First Look: RH makes Oklahoma debut
RH’s newest retail and dining destination is located in Oklahoma City.
The luxury home furnishings retailer has opened a 45,000-sq.-ft., three-level showplace (“Gallery” in RH speak) at 2110 Northwest Expressway in one of the city’s most dynamic retail districts. The space blends luxury home furnishings, a rooftop restaurant and rare art, antiques and artifacts.
Unveiling a new contemporary concept for RH, the new Gallery at Oak introduces the brand’s first-of-its-kind artisanal brick facade in a custom parchment-cream palette. Crafted of hand-selected Italian bricks and finished with classic corbelling, the exterior is complemented by an expanse of glass-and-bronze doors. At night, the transparent, multi-level gallery is transformed through dramatic illumination, highlighting its architectural details and landscaping.
On the main level, visitors will pass through a 27-foot threshold into the “great room” with its soaring floor-to-ceiling columns and natural light from a monumental skylight three floors above. Along the periphery, barrel-vaulted passageways lead to a classical arrangement of rooms presenting artistic installations of RH Collections integrated with one-of-a-kind antiques and artifacts from the world travels of RH CEO and chairman Gary Friedman.
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The second level is home to the company’s design atelier, which offers professional design services, including a private presentation room with state-of-the-art technology and design libraries showcasing a wide assortment of textiles, furniture and lighting finishes. The second floor also is home to the RH Rugs showroom.
The third level features a rooftop restaurant with an open focal kitchen clad in natural Taj Mahal stone, flanked by a pair of cascading water walls. The restaurant is located a year-round, skylit garden and features a dramatic atrium with chandeliers, olive trees and a cascading central fountain.
“RH Oklahoma City reflects our commitment to creating architecturally inspiring and immersive spaces that blur the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality,” stated Friedman. “Spaces that engage all of our senses, and spaces that cannot be replicated online.”
Earlier this month, RH opened a standalone location exclusively devoted to outdoor living in the tony hamlet of East Hampton, N.Y. RH expects to open a total of seven galleries in 2025, including one in Montreal, along with two outdoor galleries. It also plans to make its Paris debut, on the city's famed Champs-Élysées.
