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Safeway’s store in Shattuck Avenue, California to get new design

Published: 30-Jul-2010

California-based food and drug retailer Safeway has unveiled new designs for its store on 1444 Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, California, to make it an integral part of the lively Gourmet Ghetto.

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The new design plans for the remodeling scheme was unveiled on July 26, 2010, featuring outdoor benches and café seating along Shattuck Avenue. Large windows will be installed to allow pedestrians to have a view of the store’s interiors. The design has taken care to enliven the public ambiance.

Lot of glass will be added to make the store brighter. The exterior will be modernized using concrete, composite wood, quartzite tile and glazed aluminum.

The earlier design proposals involved removal of every single tree on the property, including the stately old grove of trees standing on the south edge of the property facing Henry Street. Public outcry led to change in the initial design plans. The latest plans include retaining more trees, increasing bicycle and pedestrian safety, enclosing the loading dock, relocating mechanical equipment, and eliminating outside dumpsters and recycling.

The parking lot will be revamped with designated pedestrian paths shaded by a new canopy of trees. The landscaping plant includes saving most of the healthy mature trees. About thirty new trees will be added, along with drought tolerant shrubs, bay friendly groundcovers, and climbing vines. Native grasses and plants on the Henry Street side will serve as a bioswale, filtering groundwater run-off before it empties into stormwater drains. The remodeled building is said to be more energy-efficient and is expected to be LEED compliant.

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