The Best Architects in Seattle, Washington
We’re excited to be named one of The Best Architects in Seattle, Washington by Home Builder Digest.
Market： 客户项目
The Holy Grail of Warehouse Design: Speed to Market and Energy Efficiency
MG2’s Doug Brookbank and Sarah Valluzzi have identified “The Holy Grail of Warehouse Design: Speed to Market and Energy Efficiency.”
“One of the most significant benefits of a PEMBs (Pre-Engineered Metal Building) is its ability to offer a shorter construction schedule. As a building system, it can reduce construction time by approximately 30% – 40% vs it’s conventional steel counterparts: concrete tilt and precast systems.”
Read more in NAIOP’s Development Magazine about this modern approach to warehouse construction and the transformative advantages of PEMBs.
客户项目
Poultry Testing Labs
In order to support their expansive sales growth, CWI partnered with MG2 and third-party operator Midwest Laboratories to design and build the first ground-up, large-scale microbiology poultry testing lab. The facility has space to monitor the nutrition and health of the flocks and includes an integrated office area for the CWI team. There were numerous high-priority strict requirements on this project, including the need to avoid cross-contamination, the ability to provide high visibility throughout the lab for tours while maintaining security, and support to operate 24/7.
2023 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest Winners
We’re thrilled to share this news: Architectural Record has named MG2’s Shin Lopez a Runner-Up in their annual Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest.
In 2018, The Grand Hotel Apartments in Yakima, WA caught her attention, and she’s never forgotten them. “Ever since I can remember, I’ve found buildings to be quite beautiful, and very often, when I walk by a building that I fall for, I can’t stop thinking about it. The windows I drew for my submission are similar to The Grand Hotel Apartments’; I couldn’t stop thinking about them six years later!”
Find Shin’s drawing and all of the winners below.
Mitch Smith’s Philosophy of Transparency and Authenticity
“It’s incredibly important to our organization that we are very open about what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, what our strategy is, our finances, how we’re performing, and really promoting a mindset of radical transparency. What I’ve found is that it builds a tremendous amount of trust with our employees in the organization. It’s when they don’t know that there are issues.” Mitch Smith said to John Stearns of 425 Business.
Mercedes-Benz To Open Dozens of Electric Vehicle Charging Hubs at Buc-ee’s, Simon Property Sites
Mercedes-Benz plans to place its branded electric vehicle charging stations at some of Buc-ee’s convenience stores and Simon Property Group’s malls as the automotive industry gets ready for a potential wave of EVs. MG2 was the architecture firm and Kimley-Horn was the engineering firm for the Mercedes stations.
客户项目
Uxin Used Car Dealership
Uxin, a second-hand car refurbishment and storage center located in Hefei, Anhui Province, is the largest “supermarket” for pre-owned vehicles in China. The building houses a car storage center with space for 7,000 cars, a maintenance workshop, employee dormitories, a warehouse for spare parts, car wall with hydraulic conveyor belt, showroom, customer lounge area, and a restaurant.
Glass atriums help break up the building massing and glass curtain walls, parametric ceiling designs, and lighting contribute to the technological atmosphere. VR technology was leveraged throughout the design process to simulate both customer and car flows. The roof is equipped with solar panels, providing electricity for the building’s daily operations.
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Project Details
- Hefei City, China
- Uxin Information Technologies Co.
- EV / Automotive, 项目交付
- 4.8M SF
- 建筑设计, Interior Design
MG2 Named one of the Top 100 Industrial Sector Architecture Firms for 2023
We’re excited to be listed as number 34 in BD+C’s Top 100 Industrial Sector Architecture Firms for 2023.
Check Out Costco’s New HQ Addition — Contours, Cafeterias, Cubicles, and Cardio
This is about pictures — a visual tour in and around the finished product, which 3,700-plus employees moved into over the summer.
MG2 Listed in the Top 50 of BD+C’s Top 130 Hospitality Facility Architecture Firms for 2023
We’re excited to be listed as number 47 in BD+C’s Top 130 Hospitality Facility Architecture Firms for 2023.
MG2 listed in ENR Top 100 Green Design Firms and Contractors
We’re excited to be listed on ENR’s Top 100 Green Design Firms.
MG2 Listed in the Top 10 of BD+C’s Top 140 Retail Sector Architecture and Architecture Engineering (AE) Firms for 2023
We’re excited to be listed as number 8 in BD+C’s Top 140 Retail Sector Architecture and Architecture Engineering (AE) Firms for 2023.
Top 175 Architecture Firms for 2023
We’re excited to be included among the top 25 in Building Design + Construction’s 2023 Top 175 Architecture Firms.
The best urban design projects of 2023
MG2’s Costco Santa Fe, located in Mexico City, has just been named a finalist in the Urban Design category in Fast Company’s 2023 Innovation by Design Awards!
Curiosity with the MG2 Interns
Joining the Seattle Design Festival this year are Trevor Gunderson and the MG2 Summer Interns with The Garden of Ideas! In this Pop-Up Experience, the team asks you to question the Now in order to generate new ideas that can be incorporated into our shared spaces and places.
In anticipation, the Seattle Design Festival sat with the interns to learn more about what inspires them.
ENR 2023 Top 225 International Design Firms
We’re excited to be listed in ENR’s Top 225 International Design Firms of 2023.
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The Top 45 Architecture Firms in the US 2023
We’re excited to be named one of The Top 45 Architecture Firms in the US 2023 by Green Building and Design.
Multilevel Industrial Design’s Vertical Puzzle
Kathryn Hamilton recaps MG2’s “The Unexpected Challenging and Solutions of Multilevel Warehouse Design” panel discussion with Russ Hazzard (moderator), Maribel Barba, Michael Bennet, and Ken Sun at I.CON West in the Summer issue of Development Magazine.
These Are the Top Retail Design Firms for 2023
We’re excited to be among the top retail design firms of 2023 ranked by VMSD. It’s an honor to be ranked 4th alongside many other exceptional firms and designers.
MG2 Wins Best Event at SMPS Seattle’s 2023 Reign Awards
SMPS Seattle’s annual Reign Awards gala recognizes excellence in marketing communications and outstanding achievements of top marketing professionals.
MG2 won Best Event for “Costco’s 40th Anniversary Event & Exhibit”.
Puget Sound Business Journal Announces Corporate Philanthropists List
We’re honored to be included in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s annual list of Corporate Philanthropists.
Greater Washington green building can still be budget-friendly
“For a lot of the larger buildings one should consider a pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) with a single skin façade rather than a conventional steel building with concrete tilt-wall construction. With ever-increasing energy code requirements as well as the increased cost of electricity in general, pre-engineered metal buildings can help increase energy efficiency significantly while also reducing overall construction schedules.”
— Doug Brookbank, principal in the Washington, D.C. office, MG2, on industrial and warehouse buildings, especially those larger than 100,000 square feet
Largest Architecture Firms in Greater Washington
Ranked by 2022 metro-area architectural billings.
Costco Unveils New Issaquah Headquarters Addition
MG2’s Brian Bonar spoke with John Stearns for this 425 Business special feature about Costco Wholesale’s new headquarters addition in Issaquah, WA. We are proud to be working together with Costco on this project and to be a trusted partner for 40 years.
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