http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2009/11/06/quiet-day-before-louvre-store-opening/ news and information about Apple Inc.'s retail stores Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:05:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2009/11/06/quiet-day-before-louvre-store-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-32610 Apple Store Carrousel du Louvre opens today | Design City Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:04:34 +0000 http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/?p=5998#comment-32610 [...] If you can’t visit Apple Store Carrousel du Louvre this weekend, check out the photos and coverage from ifoAppleStore as well as these photos on Flickr. C’est Magnifique! Also notable this [...] [...] If you can’t visit Apple Store Carrousel du Louvre this weekend, check out the photos and coverage from ifoAppleStore as well as these photos on Flickr. C’est Magnifique! Also notable this [...]

]]> http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2009/11/06/quiet-day-before-louvre-store-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-32602 Cedric Brown Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:32 +0000 http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/?p=5998#comment-32602 Great pictures Gary. I really like the mezzanine approach. The high ceilings give a real sense of openess that you don't get in a store like the Grove. I always feel a tad bit claustrophobic in that store. I much prefer 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica or the Beverly Center. Their ceilings are no higher but the stores are quite a bit wider (45 vs 30 feet). Another example of the mezzanine approach is a store in Europe. It's one of those locations where Apple actually knuckled under and built a store that blends in with its surroundings. The store looks like it was set inside a castle-like building. Heavy stone walls make up the exterior and two or more walls of the interior. Great pictures Gary. I really like the mezzanine approach. The high ceilings give a real sense of openess that you don’t get in a store like the Grove. I always feel a tad bit claustrophobic in that store. I much prefer 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica or the Beverly Center. Their ceilings are no higher but the stores are quite a bit wider (45 vs 30 feet). Another example of the mezzanine approach is a store in Europe. It’s one of those locations where Apple actually knuckled under and built a store that blends in with its surroundings. The store looks like it was set inside a castle-like building. Heavy stone walls make up the exterior and two or more walls of the interior.

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