COMMERCIAL DESIGN
AC Hotel by Marriott, Spartanburg
In association with David M. Schwarz Architects
MCMILLAN PAZDAN SMITH
With studios throughout the Carolinas and Georgia, McMillan Pazdan Smith (MPS) is always nearby, dedicated to the communities and clients we serve.
Our team of architects, planners, and interior designers is committed to creating functional, enduring, cost-effective, and iconic built environments. With expertise across markets including commercial, civic, education, healthcare, industrial, and multi-family living, clients and communities benefit from diverse, collaborative research and thought leadership. With each project, we strive to enhance quality of life and empower each client to achieve their goals, creating meaningful and lasting impact for the good of all.
WORKPLACE DESIGN
We understand the power of interior and exterior design to inspire, enhance, and transform a corporate environment. The Commercial Practice Area at McMillan Pazdan Smith creates built environments that help companies improve their culture, collaboration, recruiting, and retention. Through the creation of well-designed workspaces, our team helps firms maximize their ROI, and maintain a competitive edge in an increasingly demanding marketplace.
Working with corporations to understand their mission and culture, dedicated office and interiors team have designed numerous projects including law firms, financial services, corporate headquarters, retail spaces, mixed-use, and hospitality. Always mindful to design spaces that are flexible, functional, and collaborative — McMillan Pazdan Smith creatively integrates leading-edge workplace research with cost-effective materials and finishes into vibrant, state-of-the-art solutions that reinforce a client’s brand and competitive advantage.
Adams Outdoor Advertising, Charlotte Office
Berkshire Hathaway, Sales Center
The Cigar Factory, Adaptive Reuse + Tenant Upfits
Clemson Architectural Center
PlanSource
Trunk Club
SnapCap
Coldwell Banker Caine, Office Renovation
McMillan Pazdan Smith, Greenville Office
Elliott Davis, Charlotte, Charleston, & Greenville Office Upfits
Charleston Office
Greenville Office
Charlotte Office
Charleston Office
HOSPITALITY DESIGN
In Hospitality Design, we strive to reflect the culture and identity defining each community, while accommodating design criteria, brand — and understanding that cost and speed-to-market are vital aspects of a development-driven effort.
Our philosophy is to become a valued partner — understanding the client’s business goals and helping them achieve success through creativity in the built environment. The way we work, the communities we serve, and the environments we create — all reflect a sense of place and purpose. Our designers have created great hotels for boutique collections such as Beemok Hospitality, Auberge Resorts, Kessler Collection, and Lowe Destination Development, along with traditionally branded experiences for Marriott, Hilton, and IHG.
Hospitality design is a distinctive skill that requires the blending of a great guest experience with the functionality of an efficient back-of-house. It demands an understanding of Brand — what makes the business unique, plus a realization of local needs, your audience, and your market.
Hyatt Place Mt. Pleasant
In association with David M. Schwarz Architects AC Hotel Spartanburg by Marriott,
The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Jack Dusty Restaurant
Hyatt Place, Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Our Industrial Team has supported international and domestic clients across the Southeastern United States for more than 25 years. Recent projects include light manufacturing, assembly, logistics, and product distribution facilities that range from 20,000 SF to over 1M SF.
Our clients include sophisticated international brands, often establishing North American headquarter facilities and representing automotive, aviation, medical, pharmaceutical, and food service industries. With a diverse employee base, our in-house resources include fluency in multiple languages and a cultural understanding of many nationalities.
Expertise includes design of all primary exterior shell systems including tilt-up, insulated precast concrete, or insulated metal wall panels. With extensive experience in design-bid-build procurement and delivery methodology, projects include high bay stacking storage and crane bay volumes of significant size.
Proterra, EV Battery Systems Manufacturing Facility
Linde + Wiemann, German
MIXED-USE DESIGN
As a community-focused design practice, we understand that the well-being of communities is predicated on the vitality, connectivity, and sustainability provided by the integration of commercial, residential, and recreational spaces. Our firm has participated in many master planning and design efforts to create mixed-use communities that represent intelligent models for growth.
We have an established network of private and public developer clients throughout the Southeast, and are adept at helping them navigate the process of advanced planning and entitlement through subsequent phases of design.
The Maxwell / Mayfair Street Partners
The Waterfront Daniel Island, East West Partners
The Maxwell, Juneau Construction
Judson Mill, Judson Mill
Magnetic South Brewing
Stumpy’s Hatchet House
Multi-Family Lobby
RESTAURANT DESIGN
Whether we’re designing a local, fine dining atmosphere or managing a rollout for a national brand, McMillan Pazdan Smith‘s dedicated Restaurant Team has built a reputation for creating meaningful customer experiences. Relying on our well-established process and decades of success, we focus on collaborating with clients all the way through aggressive timelines, construction documents to the final opening day. Because we work hard to stay on the leading edge of restaurant trends, we can consistently apply high impact design across a wide range of budgets.
Just as importantly, our experience in hundreds of municipalities for regional and national clients give us the expertise to create unique prototypical designs that integrate perfectly with national and regional brands. We focus on building and maintaining strong client relationships and client satisfaction through:
• The importance of brand + high impact design
• Understanding the latest design trends
• Adaptability to service a wide range of budgets
• Attention to detail + unique, creative solutions
Stella’s Southern Brasserie, Restaurant
Gather GVL, 12-Restaurant Outdoor Food Court
Yee-Haw Brewing Company, Restaurant, Taproom, and Brewery
Urban Wren, Restaurant, Winery, & Tasting Room
Jianna, Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Papa John’s Pizza, Nationwide Expansion
Jones Oyster House, Restaurant Renovation
RETAIL DESIGN
McMillan Pazdan Smith understands the importance of a successful retail establishment for our corporate clients and retail developers. With experience across the United States in 100’s of municipalities and over 20 years working with regional and national clients, we have the expertise to create your unique design.
Relying on our well-established process, we focus on conceptual planning, market assessments, site evaluation, surveys, value analysis, and permitting — collaborating with clients all the way through aggressive timelines and construction documents to final opening day. We focus on building and maintaining strong client relationships with client satisfaction through:
• Understanding the latest design trends
• The importance of brand + high impact design
• Adaptability to a wide range of budgets
• Attention to detail + unique, creative solutions
Holland Market, Pacolet Milliken
Harwell Village, Casto
McBee Station, Coldwell Banker Caine
Havertys Furniture, Multi-Location Retail Rollout
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