Commercial

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Commercial Expertise

Marketable spaces that elevate your brand

Your brand is built on years of providing consistent and quality products or services for your customers. Recognizing that a brand is far more than just a logo, we not only uphold but enhance your brand identity through value-driven commercial architecture and commercial engineering.

By understanding your unique needs, industry trends, and the habits of your customers, our architects and engineers strategically design commercial spaces that cater to your employees and customers. The result is a space that resonates with your brand essence, elevating the experience each customer has when working with you.

One Firm. One Team. Multidisciplinary Solutions in Architecture, Engineering, Environmental, and Planning.

Retail

Retail environments succeed when intentional design connects brand identity, engaging experiences, and operational functionality. ISG designs experiential stores and prototypes that translate your brand into retail spaces that optimize sales performance.

Our commercial design team understands that retail experiences start at the curb. We deliver store planning, site design, approvals and entitlements, tenant improvements, and multi-site programs with consistent standards.

Expertise

  • Shopping Centers + Retail Developments
  • Big Box Retail
  • Grocery and Supermarket Retail
  • Inline + Specialty Retail
  • Pharmacy/Drugstore Retail
  • Prototype Development + Implementation
  • Tenant Store Design + Fit-Out Plans
  • Convenience Store and Gas Stations
  • Automotive Retail + Service
  • Car Wash + Detailing
  • Childcare Facilities
  • Equipment Dealerships + Service

Retail Portfolio

Workplace

Effective workplaces drive collaboration, productivity, and long‑term growth while shaping employee experiences. ISG learns how your teams work and turns those insights into efficient, adaptable, future‑ready spaces aligned with your culture.

We deliver tenant improvements, ground‑up office buildings, relocations, and corporate campus planning through integrated architecture, interiors, and engineering. Whether implementing new workplace strategies, adjusting capacities, or establishing scalable standards across multiple locations, our workplace design team enables consistent employee experiences and measurable operational outcomes.

Expertise

  • Corporate Headquarters + Campuses
  • Corporate Office Buildings
  • Workplace Interiors + Tenant Improvements
  • Re-Tenanting + Lease Plans
  • Innovation Labs
  • Research + Development Spaces
  • Technology + Creative Spaces
  • Flexible Offices + Co-Working Spaces
  • Furniture Design + Integration
  • Branding + Graphics

Workplace Portfolio

Lodging

Guest experience, operational flow, and development economics are key in lodging design. ISG integrates architecture, engineering, and hospitality planning from the start to translate brand standards into engaging hotels, from boutique renovations to new‑builds for brands such as Hilton and Marriott.

We help owners, developers, and operators maximize site potential, streamline construction, and deliver future‑ready properties that strengthen brand presence and value. To keep rollouts consistent, schedules predictable, and openings smooth, ISG coordinates zoning, entitlements, and permitting.

Expertise

  • Full-Service Hotels
  • Boutique + Lifestyle Hotels
  • Limited-Service Hotels
  • Extended Stay Hotels
  • Resorts
  • Conference + Convention Hotels

Lodging Portfolio

Restaurant

Great restaurant experiences don’t happen by accident—they are shaped by intentional design that brings your brand to life. You need spaces that operate efficiently while delivering a cohesive identity from from curb to counter.

ISG helps clients strengthen their presence by improving how guests see, enter, and move through the spaces. Our integrated team brings the full range of expertise needed to enhance site flow and wayfinding while creating environments that operate efficiently and express your brand clearly in any setting.

Expertise

  • Quick-Service Restaurants
  • Fast Casual Restaurants
  • Casual Dining
  • Coffee Shops + Cafes
  • Drive-Thru + Pickup-Oriented Restaurants
  • Food Halls + Markets
  • Wineries
  • Breweries + Distilleries

Restaurant Portfolio

Warehouse + Storage

Site optimization and operational efficiency are essential for warehouse and storage facilities. ISG plans sites, buildings, and systems as a unified strategy to maximize your return on investment.

We design flex warehouse, multi‑story climate-controlled storage, and adaptive‑reuse conversions for both independent owners and multi‑site portfolios. Our coordinated approach focuses on durability, code compliance, and cost‑effective operations across new construction and adaptive reuse.

Expertise

  • Distribution Centers
  • E-Commerce Fulfillment Centers
  • Bulk Warehouses
  • Cross-Dock Terminals
  • Cold Storage + Refrigerated Warehouses
  • Climate-Controlled Self-Storage
  • Storage Yards
  • Flex Warehouse
  • Drive-Up Storage

Warehouse + Storage Portfolio

Site Development

Successful sites are built on fast planning, early decisions, and a team that knows how to remove obstacles before they slow you down. ISG brings that discipline to commercial real estate developers and national tenant programs, planning and engineering sites that protect your return on investment.

We provide one point of contact who manages due diligence, utility coordination, access and circulation, grading, stormwater, and permitting across the U.S. This simplifies the process, improves responsiveness, and gives multi‑site programs consistent standards, predictable schedules, and a better experience.

Expertise

  • Project Leadership + Management
  • GIS + Data Analytics
  • Market Research Analysis
  • Site Due Diligence + Fit Planning
  • Financial Testing + Viability
  • Entitlement Strategy
  • Community Engagement
  • Site Design + Engineering
  • Architectural Coordination
  • Brand Rollouts
  • Traffic Engineering
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Survey
  • Environmental Investigation

Site Development Portfolio

The ISG

Difference

ISG has a simple yet significant approach—we listen to you. After all, no one knows your brand and customer base better than you.

We aren’t afraid to tackle challenges head-on, and with one point of contact throughout the entire project, we eliminate gaps in communication—keeping your projects on schedule and on budget. This tailored approach results in custom solutions that extend beyond your expectations.

  • Value Beyond Design
  • Client-Focused Approach
  • Brand Understanding + Adherence

Business Unit Experts

Ryan Anderson, PE

Business Unit Leader, Commercial

Michael Hille

Development Strategist

MaTrasa Maae, IIDA

Senior Interior Designer

Alex Amadeo, PE

Civil Engineer

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Geographic Information System (GIS)

Using geographic information systems (GIS) integrated with Esri software, we develop valuable geospatial mapping tools that enable informed decision-making by incorporating demographic, psychographic, and socioeconomic data into visual representations.

360° Tours

Our fast-capture drone photography captures aerial, roof, or ground level imagery to create 360-degree tours that place future development plans in the context of existing spaces, helping you make better decisions faster.

"They're persistent, talented, and insanely visionary. ISG has been integral in helping us identify and recruit tenants to our development, which has had a significant positive impact.

They're so much more than just an architect and engineer. They're our development partner-we couldn't and wouldn't be doing this without them."

Anne Haber
Pendar Properties, Partner
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