Posted on 3/20/2016
Utter the name Porsche and one instantly thinks sleek, sporty, modern, and luxurious — all phrases that sum up all of the products associated with the brand, whether automobiles, watches, or apparel.
So, when Eric Styer of DXU Architecture conceptualized a fashion boutique for Porsche Design in an upscale retail development of Oak Brook, Ill., he wanted to create a facade that would both embody the client’s design philosophy and make it stand out from the adjacent storefronts.
“The design concept presented the corner storefront as a stone block with openings carved...