Type: A pedestrian-oriented, outdoor retail community hub comprised of a 4.3 mile stretch of 8 multi-tenant retail buildings and 6 anchor buildings with future development of single-tenant sites planned.
MEP Services: Anchor tenants in this hub include: Target, Kohls, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. We planned the renovation of the front of the existing Target store. We designed water and fire entry rooms, as well as equipment, piping and distribution for future tenants. We then designed lighting and sound for an exterior obelisk garden and set up lighting and plumbing solutions for a public water feature.
During the design phase of 365,515 square feet of building space, we made sure that design plans could easily welcome the future addition of bustling restaurants to several of the retail buildings.
We knew the environment surrounding this hub would help create a space where customers would want to relax and enjoy their shopping experience. We collaborated to create an LED illuminated obelisk surrounded by a rose garden to create a European-style courtyard. The garden featured integrated exterior lighting controls with holiday lighting receptacles, Musak systems, illuminated bus stops and illuminated signage.
We included a public art water feature with underground plumbing and electrical connections near the multi-tenant retail buildings. The light poles were controlled with three lighting panels at various locations throughout the site and interconnected using cat5 technology.
Project highlight
We designed water feature lighting to be economical, flexible and environmentally friendly. The individual light heads were zoned, wired and programmed to turn off at different times throughout the evening depending on tenant schedules.
According to the Building Owners and Managers Association International, “Class A” buildings are the “most prestigious buildings competing for premier office users with rents above average for the area. Buildings have high quality standard finishes, state of the art systems, exceptional accessibility and a definite market presence.
The LEED System is designed to rate new and existing commercial, environmental, institutional and high-rise residential buildings for environmental performance from a “whole building” perspective over a building’s lifecycle.
