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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Unbranding the Brand, Part I.
At the AIA convention this week I attended an event entitled: Bathesda Row a Retrospective Look at a Retail Icon. For anyone not familiar with it, Bethesda Row it is a highly successful mixed use development project that took place over 17 or so years. It is a...
Expert Decision Making
Maximizing the visibility of an unshaded East facing exterior storefront for a business that has both day and night time traffic is an undeniable design challenge. This one is successful because of some expert decision making. ...
To Mall or Un-Mall?
For some time I have wanted to compare a real town shopping district to one of the fakes that are popping up around the country. We humans have this acute sense of the authentic, leading me to ask, is it really possible to copy the "new...
From Static Design to Dynamic Update
Theatrics in display merchandising can be very effective if applied in moderation and arranged for maximum impact. So what has gone so wrong? Red and black plays to the idea of drama, but here it is overwhelming. Students often fall into the trap of designing...
“Cafe Incognito”
New shop owners, even those who are very successful, would do themselves a favor by looking at pictures of their storefronts taken from several directions. When this recently opened cafe is put to such a photo test, it becomes...
It is all about visibility.
Shopping mall tenants are not the only ones who worry about site lines. Strip mall owners know that positioning the storefront facade to optimize drive by visibility will surely impact whether the center succeeds on not. It is even more important than maximizing...