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RESULTS BEYOND ARCHITECTURE

LIVE.

FOR AN OVERVIEW OF OUR ENTIRE RETAIL PRACTICE, AND FOR A DEEPER DIVE INTO HOW WE THINK, PLEASE VIEW OUR BEYOND RETAIL BOOK.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR RETAIL EXPERIENCE IN OTHER LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BROWSE THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS:

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

James Farnell, CID, FRDI, MCSD

Partner | Retail Practice Leader

james.farnell@littleonline.com

949.698.1408

Little’s goal is aimed at elevating the performance of our clients in the retail, healthcare, community and workplace industries by delivering Results Beyond Architecture. We accomplish this by offering a comprehensive array of services rare among design firms today.

Our multi-disciplinary approach unites architects, interior designers, engineers, land planners, graphic designers, animators and IT experts. This strategy assures you of the most creative, comprehensive and fully coordinated solutions possible. We’ve searched out the best of the best, so you don’t have to.

These experts collaborate with you and with one another, balancing the regional knowledge acquired through Little’s national network of offices with local, market specific needs to create the most effective design solution for you.

LIVE.

From crafting signature experiences to master planning destination developments we deliver unique solutions that add vitality to your community and bring your vision to life.

We evaluate our projects from the perspective of multiple users and develop a customer experience journey for all projects, be they entertainment, hospitality, banking, healthcare or increasinglya hybrid environment that represents all lifestyles.

ELEMENT HOTEL

Repositioning Global Prototype

Ensuring the guest experience is environmentally friendly and as holistic as possible

As part of the repositioning of the Element Brand for Marriott International, our team was asked to analyze and evaluate the existing guest experience prototype and provide design solutions to enhance the brand’s performance. The resulting public space of the lobby now creates a more activated and profitable common space. The market comes to life with food carts and flexible crate merchandising. And, the new room model allows for the conversion of public space complete with a full kitchen, bar seating and a large dining table – good for meals or business meetings.

See how Bon Appétit Magazine Food Director Carla Music turns Element Hotels into her very own BA Test Kitchen.

www.youtube.com/user/Element

AIR CONCEPT

Portable Pop-Up Park

Bringing people together through real, authentic, local experiences

This portable pop-up park provides a sense of place and purpose for vacant property ready for redevelopment. Whether set up for a week or six months, this “kit of parts” environment invites local retailers, makers, farmers, entertainers and community groups to breathe life into a retail experience that meets people’s desire for freshness and being together.

MARACAY HOMES

Chandler, AZ / 450 sf

A sales office that is retail friendly and echoes the company’s brand

The transformation of this sales office supports a truly holistic experience for Maracay Homes’ customers by incorporating environmental graphics and signage aligned to the “homebuyer” story. The design is a ‘kit-of-part’ solution that makes use of every corner of the space, placing relevant tools (such as the digital touch table) in the hands of the salespeople to engage the homeowners and highlight the features of the local surrounding community.

NEXT DAY BLINDS

White Marsh, MD / 1,800 sf

A unique customer experience that encourages exploration and interaction

This showroom experience provides a welcoming, familiar and intuitive environment that allows customers to explore and interact with products like never before. A signature Light Studio allows customers to experience light filtering and room darkening fabrics firsthand while a central “sample bar” provides iPads with tools that allow them to curate their dream.

ALLY CHARLOTTE CENTER

Charlotte, NC / 742,000 sf

One of Charlotte’s most transformative, mixed-use projects

In addition to the modern and collaborative work environment offered in the 26-floor tower, this development is grounded by thriving public spaces, including a plaza that serves as a welcoming gateway, as well as highly curated retail and restaurant offerings.

CONCENTRA

Multiple Locations / 10,500 sf

Transforming a brand to craft a holistic patient journey

This new prototype design is orchestrated from the patient’s perspective, with every element working to create a warm, welcoming and caring experience throughout the entire visit. The incorporation of a successful branding strategy resulted in a patient-centered space that truly embodies Concentra’s mission, “To improve the health of America, one patient at a time”.

CHEDRAUI

Guadalajara, Mexico / 112,000 sf

A sophisticated shopping experience that encourages longer dwell time

Chedraui, one of the largest and most popular hypermarket chains in Mexico, needed to evolve its store prototype to be more competitive with multi-national stores and to provide a better shopping experience for its customers. Through a design competition, Little was selected to create a sophisticated customer experience based on a progressive “less is more” philosophy that focused on highlighting products and improving store communications.

BELK CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

Charlotte, NC / 28,000 sf

A common area that builds culture and creates energy around a new vision

This casual environment, full of color and texture, brings the Belk headquarter’s atrium back to life. Our team was tasked with this renovation project that would impact how employees work, relax, share new ideas and how they create a sustained energy and trust around a new company vision.

CAMP

Dunwoody, GA / 14,000 sf

Fusing a modern-day toy store with immersive adventures

As a former La-Z-Boy retail store, this CAMP store is designed to inspire and engage families by seamlessly blending product and play.

The space features a large retail area and multiple engagement zones where children and their families can shop and participate in handson activities. From arts and crafts to games, puzzles, and even a customizable slime bar, every inch of the space exudes the whimsical, imaginative spirit of the brand.

“One of the challenges with doing mixed-use is that architects don’t always understand retail. Little knows how to do retail so that was an advantage we had right out of the box.”

– John Kane, CEO of Kane Realty

STANHOPE

Raleigh, NC / 464,000 sf

Offering students furnished apartments and luxurious amenities

Adjacent to NC State University (NCSU), this mixed-use project provides upscale student housing options for NCSU students and other surrounding universities. The private development accommodates over 820 students with a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with amenities that include a fitness facility, private meeting spaces and an outdoor pool. It also incorporates 25,000 square feet of vibrant retail space.

WREN KITCHEN

Allentown, PA / 21,000 sf

Building a presence in the U.S.

As the UK’s top kitchen retailer, Wren Kitchen wanted to expand its reach to customers in the U.S. Helping shoppers to visualize their dream kitchen, this showroom is an adaptation of the current prototype and features 41 full kitchen displays and 17 VR planning suites.

DOWNTOWN CREDO

Orlando, FL / 1,100 sf

Creating positive friction in the community to connect the neighborhood, live the brand promise and serve as a catalyst for change

Located in the heart of a healthcare village, this coffee shop incorporates a “name your price” menu and platforms for human interaction and donating to community causes. The realized design is an authentic representation of the brand and their commitment to community and creativity. The interior integrates local, found pieces of vintage furniture to create a reassuringly familiar and comfortable environment for their customers, whether longtime patrons or patients from the medical facility in which it resides.

FARROW & BALL

Dallas, TX / 6,000 sf

An adaptive reuse of an existing warehouse

Supporting the retailer’s commitment to the environment, Little partnered with Farrow & Ball on this adaptive reuse of an existing warehouse to create a space that is more than just a store and showroom for the Dallas Design District Community. Designed with flexibility in mind and with in-field fixtures equipped with casters to allow adaptation of the space , the renovated store can be easily transformed for events and learning seminars that meet the needs of the surrounding design community.

MORRISON

Charlotte, NC / 30 acres

A mixed-use hub for popular restaurants and boutiques

Anchored with a large, neighborhood grocery, Morrison strikes a critical retail/residential balance that appeals to those wanting location and convenience. It also incorporates easy walkability, parking and dining.

CRABTREE VALLEY MALL

Raleigh, NC / 560,000 sf

A new future for a popular North Carolina mall

This redevelopment of Crabtree Valley Mall into a large mixed-use destination includes retail, office space and a hotel in a 30-story tower. The project aims to bring people and activity to Crabtree and ensure the mall stays relevant in the new retail landscape.

LITTLE IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING CLIENT PERFORMANCE BY ORCHESTRATING THE RIGHT MIX OF EXPERTISE, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION TO DESIGN NEW DIMENSIONS OF SUCCESS.

OFFICE LOCATIONS

COMPANY INFORMATION

PRACTICES

CHARLESTON, SC

CHARLOTTE, NC

DURHAM, NC

NEWPORT BEACH, CA

ORLANDO, FL

WASHINGTON, DC

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EMPLOYEES LEED & WELL PROJECTS

*CERTIFIED OR PURSUING CERTIFICATION

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SERVICES

RETAIL

FOOD, SERVICE, STORE DESIGN, MULTI-USE & ADAPTIVE REUSE

COMMUNITY

CIVIC, JUSTICE, SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION

HEALTHCARE

ACUTE CARE, SPECIALTY CENTERS, MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS & CLINICS

WORKPLACE

OFFICE, INTERIORS, MIXED-USE, CRITICAL FACILITIES, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURAL, PLUMBING), SITE DESIGN (LANDSCAPE

ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING, LAND & MASTER PLANNING, URBAN DESIGN, ENTITLEMENTS CONSULTING), COLLABORATIVE SPECIALTIES (REGEN COLAB, ADVANCED BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, VISUAL IMPACT STUDIO, SMART BUILDING STUDIO, BRAND EXPERIENCE STUDIO)