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Pedestrian Retail

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This storefront is modern but uses traditional elements such as a signage band and clerestory daylighting window.

Retractable awnings provide sheltered seating for this cafe as well as a signage band at the edge of the awning.
Designing retail that is oriented to the pedestrian instead of cars is not difficult, but requires some special consideration.

The digitally printed signage for this organic market is very effective.

These butt-jointed windows provide a great view of the cafe behind them.

Fortino's Grocery in Grand Haven, Michigan, was founded in 1907.

The Bi-Rite grocery in the Mission packs all the good things you need into a tiny storefront.

This well done new retail on Valencia Street in San Francisco has high ceilings, and a strong modular bay framing glass storefront that slopes in to the entry door. Small size increment attracts funky local businesses.

The Taco Truck at the corner of 16th and Shotwell in the Mission District of San Francisco.