If you missed the original episode of ARCAT’s Detailed podcast with host Cherise Lakeside and MG2 Associate Maribel Barba on Costco Santa Fe, Mexico, tune into this video version.
Built on a landfill, Costco Santa Fe is a 524,549-square-foot building with a massive warehouse, parking structure, and loading bays, yet it is almost completely hidden from public view.
Forget the $1.50 hot dog combo special. How about a pickup game of basketball or futbol? Or a stroll along manicured gardens? Yes, indeed this Costco Wholesale location is Mexico City is like no other.
Costco Headquarters Campus Addition was the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce’s Project of the Week.
“Sustainability was a priority throughout the design of the new building. Sustainable elements include triple-glazing and a dedicated outdoor air system that efficiently recovers energy and reduces heating demands by using interior building heat to warm up outside air, reducing fossil fuel usage.”
NAIOP’s Kathryn Hamilton, CAE, wrote an informative recap in Development Magazine about the Industrial Outdoor Storage panel moderated by Matthew Goelzer at I.CON West.
If you weren’t able to make the event, check out “Industrial Outdoor Storage: Tips for Making these Unique Sites Succeed” here.
Galvin Flying Services enlisted MG2 to develop the nine-acre site, known as Quad 7, for four hangars housing up to 25 private corporate jets. Maintenance, fueling, and corporate office space is also included in the project. The gated complex, catering to Seattle’s premier companies, features an aviation-themed campus environment enhanced with contemporary metal surfaces that unify the buildings. Wood accents reference a casual northwest business culture, while each hangar tenant has the ability to customize their space from layout to finishes.
Each of the client’s four optical labs were originally warehouse spaces before being converted into light industrial facilities. All labs feature multiple optical processing lines and can produce 10,000 pairs of eyeglasses daily. Additionally, an ISO Class 7 clean room was integrated into each facility. These remodels exemplify MG2’s ability to balance the needs of existing operations with the demands of efficiently phasing new construction. To support the various mechanical, electrical, and maintenance activities, MG2 created design solutions aimed at maximizing space utilization.
Bellevue joins partners to present Black History Month exhibit at City Hall
In celebration of Black History Month, the City of Bellevue, in partnership with Seattle architecture firm MG2 and Onyx Fine Arts Collective, is presenting the exhibit “Elevating Voices,” featuring the work of 17 Pacific Northwest Black artists.
We’re excited to be named one of The Best Architects in Seattle, Washington by Home Builder Digest.
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.
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.
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.
“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 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.
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.
We’re excited to be listed as number 34 in BD+C’s Top 100 Industrial Sector Architecture Firms for 2023.
This is about pictures — a visual tour in and around the finished product, which 3,700-plus employees moved into over the summer.
We’re excited to be listed as number 47 in BD+C’s Top 130 Hospitality Facility Architecture Firms for 2023.
We’re excited to be listed on ENR’s Top 100 Green Design Firms.
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.
We’re excited to be included among the top 25 in Building Design + Construction’s 2023 Top 175 Architecture Firms.
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!
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.
We’re excited to be listed in ENR’s Top 225 International Design Firms of 2023.
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We’re excited to be named one of The Top 45 Architecture Firms in the US 2023 by Green Building and Design.
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