This document summarizes several retail and mixed-use projects designed by DLR Group. It introduces the firm's integrated design approach and collaborative teams. It then provides brief overviews of several high-profile international projects including expansions of Mall of America and Mall of Emirates, the Fountain Square development in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the New Bund Enterprise Center in Shanghai, China. For each project, it outlines the client, location, design achievements, and general scope of work.

1. Retail / Mixed-Use

3. INTRODUCTION
DLR Group believes integrated design is the practice of early collaboration in order to produce sustainable design excellence.
At the core of an integrated design firm are collaborative, interdisciplinary teams composed of all project life cycle stakeholders. These teams champion true
collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to elevate design. The outcome is
sustainable design of a high performance building for a sustainable future.

4. RECOGNITION
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6. SERVICES
Engineering
MEP
Structural
Energy
InteriorS
Programming
FF&E
Branded Environments
Architecture
Integrated Design
BIM Modeling
Architecture 2030
Planning
Master Planning
Space Planning
Facilities Assessment
Optimization
Commissioning
Energy Modeling
Energy Master Planning

7. SUSTAINABILITY
14th
1st
signatory (out of 165 firms) to the AIA
2030 Commitment. Firms commit to
steer the industry to achieve net-zero
design and construction for all buildings
by the year 2030.
of those 165 firms to submit our
Sustainability Action Plan for meeting
the Commitment targets.
DLR Group is a member of the United
States Green Building Council, with
one of the highest numbers of LEED
Accredited staff (as a percentage of
total staff) amongst large firms.
DLR Group believes in Architecture
2030 and is an adopter of the 2030
Challenge as a critical target for design
and construction.
We’re helping lead the design
and construction industry toward
achieving carbon neutrality by
the year 2030.
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8. When we listeN
we learn.
The client knows it.
There is trust.
You feel it.
When we deliver
there are no obstacles.
Only solutions.
Clients are championed.
Teammates are celebrated.
Everyone wins.
When we design
a dream becomes reality.
There is collaboration.
Great things happen.
BRAND PROMISE
How we do it
When we listeN
we learn.
The client knows it.
There is trust.
You feel it.
When we deliver
there are no obstacles.
Only solutions.
Clients are championed.
Teammates are celebrated.
Everyone wins.
When we design
a dream becomes reality.
There is collaboration.
Great things happen.
Elevate the human
experience through design.
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9. REACH
DLR Group staffs 600+ professionals in its many offices located throughout the United States and abroad. DLR Group operates with a business structure and
a culture of interoffice workload sharing. The people with whom you work are directly backed by the firm’s entire resources, enabling us to immediately and
effectively scale our teams to meet your needs.
Office Locations
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Denver
Des Moines
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Lincoln
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Orlando
Omaha
Pasadena
Phoenix
Portland
Riverside
Sacramento
Seattle
Shanghai
Tucson
Project Locations
Azerbaijan
Canada
China
Costa Rica
India
Kenya
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
UAE

10. Retail / mixed-use
Our Retail/Mixed-Use Studio aims to revolutionize the consumer experience by designing the world’s most innovative retail and entertainment-based environments.
Working with clients around the globe, we design destination retail that delivers consistent customer traffic within targeted demographic and psychographic
segments. Our innovative solutions maximize revenue for national and international brands and expedite return on investment for all partners in a retail development.
In each design, integrated design teams consisting of architecture, engineering, planning and interiors join to create a fresh and engaging space that attracts
a desired mix of tenants to deliver an irreplaceable emotional experience for consumers. Our aim is to create spaces that allow consumers to forge relational
transactions with retailers and brands within a welcoming and safe retail environment.

12. Retail / mixed-use LEADERSHIP
Brian Arial, National Retail / Mixed Use Leader
PaSADENA
Randy Sauer
Portland
Michael Schwindenhammer
chicago
Tom Mitchell
Kansas city

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14. Mall of America Expansion
Client:
Triple Five Group
Location:
Bloomington, MN
Design Achievement:
The iconic Mall of America expansion reinforces the center’s strong brand awareness and tourist
destination status by featuring fresh new retail concepts and new retail store types. DLR Group’s design
opens the center to the north with striking facades that exude vibrant energy and excitement. Exterior
signage and design accents turn the mall outward to draw guests to the activity within. This initial
phase is the first step in a multi-phase plan to more than double the mall in size.

17. Scope Summary:
The initial 850,000 SF expansion includes the addition of a two-level/600-car underground parking structure,
three levels of retail totaling more than 240,000 SF, a future 180,000 SF/ seven-story office, and a 342-room
luxury brand hotel with a 15,400 SF ballroom and full complement of meeting spaces,as well as a spa, fitness
center, and a full-service restaurant and bar. The expansion officially broke ground in March 2014, and is
scheduled for completion in August 2015. DLR Group is providing architectural design services.

18. Mall of Emirates Expansion
Client:
Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Location:
Bloomington, MN
Design Achievement:
Mall of the Emirates is a leading shopping mall in the Middle East. It ranks among the top 10 most
lucrative malls in the world based on gross sales per square foot, and number one in the Middle East. For
its expansion, DLR Group’s design team worked with the client to maintain the overall luxurious design
aesthetic while blending additional spaces seamlessly into the existing mall. New enhancements for
the mall include a new fashion district featuring more than 30 contemporary and lifestyle brands, a new
dining destination and a new world-class cinema. When the transformation of Mall of the Emirates is
complete, more than 25% of the mall’s brands will be new for guests.

21. Scope Summary:
The Mall of the Emirates expansion will add approximately 300,000 square feet of new and recaptured retail
gross leasable area. When complete, the mall will feature more than 3 million square feet of gross leasable area
and new hotels. A vertical expansion to an existing parking structure will add an additional 1,300 parking spaces,
bringing the total parking to 9,000 spaces. DLR Group provided architecture, planning and interiors services.

22. Fountain Square
Client:
ADEC
Location:
Baku, Azerbaijan
Design Achievement:
Fountain Square is a community shopping and meeting complex contained on four city blocks in the
center of the new White City Master Plan in Baku. This destination connects on the north to Baku’s
Central Business District and on the south to a pedestrian bridge which links Fountain Square Park
with Baku City Mall (also designed by DLR Group). The subtle, contemporary design pays tribute to
the unique fabric of these culturally significant public spaces while providing the region with a host of
new shopping and dining experiences. Sited on a challenging plane sloping down to the shores of the
Caspian Sea, the design takes advantage of the grade change by incorporating multiple terraces and
patios with unobstructed views of the coastline. Visitors are welcomed by multiple covered entry-points
along the site, creating both intuitive way-finding and a refuge from the midday sun.

25. Scope Summary:
Fountain Square occupies a 200,000 SF site of prime downtown real estate. The scope of work includes the
design for 287,500 SF of gross leasable area, including 19,700 SF of cafes/restaurants, and a 16,750 SF market.
The location’s stunning view of the Caspian shore is a result of 60 foot grade drop from one end of the site to
the other. To counter such severe slope, DLR Group integrated the multi-level center into the natural hillside.
The shopping levels cascade down the slope while interconnecting on multiple levels. DLR Group provided
architectural services.

26. New Bund Enterprise Center
Client:
Shanghai New Bund International Commercial Investment (Group) Co., Ltd
Location:
Shanghai, China
Design Achievement:
Combining components of hospitality, retail, office and wellness, the New Bund Enterprise Center will
create a unique social hub in the developing riverfront section of the New Bund district in Shanghai,
China. With vibrance and elegance, two 16-floor office towers, three adjoining floors of commercial retail
space, and a six-floor apartment-style hotel will be built as part of a full block development seamlessly
placed in the pulse of an existing neighborhood. DLR Group’s design molds this urban village into a
dynamic, cohesive experience offering dining, entertainment, workplace and lifestyle destinations. At
the heart of the project, a three-story enclosed atrium will open onto an exterior garden plaza, offering
spaces for events, exhibitions and celebrations. Responsible for the design of all interior spaces, DLR
Group considered the urban village from two different angles: the first, focusing on riverfront dynamics
and modern allure of life by the water, and the second, a fusion of rich cultural history and 21st Century
Shanghai. The result is a myriad of invigorated energy, creating a timeless place to live, work and play.

29. Scope Summary:
Totaling 1,412,515 SF, the New Bund Enterprise Center will be comprised of two, 16-floor office towers, three
floors of commercial retail space, and six floors of residence-style hotel suites. The hotel will provide 80 long-
term apartment-style rental suites housed with state-of-the-art entertainment options to appeal to an energetic
and active generation. . High-end finishes, including stone, glass and wood casework, will be combined with
top-of-the-line modern kitchen appliances to appeal to those looking for a sleek and sophisticated living
environment. In each unit, a built-in combination washer/dryer will offer the conveniences of a home for those
who are planning an extended stay. DLR Group is providing interior design services and documentation for the
China-based Architect of Record, Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tongi University (Group) Co., Ltd.

30. 4 Winds Mixed - Use
Development
Client:
Avantgarde Architects
Location:
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Design Achievement:
Set amidst 20 miles of high-end coastal resorts and some of the tallest buildings in the world, Four Winds
is a new mixed-use development featuring two hotels and two office/residential facilities. The design
creates a breathtaking piece of architecture for this luxurious destination along the Red Sea. Dynamic
curved forms and variations in massing deviate drastically from both historical and contemporary
high rise towers and blur the lines between architecture and sculpture. While each tower has its own
architectural language, together the towers form a singular aesthetic presence.

33. Scope Summary:
The scope of this project encompasses five million SF in four towers, all of varying heights. The development
includes two hotels, a 7-star hotel with two-level suites, a 5-star hotel, and two office/retail buildings to
accommodate extended stay and business travelers. The towers sit on a podium of lavish retail stores. Each
of the four towers features unique views of either the Red Sea or the Jeddah Corniche, a high-end resort area
spanning 20 miles that includes recreation areas, pavilions and the highest fountain in the world. DLR Group
provided architectural design services for this concept.

34. Seawoods Mixed - Use
Development
Client:
Larsen & Toubro Limited
Location:
Navi Mumbai, India
Design Achievement:
Seawoods,locatedinMaharashtra,India,willbeaprimedestinationforurbanshoppingandentertainment
catering to residents of Navi Mumbai and Mumbai. DLR Group’s design calls for 1.5 million SF of retail/
mixed-use development with office, hospitality and residential above a newly designed train station.
A forward thinking eco-urbanism design allows people to live, work, commute and shop in a single
pedestrian friendly environment. Spaces for entertainment, gaming sports activities, and children
entertainment facilities, as well as a differentiated shopping experience will be created in this iconic
lifestyle mixed-use development.

37. Scope Summary:
Seawoods is designed to become an iconic lifestyle center. It includes 1.5 million SF of world-class retail/mixed
use space along with 3.1 million SF feet of Class A office space, 1.4 million SF of parking and support space,
and a 520,000-square-foot rail station. It is expected to draw domestic and international companies to conduct
business in Navi Mumbai. DLR Group provided architecture design for this concept.

38. Baku City Mall
Client:
Pasha Construction
Location:
Baku, Azerbaijan
Design Achievement:
The Pasha Baku City Mall is planned to be a retail and entertainment magnet for both the planned
White City Development and the entire city of Baku. Fully integrated with the new development and
accentuated by the iconic Spine Bridge, the Pasha Baku City Mall will become the major landmark of
the City of Baku and is intended to become the most important urban shopping and leisure destination
in Azerbaijan. While the project is located in a strong urban context, influences such as the rolling hills
that flank the project, the natural ebb and flow of the Caspian Sea, the highly articulated landscape
shapes and the naturally curving shoreline, all contribute to an organic architectural style. As a counter
to the rigid grid of the White City master plan, DLR Group’s design features a strong fluid movement
that forms the flowing mass of this large structure creating a landmark presence to the passerby. The
design is meant to contrast the existing, monumental architecture that exists in Baku, utilizing custom
formed architectural white concrete as the primary visual material, glass curtain walls, sculpted metal
panels of natural copper and bronze, and field quarried stone.

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Scope Summary:
The Baku City Mall’s districts total 3,000,000 SF and include a fashion, an entertainment district, a hypermarket
with adjacent convenience retailers, multiple cafés and restaurants and a modern international food court. The
ground plan of the three-level complex is in the form of a racetrack with several extensions that connect to the
adjacent structures and open spaces. The entertainment and leisure district includes a variety of captivating
concepts all having views to the Caspian Sea, a multiplex cinema, a family entertainment center and a central
garden walk linking the Fountain Square Park with the boardwalk along the Caspian Sea. DLR Group provided
architectural services.

42. Shimao Magic City
Client:
Shimao Group
Location:
Shaanxi, China
Design Achievement:
Shimao New Experience is a world-class retail and entertainment destination. DLR Group’s design
concept takes inspiration from the adjacent 5-Star Quarry Hotel, European street fair concepts, indoor
forum shops, and a medieval themed environment.

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Scope Summary:
The 188,000 square meter project includes an indoor amusement park, themed retail village, large indoor forum
shops and luxury apartments. DLR Group provided architecture design services.

46. NRG Patriot’s Place
Client:
NRG Energy Inc.
Location:
Foxborough, MA
Design Achievement:
Patriot Place is a 1.3 million SF regional lifestyle destination attracting shoppers and sports fans
adjacent to Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. This is a unique energy project solution
that incorporates the function and beauty of solar into its surroundings. DLR Group’s design of this
on-site renewable solar system for NRG Energy transforms an open-air lifestyle center into a visually
stunning destination using a dynamic, color changing LED lighting design to create a unique retail
experience. The solar array generates approximately 30 percent of the power to Patriot’s Place. Kiosks,
electric vehicle charging stations, and four unique off-grid solar ‘Helios’ located at the main entrance to
the stadium provide renewable energy education for visitors.

49. Scope Summary:
The scope for this project was a solar array made of more than 3,000 conventional and translucent BIPV
photovoltaic panels. The design integrates panels into the rooftops of South Market Place retail buildings and
above walkway canopies throughout the North Market Place. The lighting system in the North Market Place
consists of 1,100 linear feet of 275 ultra-bright RGB LED fixtures that can be programmed to display an infinite
number of colors. The system also integrates into the Patriot Place audio system to create unique audio/visual
experiences for shoppers. The solar panels used at Patriot’s Place provide 20 watts per SF, with ten percent of
them being translucent. The output of the new solar power system is projected to be 1.1 million kilowatt hours.
DLR Group provided design, electrical engineering, structural engineering, and construction administration
services for this project.

50. Aksarben Village Mixed-Use
Development
Client:
Noddle Development
Location:
Omaha, NE
Design Achievement:
Noddle Development saw the opportunity to transform the grounds of the former Aksarben Racetrack
into a major economic engine for the Omaha metro. DLR Group’s design for buildings and spaces in this
mixed-use development balances the distinct needs of the office, retail, and residential facilities that
comprise the development, while harmonizing their interrelationships in response to how people live
and interact in urban communities. For the office buildings, the design uses narrow building footprints
to maximize daylighting. Extensive open space provides maximum flexibility to tenants in how they
organize their workplace environments. MEP and structural design is carefully integrated with the
architecture, enabling diverse interior design strategies effecting Class A workplace environments.
Interiors address the diverse needs of each tenant, while taking cost-effective advantage of the qualities
of the building systems.

53. Scope Summary:
The scope of work focused on design of Zone 3 of the Aksarben Village mixed-use development, which comprises
four buildings and a 650-stall parking garage located on approximately three square blocks. This included both
site development and architectural design for 200,000 SF of corporate/medical office space; retail/residential
services; and housing. Scope also included interiors and tenant improvements for Colliers, Olson Associates,
University of Nebraska Foundation, Wohlner’s Grocery, Learning Headquarters, and the 63rd & West Center
office building. DLR Group provided architecture, engineering, and interiors services, and participated in master
planning.

54. One Nineteen
Client:
RED Development, LLC
Location:
Leawood, KS
Design Achievement:
Completed for RED Development, this lifestyle center benefits from high visibility from one of the city’s
most prominent intersections. DLR Group’s design takes advantage of this visibility with outward-
facing, open air storefronts fronted by an inviting, walkable pedestrian promenade including fountains
and seating plazas enhanced by variety in hardscape finishes and patterns. A variety of upscale retail
tenants have been attracted to the pedestrian friendly development. Two to four restaurants are also
featured, occupying both ground level and 2nd floor space.

57. Scope Summary:
Scope of work spanned 120,000 SF of space in a series of one and two-story buildings. Sustainable design
included white roof to minimize heat island effect; use of regional materials, recycled-content materials, and
diversion of construction waste from landfills; water conservation measures through high-efficiency irrigation
systems, and use of native plantings; reduced parking rations to minimize the amount of hardscape; and work
with the City to conduct improvements to an adjacent green way and park. DLR Group provided architecture
and engineering services.

58. Clackamas Town Center
Expansion and Renovation
Client:
General Growth Properties, Inc.
Location:
Portland, OR
Design Achievement:
General Growth Properties identified the opportunity to radically improve the shopping experience
at Clackamas Town Center, and to recreate the enclosed mall as a regional activities hub for the
community. DLR Group’s design reorients the mall to face outward to shoppers and visitors, using
lifestyle center additions to create a welcoming front door image. By placing two lifestyle villages on
either side of a slope on the mall’s southern side, and introducing pedestrian pathways between, the
design creates a new walkable lifestyle experience and achieves leasing equity between upper and
lower level spaces. This exterior pedestrian experience extends to the center’s east end where a new
Barnes and Noble store has reinvigorated a formerly underutilized area. Renovated entries provide
architectural way-finding cues from across the site, and interior renovations create a brighter, cleaner
and timeless shopping experience with subtle accents supporting the “Northwest Metropolitan” design
concept. The focal point of the interior improvements is a contemporary food court and theater level
that cascades down an escalator to the main floor koi pond. With its organic shape and bubbling water,
the pond provides a natural respite for shoppers and families with young children.

61. Scope Summary:
The master plan outlines the full transformation of the mall site into a mixed-use development including retail,
hospitality,workplace,residentialandconventioncenterfunctions.Thisfirstphaseofthatmasterplanfocusedon
retail upgrades, including the addition of 324,000 SF of new retail space as well as complete interior renovations
of the existing mall. Additional work improved transit parking and transit access for the center. Clackamas
County committed $25.7 million in public funds toward site development, including sidewalks, plazas, parking,
street improvements, the parking deck, and the transit center. Rather than conduct two separate projects on the
site, the team was able to proceed under an alternative contracting agreement with the Oregon Bureau of Labor
and Industries, enabling the public/private partnership to treat the retail and transit improvements as a single
project. DLR Group provided master planning, architecture, interiors, and engineering services.

62. Washington Square Expansion
and Renovation
Client:
Macerich Company
Location:
Tigard, OR
Design Achievement:
The Washington Square Expansion & Renovation elevates an already-successful super-regional mall
to be a landmark experience for shoppers and business success for its owners. DLR Group’s creative
planning and design used a relatively modest addition to simultaneously increase the mall’s gross
leasable area (GLA); to create a striking new “lifestyle” front door identity with high visibility from the
adjacent freeway and frontage road; to provide a breathtaking high-volume interiors experience; and to
attract premiere tenants. The mall’s transformation into an attractive, light-filled destination experience
exudes a timeless design quality that will extend the value of the owner’s investment.

65. Scope Summary:
The scope entailed substantial improvements to an existing regional enclosed mall, including an 80,000
SF expansion of GLA, new concourse area and two new mall entries; interior improvements to the existing
1.2 million SF mall including new carpeted soft seating areas, restroom renovations and one new family
restroom; a new four-level, 575-stall parking structure; a new two-level, 500-stall parking deck; and site
upgrades including frontage road improvements and a new loading area. DLR Group provided architecture,
engineering, and interiors services..

66. Columbia Center Mall
Expanision and Renovation
Client:
Simon Property Group, Inc.
Location:
Kennewick, WA
Design Achievement:
Simon Property Group identified an opportunity to reposition the existing Columbia Center Mall as
a stronger events, dining, and shopping destination for the area community. DLR Group’s design
transforms the formerly flat massing of the traditional mall facade to reflect the character and warmth
of wine country experiences and Tuscan traditions. Two additions create an outward-facing pedestrian
promenade, increasing tenant exposure and creating a lifestyle center experience for shoppers. New
entry designs use height and light to clarify way-finding into the mall, and create a welcoming sense of
entry.

69. Scope Summary:
A master plan details a series of improvements to be completed in phases, including new gross leasable
area (GLA), mall common area renovations, new amenities, and a complete food court transformation. For
this first phase of construction, the scope encompassed nearly 27,000 SF of new GLA in two additions,
including 6,400 SF of restaurant space; two renovated mall entries; new outdoor entry plazas linked to
pedestrian promenades fronting the GLA additions; new landscaping and outdoor lighting; parking
improvements including revisions, regarding, restriping, and new landscape islands; and a new trash
enclosure. Light interior renovations included renovated restrooms, and new entry vestibules. DLR Group
provided master planning, architecture, and interiors services.

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