Chris Coonan Hired as Studio Director For The New Retail Development Studio At MBH Architects Alameda Office
Chris
Coonan was hired as the Studio Director for the new Retail Developments
Studio at MBH Architects. Mr. Coonan comes to us from Dayton Hudson
Corp. & Target Corp. where he worked as a Senior Design Project
Manager in the Corporate Property Development and Architecture Department.
He has over 15 years of retail architecture experience and has jumped
right into the existing workload and is bringing in new projects constantly.
Mr. Coonan had been with Target since 1997 and was responsible for scope, schedule and budget for three real estate teams. He has a Master of Architecture from the University of Minnesota, College of Architecture and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska. He is currently a member of the Professional Advisory Council (PAC) for the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.
The focus of the new retail developments studio is on large scale retail projects which may or may not include a mixed use component. MBH has a strong retail and housing experience, and this studio will bridge both areas of expertise. The focus will be on lifestyle center design, mixed use buildings and buildings which have unique site conditions. The studio is generalized in our ability to react to developer based projects of all scales, but with an emphasis on quality design. The leadership of this studio has experience with many complex buildings and a large background in retail design and project management.
These are a few of the projects he is currently involved in at MBH:
- Directing the architectural team for Marina University Villages, a 70 acre mixed-use retail project in Marina, CA. Client: Shea Properties.
- Completing construction administration for the renovation of Sherwood Mall in Stockton, CA. This includes a major interior renovation, façade facelift, and new pad building.
- Involved in conceptual plans for retail buildings in Monterey and Walnut Creek, CA.
- Working on a renovation of an existing urban mall in downtown San Francisco.
- The studio is working on a number of conceptual designs for shopping centers in California ranging between 10-50 acres. Many of which have mixed-use components and lifestyle center designs.
Mr. Coonan relocated from Minnesota and is married with three young children. He enjoys downhill skiing and boating near his new home in Discovery Bay. MBH is excited and honored to welcome Mr. Coonan to our team.