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ICSC Global Design & Development Awards has awarded the Del Mar Highlands Town Center a Silver Award in the Renovations and Expansions category. As part of the renovation and expansion, diverse spaces were created so that community members can shop, dine, and gather. Several improvements were made to existing areas to bring a fresh look to...

Last night, Equinox on Beale Street was awarded a Gold Award and a Sustainable Commendation at the ICSC Global Design and Development Awards. A special thank you to ICSC for this special recognition and a wonderful ceremony.  Located between the Financial District and the burgeoning SOMA region of San Francisco, this 35,600 SF luxe fitness club...

We are excited to be attending the ICSC CenterBuild Conference this week! Sean Unsell, Senior Studio Director and Associate Principal at RDC, will host a Roundtable on Wednesday, November 30, from 1:30-3:00 PM. His presentation will emphasize the importance of adaptive reuse in today’s market through successful execution, leveraging of...

RDC is excited to share the promotion of Sean Slater, AIA, to the position of Senior Principal, announced Mitra Esfandiari, AIA, partner with RDC. Slater is the principal-in-charge of RDC’s San Diego office. “Sean collaborates as a placemaking and mixed-use leader, exemplifying RDC’s firmwide values of great work and cultivating growth, while...

Join RDC Studio Director and Associate Principal Derek Heeb for a roundtable discussion at the ICSC Center Build Conference on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 8:15- 9:15 AM. The presentation will examine how prefabricated building envelope panels were used at Horton Plaza to solve budget and schedule challenges as well as achieve creative design and...

InspireDesign featured RDC Senior Principal Jackson Thilenius, AIA, who was recognized for his promotion to Senior Principal, Hospitality and Interiors.   “Our team excels in creating memorable destinations, utilizing the tools of creativity and storytelling to personalize and differentiate the user experience,” Thilenius said.  “We have the...

Architecture, planning, and interiors firm, RDC has promoted Jackson Thilenius, AIA, to the position of Senior Principal, Hospitality and Interiors. Thilenius runs an international practice that provides integrated services of Interior Design, Branding, and Procurement services. RDC’s Interior Design team delivers award-winning work to prominent...

ICSC's Global Design & Development Awards has named Campus at Horton as a finalist in the Evolving Innovation & Aspiration category. Horton Plaza seeks to take advantage of its downtown location and adjacency to San Diego’s famous Gaslamp District by re-imagining the campus as a one million SF mixed-use office and retail development that...

For its Global Design and Development Awards, ICSC has nominated Equinox on Beale Street as a finalist. Located between the Financial District and the burgeoning SOMA region of San Francisco, this 35,600 SF luxe fitness club is a health and wellness destination amenity for the city. The design prioritized the articulation of the club’s ‘social...

We are honored to share that our Del Mar Highlands Town Center project has been selected as a finalist in this year’s ICSC Global Design & Development Awards in the Renovations and Expansions category. During the renovation and expansion diverse spaces were created to allow the community to shop, dine, and gather. Improvements in existing...

This holiday season, we are teaming up with AIA Northern Virginia Women in Architect to collect donations of gently used purses, handbags, and backpacks for the Purses for a Purpose Drive! As part of this program, donations will be filled with essential toiletries that will be delivered to homeless women across the country.Donations can be...

We are delighted to highlight our Procurement Studio’s work with CADA Design and The Howard Hughes Corporation at the iconic Tin Building by Jean-Georges. With its 53,000 square feet of market space and 12 separate culinary concepts, the Tin Building offers a stunning experience accompanied by a unique ambiance that makes the...

Confluence Park at Valencia is the recipient of a Citation Award from AIA OC. Congrats to our Interiors and Procurement Studios for a project well done! Confluence Park is the central park of a visionary master planned network of 4,000 new homes connected by trails and hallmarked by state-of-the art amenities. The interiors and procurement team...

RDC is proud to have been the architect for Jenni Kayne's newest location in Atlanta. This is Jenni Kayne’s first store in the southeast and it is located in the Buckhead Village District. The newly opened shop provides a unique shopping experience with inviting neutrals and a wide range of timeless home and wardrobe pieces, key to the brand's...

Our team installed Solis Park 3 for Great Park Neighborhoods located in Irvine, California. This project consists of a community building and two open pool shade structures. It is a Moroccan inspired design that encapsulates the experience of resting under a tent canopy with its dramatic arches, shadow play as well as its color and material...

We are pleased to share ABC10 San Diego’s update on the Horton Plaza redevelopment, currently the nation’s largest adaptive reuse project under construction.  In this tour of the construction site, Adam Racusin, Stockdale Capital Partners Jimmy Parker and RDC Principal Sean Slater show off highlights of the construction progress and the new views...

Last week as part of our REDI speaker series and in celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth, RDC was joined by Eric Solis. Eric highlighted his work in architecture, art, and design, along with his most recent endeavors in fashion.  As one of the project partners on the newly constructed 6th street bridge in Los Angeles, Eric shared how...

We are excited to attend the ICSC Western States Conference in San Diego this week, Sept 28-30. If you will also be there, please stop by and see us at our booth #1148. We would love to see you! For more information visit:ICSC@WESTERN | ICSC: Innovating Commerce Serving Communities    

James Perse’s Malibu House is his newest flagship location dedicated to showcasing his home décor product offering. Located in the historic Malibu Lumber Yard, the store is set within the stunning retail and dining destination that reflects Malibu’s effortless and unique lifestyle. This shopping destination captures Malibu’s casual coastal...

We are headed to NECANN New York this year! RDC Principal Virginia Maggiore, AIA will take part in a conversation about establishing a successful dispensary alongside Katharine Baxter, Tony Gallo, Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, and Katelyn Coskey. Follow them:Virginia Maggiore, AIAKatherine BaxterTony GalloPoint Seven GroupSapphire Risk Advisory...

RDC is proud to continue our relationship with Jenni Kayne, providing architecture services for the brand’s rollout, including the new Brentwood Country Mart Jenni Kayne Home store that opened in May 2022 on 26th Street in the City of Santa Monica. The Jenni Kayne Home Store is an additional location to the original Jenni Kayne store at the...

RDC’s Principal Sean Slater is participating in the San Diego Pride Parade with The San Diego LGBT Community Center. Theme: Justice with Joy!When: July 16, 2022 @ 10:00 AMLocations: The parade begins at the Hillcrest Pride Flag at University Ave. and Normal St., proceeds west on University Ave., turns south on 6th Ave., turns left onto Balboa Dr....

Chris Gorney, Director of Creative Sourcing and Procurement at architecture firm RDC, tells GlobeSt.com, “Port access, slowdowns, and widespread price increases continue to affect every part of our profession even though things have begun to improve.” “How the supply-chain crisis affects our clients wholly depends on project typology. For F&B...

At the 2022 PCBC Gold Nugget Awards, Confluence at Valencia took home the Grand Award in two categories: Best Community Amenity and Best Design for Energy Efficiency. Congratulations to the entire team! Builder: FivePoint Holdings, LLCDeveloper: FivePoint and Newhall Land & Farming groupArchitect/Designer: AOPlanner: FivePoint; BrightView...

Block Street & Building offers a glimpse into the Chaffee Crossing Historic District redevelopment. With our client Rival CRE, RDC’s NW Arkansas Office is serving as architect for the adaptive re-use of the Barracks at Chaffee, the historic structures that will become mixed-use spaces with retail at the pedestrian level and apartments above....

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Virginia Maggiore, AIA, has been named to the position of Principal of RDC. Since joining RDC in 2019, Virginia has built the firm’s practice of Retail Store Rollout and Planning, adding notable clients to the firm’s roster and garnering accolades for her work from colleagues and clients. “Virginia is constantly striving for excellence and has...

The American Institute of Architects, San Diego Chapter, proudly announced The Sky Deck at Del Mar Highlands Town Center as a 2022 Merit Award Winner in the Category of Interior Architecture. The prestigious award honors innovative design, with an emphasis on sustainability over a broad range of categories. This year had a particular focus on...

RDC ranks #14 among VMSD’s 2022 Top Retail Design Firms from around the globe! We are pleased to be part of this fine cohort! Click here to see the full list!Store: Erewhon Photo by: Carlos Hernandez, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, CDT, ICC Member

The interior architecture by RDC reimagines creative office design at this 100,000-sf tech-forward environment that facilitates both in-office collaboration and a new hybrid working model. The sustainable, high-performance building was designed by Studio One Eleven. To execute the Laserfiche’s desired environmental brand, RDC Interiors...

RDC designed the prototype for a nationwide rollout of Players Café, an experiential convenience store powered by Lotto USA.  The retail space features a cashless lottery, coffee on tap, games, a scratch-off bar, lotto machine wall, and playful displays of gifts and snacks.

We reflect on 2021 with gratitude for our ability to contribute to our communities. A few years ago, RDC’s Hospitality + Interiors work group was awarded the opportunity to create a safe and supportive space to facilitate the mission of WISEplace. Since its foundation in 1924, WISEplace has helped more than 8,400 unhoused women to rebuild their...

Carina Mills, AIA, RDC’s Talent Director, has been elected as Vice President of Professional Practice for AIA California.  She is a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona’s BArch program and began her service to AIA as soon as she moved to Long Beach and joined the local chapter.  Carina began her career dedicated to developing her skills as a...

Jenni Kayne, the California lifestyle brand known for minimalist, elevated, and timeless wardrobe staples, in addition to home classics and furniture, opens its flagship Jenni Kayne Home store in New York City. Located in the heart of New York’s SoHo, the store features all the architectural details suited to the city, including lofty ceilings,...

Thank you, Interior Design, for recognizing RDC with the 2021 "Best of Year" Award for Equinox Beale Street for fitness.  Interior Design's Best of Year is the design industry's premiere design awards program, honoring the most significant work of the year as well as recognizing designers, architects, and manufacturers from around the globe.  We...

Congratulations to Carlos Hernandez, AIA, RDC’s Director of Technical Management, on becoming a member of Board of Directors of the AIA South Bay/Long Beach Chapter.  In this role, Carlos will participate in sub-committees including DEI, Scholarship Programs, and will lead the AIA LB/SB 2022’s Photography Competition. The AIA LB/SB Board Retreat...

Rhone’s first location outside of the Northeast is now open at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, California. RDC is proud to be part of Rhone’s retail expansion. This new store environment defines Rhone’s brand and culture. The concept features and inviting floor plan, hospitality area, furniture, and décor, engaging customers to browse, and...

Congratulations to our Equinox Culver City team for the recent recognition of a 2021 AIA Orange County Design Award! The jurors applauded RDC for the Equinox Culver City location that breathes new life into an existing office building. They celebrated the reuse of a tired existing building as an example of a successful embodied carbon story. The...

RDC celebrates Rivian’s first Hub – a physical location designed to encourage exchange with the local community and for Rivian fans to gather and connect. Because purchasing a Rivian can be done digitally, Rivian is untethered from the traditional car-buying experience, and free to define what they wanted a Rivian space to be. RDC is proud to...

Senior Principal Mitra Esfandiari, AIA, was invited to guest lecture at UCLA.  She shared stories of her professional life as an architect and of the places that RDC has designed both near and far.  The students enjoyed the conversation about career path and about working both locally and internationally. 

It’s been a busy two years since we achieved our WELL Gold Certification in 2017. The standard has proven to be a useful tool to support healthy outcomes both across our company and project portfolio. Since our relocation, we’ve tested multiple air quality monitors which have helps us to prove the quality our space, especially during poor air...

The first of what will be more than 500 panels were lifted into place on the busy construction site at the reimagining of Downtown San Diego’s Horton Plaza.  At the corner of 1st Street and G Street owner Stockdale Capital Partners is adding five floors to the existing five-story department store to transform it into a 10-story office tower....

Sky Deck at Del Mar Highlands is named as one of Fodor's 10 Best New Food Halls across the US! Congratulations to our client and collaborator, Donahue Schriber Realty Group! Inspired by Barcelona’s stylish El Nacional, Sky Deck boasts more high-end restaurants (nine) than its Spanish counterpart (four), closes earlier (9:30 p.m. weekdays and...