RH launches a gallery at Oak Brook Center
RH Oak Brook, The Gallery at Oakbrook Center, has opened in Oak Brook, Ill.
Officials say RH Oak Brook represents the latest physical expression of the brand and its continued foray into hospitality with a glass-encased rooftop restaurant and wine bar that open onto a landscaped park. In all, it encompasses 60,000 square feet among three levels.
“Most retail stores are archaic windowless boxes that lack any sense of humanity. There’s generally no fresh air or natural light,” said RH Chairman and CEO Gary Friedman. “That’s why we don’t build retail stores, we create inspiring spaces that blur the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality. RH Oak Brook represents some of our finest work to date, including our first Rooftop Restaurant and interactive Interior Design Firm & Atelier in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. We’re proud to bring this new Gallery and its innovative concepts to Oak Brook.”
The Gallery is designed as a translucent, multi-level contemporary structure with a charcoal gray Venetian plaster exterior and a wall of glass and steel French doors that open into garden courtyards and terraces.
A 25-foot threshold of retractable glass and steel doors leads into the center hall with 14-foot ceilings on the main floor. Along the perimeter, barrel-vaulted passages lead to a series of chambers showcasing RH Interiors collections as well as one-of-a-kind antiques and treasures from Friedman’s travels across the world.
RH Modern, as well as the RH Interior Design Firm & Atelier, are located on the second level. This 5,000-square-foot studio includes a RH Rugs showroom and private client presentation rooms with cutting-edge technology.
The Rooftop Restaurant, which opens up to a landscaped park with a number of RH Outdoor lounge spaces formed by a layered composition of trellised London plane trees, sculptural evergreens, and the sound of trickling fountains, is located off the grand entrance on the third level.
Oak Brook, RH In this Chicago suburb, the Gallery at Oakbrook Center is located at 1300 22nd Street. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.