Tourneau

 

This project is quite simply the largest watch store in the world. It’s predecessor, Tourneau in NYC held the worlds largest retail watch store title prior to the Las Vegas stores opening. This store encompasses over 17,000 square feet of retail space and was built in two phases. There are over 150 individual watch brands in the store and each required their own designers, fixture fabricators and in some cases fixture installers. This project was built in Caesars Palace Forum Shops on the strip.

 

 

Here is a picture of the storefront after completion of Phase II. To the right of the picture was Phase I which was 90% of the project. The client did not want to lose any revenue from the existing store closure which used to be where you see the Rolex sign. The Rolex space was built and opened in 6 weeks after Phase I opened.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here you can see the bottom landing of the escalator. During construction of the escalator pit, we encountered a 15KV concrete encased high voltage duct bank. We had to alter the design of the pit incorporating the concrete encasement as the floor of the pit. Around the escalator, you can see the Terrazzo floor which started directly after the dome construction. You can see one of the dome legs in the foreground of the picture. Dome installation – 8 weeks, terrazzo installation - 2 weeks, millwork installation – 1 week, sweep up and clean terrazzo floor – every day all day.

 

 

 

Here you can see the escalator leading up to the mezzanine. Below the mezzanine there are two separate levels with fixtures, private sales rooms, two handicap lifts / stairs and lots of lighting. You can see the fluorescent light fixtures simulating the ticks of a clock under the mezzanine. This project had two radius work points both of which were in the pit of the escalator. After the escalator was set, all layout was lost. Great care in sequencing the work had to be taken to insure accurate layout and installation of fixtures that were built and shipped from all over the world.

 

Here you can see the dome which is essentially a simulator projector screen. The structure of the dome is comprised of structural steel columns inside powder coated aluminum cladding and a cap of steel webbing clad with white perforated metal on the bottom and powder coated metal panels on the top. Notice the base building column enclosures in the middle of the dome. Imagine the coordination effort in locating the dome columns, the base building columns and building the cap of the dome insuring no conflict with the structure of the dome.