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As
the first self-contained center in the southwest designed to sell boutique
impulse merchandise to shoppers with disposable income, the Quadrangle
grew in six years from 50,000 to 100,000 square feet of sales areas. An
intimate pedestrian environment of courtyards connected by ten-foot wide
walks separated from the car was predicated on the desirability of a retailing
environment organized for leisure entertainment at a time when none existed.
Advised by retailer Stanley Marcus to “lard the enterprise with food”,
restaurants were included in the mix along with second floor offices and
apartments. After five years, the restaurants gradually took over courtyard
spaces for outdoor dining. Offices and apartments were progressively eliminated
from the two-story mix, and an office building added on one corner. The
leisure emphasis grew as a theater, bar and more restaurants were incorporated.
The Quadrangle has received both a Design Award and Architecture of the
Past Decade Award from the American Institute of Architects.
  
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