Retail & Entertainment

As leaders in the field of retail and entertainment design for more than four decades, RTKL has driven the evolution of retail centers from shopping malls to today’s vibrant mixed-use environments. We design places that encourage social interaction and function as extensions of the daily lives of today’s savvy consumers.

Featured Projects
Westfield San Francisco Centre
The ambitious redevelopment of San Francisco’s landmark Emporium Building evolved into one the most significant urban mixed-use projects in the United States. In addition to the preserved historic building, the new center offers a cutting-edge retail, entertainment, office and dining experience and the largest urban shopping environment west of the Mississippi.
Bahrain City Centre
Bahrain City Centre is a trend setting, mixed-use development designed to serve as an oasis from the heat and bustle of Manama. The cutting-edge design includes three levels of retail and entertainment, a water theme park, a multi-screen cinema, children's entertainment and numerous restaurants.
City Crossing
In the heart of a former fishing village turned thriving metropolis stands City Crossing, a world-class mixed-use development that is serving as a catalyst for surrounding development. A model for future developments of its kind, the three-phase project blends a large retail center with hotel, office, residential, transit and public space.
Alexa
In the heart of the former Soviet territory in East Berlin, RTKL was commissioned to contribute to the redevelopment of Alexanderplatz, a historic central plaza at the heart of Berlin cultural life in the pre-WW2 era. The resulting design for 'Alexa', a mixed-use retail and entertainment center, uses a daring, sophisticated 1920s woman as its fictional muse to evoke the area's rich artistic past
Dream Mall
Dream Mall is one of the largest shopping centers in all of Southeast Asia and represents the first phase of a proposed 7.4 million-SF mixed-use community that provides Kaohsiung with a new retail, entertainment and social hub. Inspired by the region’s rich nautical heritage, the project is oriented around an urban village concept that evokes the excitement and bustle of a major trading port.
Bellevue Square
The reimaging and renovation of Bellevue Square helped transformed this regional mall into an upscale and sophisticated mixed-use destination. A restrained palette of wood and glass not only complements the original aesthetic, but also celebrates the urban garden concept and integrated environmental design.
Campo Grande Retail Center
In the midst of a rapidly growing mixed-use community, the Campo Grande Retail Center creates a lively shopping and leisure destination for residents and regional shoppers alike. RTKL’s big picture design approach draws from ethnographic studies, field research, and tours of the surrounding communities to create a dynamic yet locally-inspired space.
Jeffrey J. Gunning AIA, Vice President
“Forget what you’ve heard: The mall isn’t dead; it has simply evolved. At the forefront of this trend, RTKL is helping to lead the way from the enclosed, atmospherically controlled environment of the past toward the more connected and meaningful retail experience of the future. Today, our retail portfolio contains shopping environments that reflect shoppers’ needs and desires, offer authentic, social opportunities, and engage the public realm.”