Discover key steps and best practices for navigating the commercial construction permitting process across the U.S. Learn how to streamline approvals, avoid delays, and ensure compliance for your next project.
This 150 panel solar energy array will offset 20% of the restaurant’s power consumption each year of operation.
Our project list in 2017 was diverse, from hotels to travel centers and medical offices to assisted living facilities. Oh, and restaurants, lots of restaurants.
One of MRP Design Group’s more interesting projects was just recently completed here in Atlanta. The building is a legal office complex with two stories of offices and a parking garage on the basement floor. This project is an interesting mix of traditional design with a few contemporary elements thrown in. Hidden Beneath this Traditional…
In the fast-paced food service industry, restaurants are born, and then they die, sometimes at lightning speed. The savvy entrepreneur wanting to open a new eatery faces an uphill battle. According to one study, 60 percent of restaurants close or change ownership within the first year of business, and 80 percent fail within five years….
As you’re beginning the talks about your new commercial construction or remodel, everything tends to circle around those all-important but finite resources of time and money. Budget is always a concern as no organization has an unlimited supply. Those stories we hear from our friends and colleagues about projects extending several months past the original…
A Design Review Board (DRB) or Architectural Review Board (ARB) can impose an additional step in permitting new projects. Many of our retail and restaurant clients like to pursue new properties that provide the highest return on investment. While more affluent areas provide this, owners and their real estate partners need to be aware of…
As we start laying the groundwork for 2017, it is natural, and fun, to reflect on the year we are putting in the books. 2016 brought in several exciting, creative projects with new clients as well as continued work with many of our long-time concepts. Here is a look back at a few of the…
2015 has come and gone and what a year it was. Along with continued work with many of our long-time clients we were challenged to design several eclectic projects. Here’s a look back at a few of the exciting, innovative, challenging projects that kept us busy in 2015. Our Most Unique Convenience Store Yet At MRP…
MRP Design Group has been selected to provide prototype design and site specific permit, bid, and construction drawings for the Tin Drum Asiacafe concept. The concept, which started in Atlanta, Georgia, is an Asian restaurant concept that utilizes fresh ingredients cooked in a wok in front of waiting customers. The chain currently has 14 locations…