Commercial Insights

Retail, workplace, hospitality, institutional, healthcare, and other commercial project stories.

Architectural visualization of the fitness center

Clubhouse Fitness Center

A five-car garage beside a Columbus, Ohio, apartment clubhouse is redesigned as a 1,117-square-foot fitness center, with new openings that bring in daylight.

Architectural visualization of the Dance Unite studio

Dance Unite

A proposed dance studio in Columbus, Ohio: a budget-minded prefabricated steel building with a welcoming facade and a community-focused plan.

Architectural visualization of the medical-center addition

Medical Center Addition

A double-height glass lobby and a new front facade give an older single-story brick medical building in Columbus, Ohio, a clear entrance and a new identity.

Architectural visualization of Ticknors at Polaris Fashion Place

Ticknors at Polaris

A menswear store fit-out at Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus, Ohio, with more storefront glass, a larger sales floor and fitting rooms around a central lounge.

Walgreens store in Columbus

Walgreens Interior Repair

An interior repair at a Walgreens in Columbus, Ohio, rebuilding restrooms damaged by a vehicle so they could return to service.

Wide view of the Woodward Dispensary entry lounge and central retail counter

Woodward Dispensary

A dispensary buildout in Ohio combining two retail bays into one open, daylit sales floor, with a drive-thru and secure rear service designed in from the start.

Cameron Mitchell Restaurants - Great People Delivering Genuine Hospitality

Where Design Meets Dining: Inside Cameron Mitchell's Approach to Restaurant Architecture

Randy Roberty, Director of Design and Architecture at Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, discusses how design shapes the dining experience - from first impressions to back-of-house operations.

Aerial view of White Castle's 20-acre Columbus headquarters campus

Community Conversation: Inside White Castle's New Columbus Headquarters

John Kelley of White Castle discusses the company's new LEED Gold headquarters in Columbus and what it means to build for generations.

Fox in the Snow bakery storefront

Fox in the Snow: From Publishing to Pastries

Lauren Culley, co-founder of Fox in the Snow, shares her journey from New York publishing to creating one of Columbus's most beloved bakeries, discussing entrepreneurship, design philosophy, and building community through food.

Concept rendering of the Marble Cliff headquarters

Marble Cliff Headquarters

A headquarters and retail concept in Marble Cliff, Ohio, stacking company offices over a dual drive-thru, with four flexible retail bays along the rear.

Aerial photograph of the retail building containing Liberty Premium Wine and Craft Beer

Liberty Wines

A wine and craft beer shop fit-out in Powell, Ohio, that turned a raw gravel-floor shell with no back room into a sales floor that also stores and serves.

Architectural visualization of the Liberty Wines retail interior

Commercial Architecture: What to Know Before You Build

From permitting to experiential retail, this guide breaks down the commercial architecture process.

Completed BeAligned Health interior

BeAligned Health

A chiropractic office expansion in Powell, Ohio, where BeAligned Health doubled its space and a full-scale tape layout tested the rooms before construction.

Showcase of Arcfluence’s small commercial project designs

Small Commercial Projects: Precision Design for Impact

Innovative, detail-oriented designs transform small commercial spaces in Columbus with functionality and creativity.