When planning its 15th flagship store, located at the corner of one of Honolulu's busiest intersections, Walgreens envisioned a store that would be sensitive to the host culture and conveyed a sense of place. This area was once wetlands where fishermen and canoe builders toiled. Architects Hawaii Ltd., the project's lead design firm, suggested that the store resemble a canoe "hale," or house where the ships were built. The ground floor of the two-story, 35,576-sf building reflects the colors and wave patterns of the ocean, and the ceiling pattern depicts a modern interpretation of fishing nets. Also on the Building Team: Allison-lde Structural Engineers (SE), Inatsuka Engineering (M/P engineer), Moss Engineering (EE), Hida Okamoto (CE), Monaghan Landscape Architect, and DCK Pacific Construction (GC).
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