气的变化。屋顶露台就像是公园一样，当地社区也能享用，这提高了百货中心的社会作用。

虽然时间紧迫，项目复杂，但是团队间高效的熟练配合，以及数字化的设计手段，让项目精彩完成。

exterior view,  façade detail

Interior view

Atrium guardrail detail

Facade Diagram

Longitudinal Section

exploded Detail Section

Building section and Technical Drawings

Panel Layout Diagram

Facade Anchoring Detail

Facade Anchoring Detail

Facade  Mock -Up

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Project: rojkind arquitectos

Michel Rojkind

[Founding Partner] Gerardo Salinas

[Partner]

Program: Retail

construction area: 18,000 m2

Status:Completed

Design Date: July  –  December 2010

construction Date: March  –  October 2011

Location: Huixquilucan,  State of  Mexico

client: Liverpool

architect

rojkind  arquitectos

Michel  Rojkind [Founding  Partner] Gerardo  Salinas  [Partner]

P ROJECT  TEAM

Joe R. Tarr

Djurdja  Milutinovic

Rodrigo  Medina

Philipp  Schlauch

Birgit  Hammer

Jose  Carlos  Lombana

Abhirabika  Agrawal

Rosalba  Rojas  Chávez

Dolores  Robles  –  Martínez  Gómez

Andrea  León  Cruz

MeDIA

Monique  Rojkind

Facade  engineer

Studio  NYL

Chris  O’Hara

Julian  Lineham

Facade coordination / Fabrication

Zahner  Metals

Tom Zahner Paul Martin Will  Cox

Shannon  Cole

Jim  Mendenhall

Diego  Zurutuza

Design computational consultant

Kokkugia

Robert  Smith

Roland  Snooks

Casey  Rehm

interiors

FRCH  Design  Worldwide

restaurant consultant

JHP  Design

Landscape consultant

Thomas  Balsley  Associates

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Axel  Fridman

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