Architecture
Retail/Commercial
Steelyard Commons, Cleveland, OH
Located in the heart of Cleveland's industrial corridor on the site of former steel finishing mill, this vibrant one million square foot regional multi-tenant retail development was designed to reflect the land's former history of steelmaking and draw Clevelanders back to this important site. With anchor tenants such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Target, the commons include more that 200,000 SF of in-fill retail "cold shell" space designed by Middough, as well as the mall concept and full design services for the Wal-Mart Superstore. The setting for Steelyard Commons includes over 20 percent green space with more than 600 trees designed to blend with the urban and industrial character of the architecture.
Panda Express, New Store Roll-out, Multiple Locations Nationally
Continuing its pursuit of a nationwide footprint, Panda Express capitalized on its broad base appeal to the quick serve market resulting in an envious achievement of nearly 1,300 stores. As the preferred architect and engineer in the Southwest and Northeast, Middough has been a trusted team member engaged to lead the entitlement and design process for more than 20 sites in the last year alone. Our multi-state reach enhances our ability to serve this national client and our engagement from initial site investigation through construction allows our team to control the schedule and continue to leverage value engineered changes which drive down development costs.
Wal-Mart, Multiple Locations Nationally
Two examples of a multi-story retail concept developed for Wal-Mart are the Chamblee GA, and Monona, WI supercenters. These new stores represent a new big box retailing concept in an urban design setting. Wal-Mart wanted to design a supercenter that satisfied the city's desire for pedestrian oriented development which led to an optimal solution which incorporates a 200,000 SF Wal-Mart Superstore above a 500 to 800 car parking facility. The unique layering of the building allows receiving operations at store level, direct customer access between store level and lower level parking via escalators and elevators.
Corporate Center, Independence, OH
Recipient of the NAIOP Award of Excellence for Office Building of the Year, this project was designed as a flexible multiple tenant office building. The energy efficient space, with its 25,000 SF floor plates, can house up to four tenants per floor. Middough provided all architectural and interior design and engineering services. Floor to ceiling windows create an abundance of natural light throughout the building, as well as create an inviting visual connection to the surrounding geography.
Oak Brook Pointe, Oak Brook, IL
Middough provided interior design, full engineering, and construction management on this 66,000 SF, $2.5 million sustainable build-out. Continuing green practices followed during design and construction of the LEED® certified candidate office shell, Middough implemented sustainable design practices in the interior design by way of re-skinned workstations, No-VOC paints and adhesives, use of natural light, daylight harvesting, motion-sensitive lighting, programmable HVAC, recycling construction debris and the use of recycled and FSC materials as often as possible. Unrestricted sight lines around the perimeter glazing of the building create an open office environment as well as maximize natural light.
W.W. Grainger, Zone Distribution Center, Macedonia, OH
The W.W. Grainger Warehouse and Regional Distribution Center, located on a 26 acre greenfield site in Macedonia, OH was designed and constructed in a two phase approach to maximize the client's available budget and meet operational schedules. The 390,000 SF design included a plan for keeping the original facility in operation while phase II was being built. It incorporates an automated storage retrieval system and a high-hazard storage area and 80 truck docks and 13,500 SF of office and support spaces including a cafeteria, conference rooms, a computer and data center and employee break areas.