Westfield Montgomery “Flagship” Dining Terrace & ArcLight Theatre Expansion
The 2014 “flagship” dining terrace and Arclight theatre expansion set the stage for a “feature” amenity expression to compliment the “Modern Classic” mall renovation of the previous year. “Modern Eclectic” provided the appropriate aesthetic format for an uncommon spatial environment mixed with new dining options and a unique “new-to-market” theatre offering.
Project Trend: “Modern Eclectic”
A new “front door.”
The Arclight theatre and dining terrace expansion provided the opportunity to define Montgomery’s new “front door.”
The new theatre volume and shell of Arclight theatre was built over an existing 1960’s precast parking structure.
A unique “feature-wall” for a new-to-market theatre brand.
A main feature of the dining terrace design was the aesthetic “feature” wall of Arclight theatre at the dining terrace interior. Lines of light accentuated the facade patterns as the dining terrace floor folds up to the ceiling. This singular statement exemplified Arclight’s brand at the new bistro environment as its first-to-market offering on the east coast of the United States.
A unique element of the dining terrace interior was the aesthetic mediation between the existing food court ceiling and the new volume of the dining terrace. A continuous ceiling statement unites the new 42’ ceiling of the new dining terrace space with the open ceiling at the existing zone.
A view from “above.”
Arclight’s access to their lobby at level-03 provides impressive views of the new bistro interior.
The scale of the interior volume is conquered with tall banquette trellis elements and trees to help mediate the scale of the space for the customer. Decorative lighting groups suspended from above also help provide intimacy for the consumer in the space.
Large round banquettes and trellises add a diversity of seating types throughout the space.
The renovated existing food court seating area of the new bistro environment.
The view to Arclight Theatres and the restaurants above at the main “feature” wall of the dining terrace.
A mixture of fast casual (Cava) , “first-to-market” (Lobsterme), and the best national tenants (Chipolte) were conceived for the in-line mix of the new dining terrace environment.
