MNA
ROLE: PROJECT MANAGER
NEW YORK, NY
13,000 SF

Conceived of as an “urban resort,” Tommy Bahama’s Manhattan Island flagship in the landmarked Fred French Building on Fifth Avenue was developed as a new retail concept to give the brand its first New York City presence. Materials such as sand toned limestone floors, reclaimed driftwood oak, louvers of salvaged Coney Island boardwalk and whitewashed poplar millwork evoke an easy, tropical lifestyle. Campaign style display fixtures and furniture recall the transient nature of the brand.

The Marlin Bar features a row of specialty rum oak barrels set against a white metal, back lit custom screen inspired by palm tree bark patterns. A monumental blackened steel and Ipe spiral stair with formed bronze “rope” rail leads to the Restaurant above. The Restaurant, with wide plank board floors and weathered rafters, features a second bar and an open kitchen. A ribbed glass rail surrounds the opening to the atrium in which custom lanterns hang, drawing one's eye back to the retail space below.