Chipman Design Architecture

Awards

ARCHITECTURAL RECORD MAGAZINE

“Top 300 Architecture Firms” National Ranking

2016, 2015, 2014

“Top 250 Architecture Firms” National Ranking

2014, 2013, 2012

 

BLACKHAWKS CHICAGO FLAGSHIP STORE

VMSD “Retail Renovation of the Year”

Chicago Magnificent Mile “Development of the Year”

 

BRUNSWICK ZONE

Bowler’s Journal “Best Renovated Center”

 

BUILD MAGAZINE

Recognized Leaders in Prototype Design Development in the U.S.

 

COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION MAGAZINE

“Top Restaurant Design Firms” Nationally Ranked #2 2016, #4 2015

“Top Architectural/Design Firms” National Ranking 2016, 2015. 2014

“Leading Commercial Architects” National Ranking 2013, 2012, 2011

“Top Commercial Architects” National Ranking 2010, 2009

“Top Architecture and Engineering Firms” National Ranking 2008

“Top Retail Architects and Engineers” National Ranking 2007

 

DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC WORKS SERVICE CENTER

Park Ridge, Illinois

“Project of the Year” American Public Works Association

 

DAILY HERALD

Book of Lists  Ranked #1 Architecture firm in the Chicagoland Area

2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

 

DESIGN:RETAIL MAGAZINE

“Design Leaders: Retail’s Top 20” National Ranking

2016, 2015, 2014 2013, 2012

 

DISTINGUISHED BUILDING AWARDS – AIA

Alliance Bank / Harbert, Michigan

Flatlander’s Restaurant and Brewery (Interiors) / Lincolnshire, Illinois

Harbor Grand Hotel and Conference Center / New Buffalo, Michigan

 

ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD

“Midwest Top Design Firms” National Ranking 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

 

HI CONNECT

“Most Innovative Vignette” People’s Choice Award for Luxury Hotel Room

 

HOTEL MANAGEMENT

“Top Design Firms” National Ranking 2016, 2015, 2014

 

LOST DUNES GOLF CLUB / Bridgman, Michigan

Planet Golf USA The Definitive Reference to Great Golf Courses in

America – Featured Project Cover Photograph

“Ten Best Contemporary Clubhouses in the World” The Golfer Magazine

“3rd Best New Private Course”  Golf Digest Magazine

“Interior Beauty of Wood Award”  Wood Works Magazine

Featured Project: Design Showcase – Resort + Recreation Magazine

 

VISUAL MERCHANDISING and STORE DESIGN MAGAZINE

“Top Retail Design Firms” National Ranking 2016, 2015

“Industry’s Leading Design Firms” National Ranking 2014, 2013, 2012

Recognized Leaders in Prototype Design Development in the U.S.

 

Time Out to open one of Chicago's biggest food halls

  • Chicago Tribune
  • December 2017

We are so thrilled to be the architect and design firm collaborating with TimeOut on this incredible, high-profile project in our hometown of Chicago, Illinois!

As a restaurant trend that continues to expand across the globe, food halls provide a diverse and multi-generational experience for the growing 'foodie culture.' The publisher of Time Out entertainment magazines plans to open one of the largest food halls in Chicago in 2019, in the Fulton Market district that’s already a destination for foodies.

Time Out Market Chicago is planned for a three-level, nearly 50,000-square-foot building. It will include 600 seats, and The Chicago magazine’s editorial staff will curate 16 food stations from local vendors. The market also will include three bars, a demonstration kitchen, retail and local art.

“The strength of the Time Out brand in Chicago combined with the city’s fantastic food and culture scene make this a great location for a new Time Out Market …” Time Out Group CEO Julio Bruno said in the news release.

Creating Experiential Spaces with Virtual Reality

  • Architectural Systems, Inc. NY
  • December 2017

Chipman Design participated in the panel, "Creating Experiential Spaces with Virtual Reality".

Lauren focused on sharing with the audience how virtual reality was instrumental in the planning and designing of the Manhattan ULTA Beauty flagship location. Uses included proactively troubleshooting specific challenges with VR goggles used by contractors on the job site, which proved to be an effective measure to save costs  and time on the build out and ensured everyone involved in the project was  on the same page. Her takeaway was how virtual reality can be used at the construction phases of a project to create an optimal outcome.

Thank you so much to Architectural Systems, Inc. for hosting the incredible Virtual Reality and the Retail Experience panel discussion this past week in New York! CEO, Lauren Chipman, had a great time presenting how Chipman Design approaches VR throughout all phases of the project.

Browse more photos in our Retail Design Portfolio: Ulta Beauty

Gap and Old Navy stores in Times Square

  • November 2017

Take 77,000 square feet in Times Square and create the ultimate, iconic brand experience!

Chipman Design is proudly the architectural firm responsible for the new Gap and Old Navy stores in Times Square. Partnering with Gap Inc. and Schimenti Construction Company was a rewarding, multi-year journey. Enjoy this video showcasing the stores as well as the process.

Judges at RD+D Awards

  • RD+D
  • November 2017

CDA Design Principal, Jay Miranda, was a judge at this year's rd+d awards!

The rd+d awards judging took place in our offices yesterday! Winners will be announced soon! We had designers and consultants from Hyatt, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, Simeone Deary Design Group, SONNY + ASH, and Chipman Design Architecture! Thanks to them for spending the day with us and thanks to YOU for submitting so many amazing projects!

Design Manager Speaks about Hospitality Trends

  • BDNY 2017
  • November 2017

Our amazing Design Manager, Meg Stevens, spoke at BDNY 2017 about current hospitality trends in Senior Living as well as the intricacies of designing for and installing nationally in these communities.

Compiling an impressive portfolio that spans both hospitality as well as senior living design, Meg is recognized for pushing the envelope in senior living with her hospitality background. The constant in every design project Meg undertakes is her understanding of the client, their needs, her implementation of the design and her meticulous attention to detail.

At Chipman Design, Meg is charged with design management and takes projects from conceptualization through completion. Managing the Senior Living Design Team, she has created warm and inviting environments for the senior community throughout the United States. She is adept at developing the overall interior concept, creating the design direction and space plan as well as overlaying materials and finishes. Her management skills continue through construction documents and specifications, FF+E budgeting, design presentations, project installs and all client relations.

Browse more photos in our Hospitality Design Portfolio: Senior Living

Cambria Hotel & Suites on ABC Channel 7

  • ABC Channel 7
  • October 2017

Chipman Design's latest hotel project, Cambria Hotel & Suites, was on abc Channel 7 for a feature.

This guestroom is an absolute dream. While our Design Team is professionally photographing the Cambria Hotel and Suites located in the Chicago Loop, enjoy this sneak peak into the heavenly guestroom at property. So proud of our talented Chipman Design Team led by Haylie!

Browse more photos in our Hospitality Design Portfolio: Cambria Hotel & Suites

Finding inspiration in the grid of Chicago, Chipman Design collaborated with Local Language on this illuminated art installation behind the Welcome Lobby Desk at the Cambria hotel & suites Chicago Loop

Shaping the Future of Foodservice

  • MUFSO Conference
  • October 2017

CEO Lauren Chipman most recently spoke at MUFSO 2017 in Dallas on upcoming restaurant trends and what the future holds for the food service industry. CDA was also represented by Katie Goldman, the Director of Experiential Design from the firm's Denver office!

This was an insightful session on the details bringing customers into their unique venues. Rock & Brews Restaurants with their playgrounds and pet friendly atmospheres create an oasis for all! Punch Bowl Social Austin has a "Go Out Right" philosophy grounded in an eclectic design, social games, and food for foodies that create places to gather with friends. Chipman Design Architecture shared some of the design details clients like Stephanie Izard have used to add value to the guest experience.

Design::Retail Forum

  • Santa Monica, CA
  • September 2017

CEO Lauren Chipman moderated the Q+A following David Tal's thought-provoking session on the future of technology in retail and design:retail forum.

The annual design:retail Forum was held Sept. 13-15 in beautiful Santa Rosa, Calif. The opening night dinner was held at the Kunde Family Winery in Kenwood.

New Denver Office

  • Denver, CO
  • August 2017

Chipman Design Architecture is proud to announce the opening of our newest office in Denver, CO led by Katie Goldman our Director of Experiential Design and newest team member.

In addition to expanding the firms expertise retail, restaurant and hospitality architecture and interior design within the Mountain Region, “the addition of this office offers our client base regional expertise paired with forward-thinking leadership of Katie Goldman,” says CEO, Lauren Chipman. As a leader, Katie is dedicated to client engagement and thrives in managing accounts where the priority is to bring design, culture and business objectives together in a manner that resonates with customers and employees. With more than 15 years of diverse architectural, design and construction experience, she provides the unique ability to elevate the physical space in alignment with the client’s vision. A graduate of the University of Kansas, Katie is a licensed architect and a LEED accredited professional.

Brickhouse Tavern - New Open Air Restaurant

  • Eater.com
  • June 2017

Sunny days and balmy nights! Brickhouse Tavern is open just in time to enjoy the Chicago summer - congratulations to Christine who headed up Chipman's Architectural team on this exciting project!

Brickhouse Tavern, a new two-story restaurant and bar with outdoor views overlooking the ballparkm , features plenty of outdoor seating spread out through 15,000 square feet. Four Corners is calling it a sophisticated sports tavern. Cubs’ ownership has been intent in reshaping Wrigleyville, trying to give fans a better pre- and postgame experience. Brickhouse, named for the team’s beloved former broadcaster, Jack Brickhouse, wants to complement the ballpark environment with its own festive open-air atmosphere. It overlooks The Park At Wrigley, the plaza the club unveiled earlier this year.

Café Design Featured in Chicago Magazine

  • Chicago Magazine
  • June 2017

Not one, but two of our recent store openings are featured in Chicago Magazine this week! Ulta Beauty and the world's first Nutella Café.

The world's first Nutella Cafe fans with a modern feel, floral-shaped lighting fixtures, and ceilings designed as works of art, reminiscent of those tasty, creamy and chocolatey jars. Congratulations to the team!

New Opening in the Magnificent Mile

  • Michigan Avenue Magazine
  • June 2017

Congratulations to the Chipman Design Ulta team led by Nelly, Bob and Jay on the opening of the new Michigan Avenue store, Ulta No. 999!

Ulta Beauty ushered in its Mag Mile debut with an exclusive in-store reception on June 21, 2017. During the Paramount Events-catered soiree, attendees shopped the 10,000-plus-square-foot boutique while indulging in treats from Dylan’s Candy Bar, enjoyed hair and makeup touch-ups, and partook in other festivities before leaving with gift bags featuring the beauty brand’s latest essentials.

Browse more photos in our Retail Design Portfolio: Ulta Beauty

Chipman's Hospitality Design Ranked Top 12

  • Architectural Digest
  • June 2017

Chipman Design Architecture was featured in "Architectural Digest" for one of the 12 Best-Designed Hotels opening this year, for Hotel Versey in Chicago!

At the intersection of Lakeview and Lincoln Park in a 1920s building originally known as the Diversey Arms, the refurbished Hotel Versey has a bit of rock-and-roll history. Its 137 rooms and lobby feature quirky art such as a bike sculpture and an exterior mannequin that resembles a cool riff off Rodin’s The Thinker. You’ll feel the star power vibe, since music acts such as Nirvana and Radiohead have stayed here.

We are so proud of our incredible team headed up by Hospitality Design Manager Julie Babcock. Her team has soft branded a boutique hotel, incorporating the rich history of the neighborhood into the design details and assembling a rich tableau of local artists for a unique entryway.

Browse more photos in our Hospitality Design Portfolio: Hotel Versey

Banana Republic Retail Design Featured

  • VMSD Magazine
  • May 2017

A big congratulations to Mark Scheerhorn and Kim Keefe on the feature of their beautiful new Banana Republic store located in the Westfield World Trade Shopping Center. Also, Chipman was featured in the magazine as #11 ranked Retail Firm in the country!

This flagship location is stunning and we are so proud of the team and the coordination and expertise provided by Gary Metzger. The store has a New York-centric, club-like feel for its menswear section. It has more masculine finishes like wood paneling, concrete floor tile and black steel. The idea was to make the ground floor reference lower Manhattan's industrial past.

Clothes and accessories are merchandised in an easier to navigate, open space, not the traditional room-to-room approach. A 25ft. rise between first and second floor is connected through a knock-out slab staircase, an aesthetically interesting piece that entices shoppers to explore the store further. In the women's section upstairs, fixtures are presented in a patina bronze finish, surrounded by an airy motif.

Leadership in the Retail Design industry

  • Design:Retail Magazine
  • April 2017 Issue

Congratulations to our CEO Lauren Chipman who was presented with the coveted "40 Under 40" award in New York at design:retail Honors! The evening honored the industry’s most promising future leaders alongside the highest regarded visionaries

Newly appointed CEO, Lauren Chipman, has been awarded a coveted “40 Under 40” position in design:retail magazine’s third annual recognition of top professionals in the retail design industry. The national Honors and Awards Reception in New York will be held on May 22nd, recognizing Lauren as a driving force behind the Chipman Design Architecture’s incomparable Visualization Studio where unimagined technology targets daily use within the conceptual design process.

Ulta Beauty - Store Exterior and Interior Design

  • Santa Monica, LA
  • April 2017

The latest Chipman project to be photographed is the beautiful Ulta located in Santa Monica, CA. On site, we learned from the Store Manager that this store is a frequent star as the setting of  instructional  YouTube makeup videos. Only in Los Angeles!

Ulta is a full-service beauty retailer with more than 350 stores located throughout the United States. Averaging 10,000 square feet, operations combine retailing elements of a department store, drug store and salon within a single space. Chipman Design has worked with Ulta’s in-house design team on its national expansion the last ten years, completing more than 200 new stores. Providing innovative retail planning and design, the firm has refined and streamlines the processes to assure greater efficiency within the national program. Browse more photos in our Retail Design Portfolio: Ulta Beauty

Another Success at Waterton

  • Garland, TX
  • April 2017

The Chipman team was onsite for another successful hospitality installation of their design for a multi-unit residential client! We are loving the team's strategic use of color to bring this pool to life, in turn creating a warm and inviting space for the residents.

Congratulations to Marianne Kozelka and Kristin Barrero from the Waterton team on the successful installation at Parkside at Firewheel in Garland, TX. We are loving how inviting this pool is for all the residents of the community.

Browse more photos in our Hospitality Design Portfolio: Waterton at Parkside at Firewheel.

Judson University – Interior Design Final

  • Elgin, IL
  • April 2017

John Chipman and Design Manager Julie Babcock visited Judson University to provide their expertise and guidance for the school's Interior Design final project this week.

John Chipman and Design Manager Julie Babcock visited Judson University to provide their expertise and guidance for the school's Interior Design final project this week. Also in attendance was David Mwale Ogoli, Dean of the Judson School of Architecture (and father of Chipman team member Roy Mwale!)

Grand Opening at Cubs Store

  • Chicago Tribune
  • April 2017

Chipman Design is proud to be the design and architecture firm responsible for the new Chicago Cubs flagship store, featured in Chicago Tribune.

This 8,400-square-foot store was concepted and designed by the Chipman team. Filled with extraordinary, custom-designed baseball-themed fixtures and details, an Augmented Reality Green Screen photo booth draws customers upstairs to shop game-used equipment. A giant TV screen surrounded by 250 Louisville Slugger bats will show a live feed from the ballpark during games. Fans can view the Cubs' Gold Glove trophies, take pictures in a photo booth or buy a customized jersey or bat. Chipman Design Architecture was further chosen as architect and design firm for The Jostens Store at Wrigley Field.

Markets & Grocery Stores: Contextual Requirements

  • CDA White Paper
  • April 2017

Chipman Design White Paper where Mark Scheerhorn is interviewed regarding Contextual Requirements for Urban Markets. 

Chipman Design Architecture's latest white paper outlines the importance of designing the store for the urban environment and the importance of location. Contextual requirements are truly at the heart of thoughtful design and the first step in the success of a new grocery store location. The architectural designer and the client must commit the time to study the community’s values and traditions. Not only will this help the client craft a specific selection of which food lines to carry, but it will inform the design of the store to enable it to become an integrated part of the neighborhood. Understanding the architectural and built history of an area as well as being integrated into the community early in the planning process are crucial components to consider when opening a new store.

New TUMI Store Opening

  • Orlando Airport
  • March 2017

Congratulations to the Chipman Retail Studio on the opening of the new TUMI store at the Orlando International Airport

TUMI is one of the world’s leading luxury business and travel brands, the premiere spot to replace travel bags and gear, briefcases, totes, and garment bags. Browse more photos in Retail Design Portfolio: TUMI

Design:Retail Architecture Top 20

  • Design:Retail
  • March 2017

Chipman Design is a Design Leader in Design:Retail's Top 20 in the country! Congratulations to all the Retail teams at Chipman Design for all their extraordinary work.

The renown magazine's yearly ranking for North America retail design, architecture and branding firms has Chipman Design Architecture in 10th place, up two positions from last year.

CEO Speaks at Bitac Luxury

  • Dana Point, CA
  • March 2017

CEO Lauren Chipman was an Executive Panel Speaker and attendee at this year's Bitac Luxury event in California!

At Bitac Luxury, decision-makers and vendors focus on the design, construction, renovation, and day-to-day operations of 4 and 5 star lodging properties. BITAC® was rated the #1 event in the hospitality industry [Belden Associates Study].

Jay Miranda speaking at SPARC Interiors Conference

  • New Orleans, LA
  • March 2017

Opal Group SpArc Interiors is an invitation-only meeting that brings together directors of interior design from the top architecture & design firms in the nation.

Design Principal Jay Miranda Shares Insights

Jay had the opportunity to present best practices, case study driven data and explore novel approaches that speak to the industry's most challenging topics. The intimate setting and interactive program format fosters an environment where like-minded peers can engage in thought provoking discussions around a variety of relevant industry subjects. The invaluable information shared during this three day event provides participants with the necessary resources and guidance needed to support interior design projects.

Hotel Versey featured in Boutique Design

  • Boutique Design
  • March 2017

The Chipman team used both the hotel's storied past and location as design inspiration for refresh and rebrand of this historic property.

Originally opened as The Diversey Arms in the 1920's, the hotel became known as the "Rock and Roll Days Inn" throughout the 1990's and 2000's due to its popularity with such touring bands as Radiohead and Nirvana. Chipman Design paid homage by creating custom wallcoverings which feature keystones of the hotel's Chicago location as well as one-of-a-kind art pieces inspired by its historical significance. The Design Team worked hand-in-hand with Chipman's Visualization Studio to create a virtual walkthrough simulation of the new design. The client was then able to walk through the project while the design was still being developed, creating a streamlined decision-making process and getting a true understanding of the space by all parties involved. As developers of this technology, Chipman Design has a history of championing technology and the integrative role that it has in design. Browse more photos in our Hospitality Design Portfolio: Hotel Versey

Recognition as #1 Restaurant Design firm in the country!

  • Commercial Construction & Renovation Magazine
  • Jan-Feb 2017 Issue

Chipman Design Architecture has been named the #1 Restaurant Architecture and Design firm in the country by Commercial Construction and Renovation magazine!

Spotlight on the industry’s leading architecture/design firms

When it comes to new builds, design is everything. To help you get a beat on the industry’s leading architecture/design firms, Commercial Construction & Renovation magazine builds an annual listing. Chipman Design Architecture was ranked #1 in the Restaurant category. Credit goes to all of our restaurant teams in our offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta!