Pennsylvania Whole Foods Market

DESIGN BRIEF | NOVEMBER 2017

Philadelphia and Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Whole Foods Market | Rodin Square, Philadelphia, PA — View from entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue, facing the Rodin Museum. Placed at the end of the two-story glass arcade housing a two-story café, the step-down entrance initiates a welcoming, pedestrian scale. Photo by Dan Cunningham.

Rodin Square and the Whole Foods Market at Philadelphia Center City, Pennsylvania are now officially open, creating two additions to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway cityscape. The Whole Foods Market celebrates Philadelphia’s industrial identity, takes advantage of the city views, and introduces several new food venues. The 60,000 SF grocery (pictured below) also provides an anchor to the Rodin Square block, which features a two-acre roof garden and pool for 293 residential units.

Learn more » Rodin Square via our website.

WFM | Rodin Square, Philadelphia, PA — New concepts include open kitchens for the prepared food sections (top-most photo), and food halls with local vendors (photo directly above). In the open kitchen concept, cues like the shift from solid to patterned flooring, rather than physical barriers, distinguish customer areas from work areas.

Sarah Helms

MV+A TEAM FEATURE

Sarah has been part of the MV+A team for over a year as our Administrative Assistant. She’s the voice on the other side of the phone when you call the office (feel free to say hi!), and also helps to support marketing and presentation efforts, operations, and our newly redesigned website.

On city life:
“I grew up in rural north Georgia, then went to school in rural Virginia, so DC is the first city I’ve lived in. This winter, I’m planning on frequenting the modern art gallery of the National Portrait Gallery, and the Rodin sculptures in the National Gallery.”

On the MV+A office:
“I feel lucky that our office is beautiful. The architects here were intentional about the combination of wood paneling, concrete floor, earth tones, and exposed ceilings and beams, to create a soothing, organized environment to walk into every day.”

Whole Foods Market Wynnewood Opens

The Whole Foods Market at Wynnewood, PA, pictured here from Wynnewood Road, opened this September. MV+A planned the redevelopment and designed the store exterior and interiors.

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