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May 7, 2021
Ness Magazine
UGG Flagship Store by Florencia Pita & Co + Quezada Architecture
The store’s warmth, flexibility, and future-forward attention to craft summon the brand’s newly expansive direction.
Read MoreApril 28, 2021
Frame
UGG IS USING ITS FIFTH AVENUE FLAGSHIP TO POSITION ITSELF AS A LIFESTYLE BRAND
By emphasizing craftsmanship through the use of custom materials and bespoke furniture, Florencia Pita & Co and Quezada Architecture successfully established a spatial language for Ugg that indeed may prove more appealing to a wider audience.
Read MoreMarch 26, 2021
San Francisco Chronicle
Take a tour through S.F.'s new, $77 million animal shelter, complete with a dog toilet
The new shelter, six years in the planning, includes roomier cages, a modern veterinary suite and a comfy lounge for off-duty animal control officers... No detail was overlooked.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2021
Office of the Mayor of San Francisco
San Francisco Opens New Animal Shelter
“The imaginative and thoughtful reuse of this historic building has been an exciting project for our team to partner on,” said Acting San Francisco Public Works Director Alaric Degrafinried. “We were able to preserve an important part of the City’s past and deliver a safe, modern and user-friendly facility that will serve the needs of San Francisco for years to come.”
Read MoreDecember 10, 2020
New York Times
The Highly Unlikely Yet Totally Predictable Return of Uggs
"...And last month a new flagship store concept, which leans heavily into sensual curves and terrazzo floors, was unveiled on Fifth Avenue. So, like it or not, Uggs are cool again. Or maybe they were always cool. Or, keeping in mind the strange and fickle ways that trends ebb and flow in the social media era, maybe they were never cool, which is what makes them, well, cool."
Read MoreDecember 1, 2020
Retail Dive
SKU'd: From Crocs to Uggs, ugly shoes have won
Last week, the company launched its first flagship in New York City, with plans to open additional flagship stores around the globe in 2021. The brand also is introducing a seasonal ready-to-wear collection featuring 30 unisex, comfortable styles that will be sold at Nordstrom and at Ugg retail locations as a way to further expand into apparel, according to WWD.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2020
Snaptaste
UGG opens on Fifth Avenue in NYC
UGG opens a new flagship store at 530 Fifth Avenue in New York City (on the corner of 45th Street). The company also announced that there will be more flagship stores open globally in 2021. The 12,842 square foot store features an expansive collection of footwear, ready-to-wear, accessories and home. UGG new retail store in New York City is designed by Los Angeles-based architecture studio Florencia Pita & Co., in partnership with San Francisco-based Quezada Architecture.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2020
Chain Store Age
First Look: Ugg opens New York flagship; more to come
The new store is Ugg’s largest to date in the U.S., where it operates some 55 locations. The design speaks to the Ugg aesthetic of being cozy and comfortable and reflects the brand’s California’s heritage and evolution, from its signature boot to full lifestyle brand. The flagship was designed by Los Angeles-based architecture studio Florencia Pita & Co., in partnership with Quezada Architecture in San Francisco. Ugg’s DNA is evident throughout the space. Panels behind the cashwrap and throughout the store, for example, are styled to resemble the outsole of the Ugg boot.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2020
SGB Media
Ugg’s Flagship Store Opens In NYC
The multi-level store’s design highlights a California landscape. Designed by LA-based architecture studio Florencia Pita & Co., in partnership with San Francisco-based Quezada Architecture, the store is expected to feature exclusive items and brand experiences for its retail clientele.
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