ARCHITECTURE TO
CHAMPION A BUSINESS
ARTICULATE AN INTERIOR
REDEFINE RETAIL
SHOWCASE A PRODUCT
CELEBRATE AN EXPERIENCE
CREATE A DESTINATION
CUSTOMIZE FIXTURES
PHILOSOPHY
We take an entrepreneurial view of design. We love the idea of long term relationships and always think in terms of partnership. We understand that our client’s success is our success.
WHAT WE DO
Gaddis Architects launches a client’s vision and advances the success of their business by assimilating design, function, time, and cost into a winning project.
WHY CHOOSE US
We are design advocates for our client’s best interests, mentoring them through what can be a daunting process, often happening in an area outside of their normal business practice
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Voted One of Americas Finest Optical Retailers
WE ARE VERY PROUD to announce that eye2eye Optometry Corner, a project that we completed in late 2015, and located in Hilltop Village Center here in Alexandria, has won Honorable Mention in the 2016 America's Finest Optical Retailers competition put on by Invision...
Designing for Various Retail Environments
Recently Carrie Rossenfeld wrote and article for Globest.com dealing with current changes in the retail environment that are affecting how architects and designers approach a project. The title, The Changing Art of Designing Urban Retail Projects, is especially...
What do you mean by “Feasibility Assessment?”
Contemplation - Imagine you are a retailer contemplating this tenant space. Clearly, you might be asking yourself; "now what?" Suppose a few of the questions below move from unconscious reflection to conscious contemplation without ensuing answers, then assessing a...
Ever think about working with an architect? Don’t know what they do?
As an architect I find myself sometimes reluctant, especially in social situations, to tell people what I do. Sounds crazy, considering it is an honorable profession requiring lots of education, training, testing, not to mention participation in many successful...
Retail Architect takes on karma.
Marcel's Yoga Boutique, has turned out to be one of our most sophisticated designs. Recently completed, it was featured in the Old Town Crier, and we were also happy to answer some questions posed by Cindy Laidlaw, Principal of Laidlaw Group, the marketing...