RH Detroit is a contemporary structure filled with natural light, with an artisanal brick facade crafted of hand-selected Italian bricks.
CORTE MADERA, Calif. -- RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, announced the opening of RH Detroit, The Gallery in Birmingham, an immersive retail experience spanning four levels and 60,000 square feet, blurring the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality.
RH Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Gary Friedman commented, "RH Detroit reflects our ongoing quest to elevate and expand the brand through immersive spaces that activate all of the senses and an experience that cannot be replicated online." Mr. Friedman continued, "We are honored to bring one of our most dramatic retail and hospitality destinations to the vibrant Birmingham community."
Conceptualized as a transparent contemporary structure filled with fresh air and natural light, the gallery has an artisanal brick facade in a custom parchment-cream palette, crafted of hand-selected Italian bricks.
Upon entering the RH Detroit Gallery visitors enter a Great Room outfitted with sweeping columns, mouth-blown chandeliers
and a fireplace.
Visitors pass through the 10-foot glass and bronze-finished doors into the Great Room with soaring floor-to-ceiling columns and a spectacular installation of tiered, mouth-blown chandeliers reflected in a cascading composition of gilded antique mirrors.
Throughout the space the company showcases immersive vignettes showcasing furniture, antiques, artifacts and art in a gallery setting. Along the periphery, a classical arrangement of rooms presents RH Interiors, an homage to refined designs across the ages, and RH Modern, a tribute to 20th-century modernism comprising. visionary pieces from industry icons. visionary pieces from industry icons.
Fully immersive furniture and furnishings vignettes are showcased in the Detroit location.
The gallery offers its signature RH Interior Design Studio on the third level, home to what has become one of the largest residential design firms in the world with projects on every major continent, from Detroit to Dubai, San Francisco to Shanghai, Miami to Milan, Los Angeles to London, Pittsburgh to Paris, Toronto to Tokyo. The interactive workspace includes private client presentation rooms with state-of- the-art technology and comprehensive design libraries showcasing the brand's vast assortment of textiles, furniture and lighting finishes.
RH Detroit includes the company's signature RH Interior Design Studio on the third floor.
Offering a full retailtainment experience, RH Detroit includes the Rooftop Restaurant, under a soaring glass and steel atrium, defined by a striking exposition kitchen and wine bar, both clad in natural Taj Mahal stone. Offering a thoughtfully curated menu of American and Mediterranean classics, the year-round skylit garden escape features sparkling chandeliers, heritage olive trees and a trickling center fountain. The destination encompasses a series of intimate RH Outdoor lounge spaces featuring pleached London plane trees, shade canopies, sculptural evergreens and French limestone fire tables.
The Rooftop Restaurant at RH Detroit offers year-round dining with a curated menu of American and Mediterranean classics.