The Best Retail Architects in San Diego
SAN DIEGO—The challenge that comes with retail projects is finding the best design for a particular brand and its identity. Clients are faced with the struggle of finding the perfect contractor capable of meeting their idiosyncratic needs. This list compiles eleven of the best retail contractors in San Diego, California. The area in itself is replete with various malls and shopping centers designed with the Californian landscape in mind.
The contractors on this list have had the opportunity to work on some of these beautiful malls. The firms we have chosen to highlight were chosen based on their skills, their prior experience, their specialty services, and their range of expertise. These firms are the companies behind some of the area’s most recognizable retail structures.
LARIMER DESIGN
Operating out of its offices in Atlanta and San Diego, Larimer Design is an award-winning firm with an established reputation for its excellence in commercial, mixed-use urban infill development, recreation facilities, sports venues, entertainment venues, multi-family products, and custom residential projects. The firm works in partnership with its clients throughout the entire design process so as to be able to respond to their needs faster and more efficiently. This approach has enabled it to foster relationships with various brands throughout its years in business, enabling it to build an excellent roster of clients. The firm also goes the extra mile, incorporating numerous sustainability techniques and practices into its work with the help of several LEED accredited professionals on its team.
The firm is led by its namesake, lauded architect Tom Larimer who is an expert in commercial retail development, mixed-use development, urban planning, and sports and entertainment venue design. His work has received various awards including the prestigious Gold Nugget Award. Larimer Design has spearheaded construction and renovations in many sports and entertainment venues in San Diego, Atlanta, and Staten Island. The firm did the design for the Petco Park Craft Pier Party Decks. The 6,500-square-foot group area located in centerfield can accommodate groups of up to 650 people. Inspired by San Diego’s world-famous beaches, oversized lifeguard-themed seats cover the expansive boardwalk along with split rail guardrails, weathered pilings, and a surfboard pit.