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Architecture Design Collaborative is a full service architecture firm services the US

Architecture Design Collaborative is a full service planning and architectural firm specializing in Retail, Commercial, and Residential projects. We have a combined experience of over 75 years and have worked in the field of architecture for over 30 years. We offer a nationwide exposure with a local perspective by the use of our Mobile Design Studio. This Mobile Design Studio allows us to perform local design work anywhere in the nation!

11/05/2026

What if the elevator didn't have to sit on the ground?

At Pioneer Place in Portland, a seemingly conventional solution created a very unconventional problem.
The new elevator needed to serve the mall, but constructing a traditional pit would have impacted the tenant below - potentially affecting operations and leasable area.
So the conversation changed.
Instead of asking how to build the conventional solution with less disruption, we asked whether the elevator could be supported another way.
The resulting approach allowed the elevator structure to be supported from the building above, avoiding the conventional impact below.
It's a good example of something we encounter often in existing buildings:
The first solution is not always the right problem to solve.
Sometimes changing the question changes what is possible.

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11/03/2026

The finished project rarely shows you how difficult the problem was.

Sometimes the challenge is structural. Sometimes it is operational. Sometimes the tenant cannot lose space. Sometimes existing infrastructure is exactly where the new design needs to go.
And sometimes the solution starts with someone asking: What if we did this completely differently?
ADC has worked through projects where elevators had to avoid impacting tenants below, mall circulation had to be reconsidered to make a major tenant possible, and existing buildings required solutions that were not obvious when the project began.
Those moments are some of our favorite parts of architecture.
Not because the problem was difficult. Because solving it required the team to look at the problem differently.
The finished photograph shows the result. The real story is often the work behind the solution.

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https://zurl.co/77leM

10/29/2026

There isn't an ADC look. And that's intentional.

Put the Davis Collection next to Subaru R&D. Add an Ashley Furniture project, Mitsuwa Marketplace, a food hall and a mall redevelopment.
They shouldn't all look the same.
Every client has a different business. Every site has different constraints. Every project has a different audience, budget and opportunity.
Our job isn't to arrive with an architectural style looking for somewhere to put it. Our job is to understand the problem well enough to find the right design response.
While the finished architecture may look very different from project to project, we want something else to remain consistent:
The thinking behind it.

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https://zurl.co/gyuUw

10/27/2026

Existing does not mean obsolete.

Some of the most interesting projects begin with a building that no longer works the way it once did.
A former big-box store. An aging retail property. A building designed for an entirely different use.
The easy answer can be to start over. But sometimes the better question is: What is already here that has value?
Across projects such as Riverdale, Sherwood Place, Provo and Wild Fork, ADC has worked with existing buildings to find new uses, new identities and new economic life.
That requires understanding what should stay, what should change, and where a strategic intervention can completely alter the future of a property.
Adaptive reuse isn't about preserving everything. It's about recognizing opportunity where others may only see limitations.

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https://zurl.co/f2CjH

10/22/2026

Some of ADC's most important work happens before the tenant ever arrives.

ADC is often associated with the finished stores, restaurants and interiors people experience every day.
But a significant part of our work happens on the developer and landlord side.
We help evaluate properties, reposition existing buildings, study tenant opportunities, plan multi-tenant environments, improve shells and facades, work through entitlement issues and think about what a property may need five or ten years from now - not only what it needs today.
That perspective changes the way we design.
A space needs to work for the first tenant. But good development thinking also asks: what happens when that tenant changes?
The answer can affect planning, structure, utilities, circulation and even the way a building meets the site.
Architecture is part of the real estate strategy long before it becomes the finished picture.

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https://zurl.co/bctAq

10/20/2026

A national prototype may be consistent. The path to getting it built rarely is.

Working across the country quickly teaches you that the same drawing does not produce the same building everywhere.
Snow loads in Colorado. Hurricane winds in Florida and Hawaii. Seismic requirements in California.
Local energy codes, accessibility interpretations, regional construction methods, entitlement requirements and jurisdiction priorities all change the path forward.
Even something as ordinary as mechanical ductwork or exterior materials can change because the project moved a few thousand miles.
At ADC, national work begins with listening.
We talk with local jurisdictions, contractors, operators and consultants. We learn how things are built there before assuming the way we did it somewhere else is the right answer.
Consistency matters. So does understanding place.
Read more about what really happens when architecture goes national.

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https://zurl.co/Wc8Ks

10/15/2026

Designed here. Built everywhere.

ADC's work has taken us across the country, but national work was never the goal, simply for the sake of being national.
It grew out of relationships.
When a client trusts its architect with the next project - even when that project is several states away - there is real value in the knowledge that travels with the team.
Standards. Operations. Lessons learned. Preferences. Past decisions. What worked. What did not.
But familiarity with the client does not mean repeating the same building everywhere.
Every site still has its own climate, codes, construction practices, jurisdiction and community.
The client knowledge travels.
The architecture still has to belong where it lands.

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https://zurl.co/237Ik

10/13/2026

Good client relationships have a way of crossing state lines.

Some of ADC's longest relationships began with a single project.
Then came another. And another.
Eventually, many of those clients began asking us to follow them into new cities, new states and completely different project conditions.
That continuity matters.
The longer we work with a client, the better we understand how they operate, what they value, what slows them down and where we can make the process easier.
It means less time explaining what worked last time and more time improving what comes next.
That may be one of the simplest measures of good client service:
If you consistently give your clients their time back, they will keep asking you to come back. Sometimes the next project just happens to be across the country.
Read more about why some of ADC's longest client relationships have become national ones.

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https://zurl.co/fSgKZ

10/08/2026

You know the work. Get to know ADC!

Over the past few days, we've had the opportunity to celebrate two very different ADC projects - the Davis Collection and Subaru R&D.
One is a major retail redevelopment. The other transformed an existing building into a highly specialized automotive design environment.
That range is part of the ADC story.

Over the years, our projects, clients and reach have continued to grow, and we wanted our website to do a better job of showing not only what we design, but also how we think, how we collaborate and how we solve problems.
Today, we're excited to introduce the new Architecture Design Collaborative website.
More projects. More Insights. More of the thinking behind the work.
Over the next several weeks, we'll share a closer look at ADC - the relationships, projects, challenges and ideas that have shaped who we are today.
You know the work. Get to know ADC!

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https://zurl.co/jKSX6

10/06/2026

Another exciting recognition for ADC.

We're proud to share that Subaru R&D has received the AIA Orange County Commendation Award - Commercial Interiors 2026.
From the beginning, this project was about creating more than a traditional workplace.
Working closely with Subaru through a highly collaborative design process, ADC transformed an existing building into an environment supporting design, modeling, review, presentation and everyday collaboration.
Open work areas, cafe-style meeting spaces, specialized modeling environments, a mezzanine and a new indoor-outdoor courtyard provide multiple ways for Subaru's design team to work and interact throughout the day.
The courtyard was one of the earliest ideas explored with the client and ultimately became one of the defining elements of the project - bringing daylight, outdoor space and an entirely different character to the existing building.
We're proud of what the team created together and honored to see it recognized by AIA Orange County.

Take a closer look at Subaru R&D on our website.

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Photography: Ryan Gobuty

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