RETAIL CENTER PROJECTS

Retail Architecture, Lifestyle Centers, Inline Strip Centers, Mall Redevelopment, Multi-Tenant Retail Environments 

Elevated Retail Centers with Innovative Design Solutions

Onyx Creative has developed working relationships with the top retail developers and mall operators across the nation. From aging malls and vacant big boxes to vibrant community. Our experience deploying retail centers for more than forty years gives us insight to inject new life and create lifestyle destinations through planning and design interventions. 

Beyond simply shopping, we celebrate design to create properties where people want to be. The redevelopment of a high-end shopping center requires special attention to scale, color, and texture. Humanizing the shopping experience is required to brighten and modernize outdated mall typologies.

Exterior of Hot Head Burritos showcasing a black metal fenced in patio, wood paneled wall, and red brick accents.
Corner image of a retail center plaza that includes a Dollar Tree, Tuesday Morning, and Third Federal Bank.

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The Shopping Mall:
Zombie Architecture or Innovative Incubator?

The shopping mall consumes an enormous amount of space in our collective consciousness. It occupies this space like the library and the stadium: as a powerful collective social space and a monumental physical object. However, the library and stadium are both ancient typologies tested by time, while the auto-oriented shopping mall is a recent invention.

The Shops at Hilltop is a revitalization project of an existing mall in Richmond, CA. This rendering gives a birds-eye-view of the roof portion of the design.

Select Projects

Our diverse project experience puts us in a position to help with any of your project needs.

Golden Gate Plaza

Golden Gate Plaza
Westwood Commons

Westwood Commons
Station Twelve

Station Twelve
College Mall

College Mall
The Landing Tucson

The Landing Tucson
The Shops at Hilltop

The Shops at Hilltop
Southlake Park Village

Southlake Park Village
Cedar Center

Cedar Center
Mill Station

Mill Station
This close up of a sidewalk's water feature in front of a retail center that includes a Petsmart and Lazboy demonstrates the importance of incorporating humanity in the design.

Revitalizing the Everyday Shopping Center’s
Modern Roots for a More Humane Architecture

Outdated strip centers with high vacancy rates and low traffic are suffering as the soft goods retail market continues to shift. Demand for strip center space can grow along with the changing retail landscape. Our design professionals have rich retail experience to carefully plan and upgrade facilities on a variety of budgets that will help attract a healthy mix of tenant types.  

Rebranding a retail center requires thoughtful consideration of several key factors, including a name that reflects the center’s vision and local context, an appeal to the target demographic, and creative strategies to stand out. By blending local relevance with innovative design and branding, a rebrand can enhance customer experience and drive success.

Rebranding Retail Centers

This graphic showcases the final Golden Gate logo, while conveying the process of creating it.
This "golden gate" exterior signage that is back-lit by feature lighting was a part of our design and rebrand for the retail center.
Finalized Golden Gate signage was installed purposefully around the plaza.

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Outdoor shopping center with people walking and sitting on grass, featuring stores like Lululemon and other brands, surrounded by trees and a clear sky.
Commercial building with "Hot Head Burritos" storefront, surrounded by landscaping under a blue sky.
Shopping center at dusk with stores including Ulta Beauty and others, featuring streetlights and benches.
Shopping plaza with Ohio Savings Bank, Ideal Image, and DentalWorks storefronts.
Modern building exterior with large beauty advertisement, trees, and people walking on the sidewalk.

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More project types

Athletic apparel store with leggings and bras displayed.
Modern bar interior with a long marble-topped counter, high stools, shelves stocked with various bottles, and hanging decorative lights.
Open office space with rows of cubicles, each equipped with computers, phones, and office chairs. A person is walking through the central aisle. The ceiling has fluorescent lighting, and the carpet has blue accents.
Modern colorful room with round tables and stools, pop art wall designs, ceiling lights, and a digital display showing spiral icons.
Architectural rendering of a modern office building with glass entrance, labeled "Crane Aerospace & Electronics," surrounded by landscaped greenery, parked cars, and a clear blue sky.