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CLIENT Hermès
YEAR 2026
LOCATION San Diego, CA
ARCHITECT RDAI / Winick Architects
The new 9,000-square-foot Hermès at Westfield UTC is defined by several hundred geometric ceramic tiles. The design called for the pattern to meet the storefront glazing with full tiles throughout, with no cuts or partial pieces.
That requirement set off a dimensional chain: the tile module determined the glazing layout, which determined where the structural steel needed to land.
So DCC worked backwards from the finished façade. The team coordinated the tile module through the glazing system to the steel layout, then field-verified the existing shell conditions before it was located. The critical decisions were made months before the first tile was set.
The result is a façade that looks effortless. That’s usually a sign that the difficult work happened early.
Inside, the same level of detail continues through hand-laid mosaic, custom terrazzo, hand-applied plaster finishes, and custom front- and back-of-house millwork by Fetzer.
CLIENT Hermès
YEAR 2019
LOCATION Honolulu, HI
ARCHITECT RDAI
The renovation and expansion of the store, located in Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, has transformed the space by adding over 4,500 sqft and 3 levels of sales area. The flagship store’s exterior structure has a special treatment that provides the effect of claustra panels, which allow light into the store while providing shade from the tropical sun. A 3 story window on the side entrance is framed by a cable grid to encourage climbing plants and to create a “living wall”. The boutique’s three-level staircase winds its way upward along both the exterior and interior vegetal walls. Light, slatted wood partitions divide spaces on each floor, allowing the natural light to permeate. Inside, the venetian stucco walls, both in lighter and darker brown tones, echo the natural Hawaiian landscape. In the jewelry and salon areas, a straw wallpaper alludes to the cultural heritage of the island.
CLIENT Hermès
YEAR 2015
LOCATION Miami, FL
ARCHITECT RDAI
The 12,000-square-foot Hermès shop is just the third flagship store the company operates in the U.S. Designed by Paris-based architecture firm RDAI, the boutique is a glass-clad volume surrounded by a grove of steel rods, all painted white and varying in thickness. The three-story boutique includes a rooftop terrace, planted with trees. Inside, the store is anchored by a curvilinear undulating terrazzo-and-plaster staircase and showcases its classic mosaic tile floor at the ground level.
