Located at the corner where Melrose Place and Melrose Avenue converge, the unique triangular site for the Collection store at 8400 Melrose Place negotiates two conditions. First, it borrows from the more intimate architectural vocabulary of small shops, high-end boutiques and even the weekend farmer's market along Melrose Place, anchoring the store to its residential context. Second, it announces itself as a kind of understated monument whose grand apse at the entry and interior ebony columns are visible from a distance by approaching automobiles along the main axial thoroughfare of Melrose Avenue.