Herndon, Va. | August 13, 2013 āNAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has selected Ware Malcomb, a contemporary full-service architectural design firm headquartered in Irvine, California, and Riddell Kurczaba, a design consulting firm located in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as winners of the 2013 Distribution/Fulfillment Center Design of the Future. In its second year, the competition invites architectural firms and design teams that work with developers and owners to submit concept plans for utilization trends, sustainability elements and new building technologies of a distribution/fulfillment center to be opened in 2020.
āJust as the days of shopping via catalogues have gone by the wayside, today e-commerce is transforming yet again how consumers purchase and receive goods, and the resulting impact on commercial real estate could be far reaching,ā said Thomas J. Bisacquino, president and CEO of NAIOP. āBy addressing this dynamic now, designers are not only able to showcase the creative talent of their firms, but also identify potential logistical challenges, technological needs and cost savings, all of which in the end affect the overall consumer experience.ā
Ware Malcombās concept (above) features a 1,950,400-total-square-foot warehouse spanning five levels high where the brains of its sophisticated delivery system (robotic picking devices and a conveyor spine) are located in the center of the building. Massive structural steel beams hoist office space to the top of five levels, overseeing central command operations. The exterior of the building features elements of sustainability hidden to the naked-eye, including 56,000-square-feet of green roof space, 300,000-square-feet of solar panels and a horizontal projection for rain water collection that wraps the buildingās perimeter.
Riddell Kurczaba sees the future of distribution fulfillment on the rise, literally, in the form of vertical warehousing. The firmās concept titled, āThe Swarm,ā encompasses 800,000-gross-square-feet, of which 500,000-square-feet is allocated for retail warehousing in the buildingās central core and 300,000-square-feet of residential and office space occupies the buildingās perimeter (top) . Intelligent networks with light rail transit (LRT) lines streamline delivery of consumer and materials goods throughout the building, and customers can still access street-level retail stores.
Both firms will present their concepts on Wednesday, October 9, during the morning general session at Development ā13: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate in San Diego, California. Representatives from both firms will be available to discuss their concepts after the session.
Media are invited to attend but must be pre-registered. To register, contact Kathryn Hamilton via email at hamilton@naiop.orgor 703-904-7100.
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About NAIOP: NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate. NAIOP provides unparalleled industry networking and education, and advocates for effective legislation on behalf of our members. NAIOP advances responsible, sustainable development that creates jobs and benefits the communities in which our members work and live. For more information, visit www.naiop.org.Ā
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