imagine. deliver.

ACS helps retail, restaurant, grocery, and hospitality brands bring environments to life at scale.

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We are the company behind the brands you love.

For more than two decades, we've helped leading brands develop scalable, buzzworthy customer experiences: retail stores, supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels that perform as well as they look. Our clients include Target, Walgreens, Starbucks, Gorjana, Olive Garden, and Steak ‘n Shake, among others.

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Over 25 years in business — Founded in 2001

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Licensed in all 50 States + DC — Enabling seamless work on a national scale

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Integrated disciplines — Architecture, Store Planning, Foodservice Design, Construction Management

Designing across sectors.

ACS delivers a wide range of projects, from ground-up construction and adaptive reuse to tenant improvements, prototype development, and multi-site rollouts. Our experience spans diverse industries and environments, allowing us to design solutions that meet each client's unique operational, brand, and customer needs.

  • Apparel, department stores, specialty retail, fitness, and wellness.

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  • Casual & fine dining, quick service, specialty concepts, and entertainment-driven venues.

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  • Hotels, resorts, mixed-use, and amenity spaces.

  • Grocery chains, urban formats, and convenience programs.

  • Active adult, amenity centers, and mixed-use developments that blend hospitality and residential needs.

Delivering at scale.

ACS helps brands translate prototypes, concepts, and design standards into repeatable locations across markets and jurisdictions.

  • National Rollout Programs

  • New Store Development

  • Remodel + Refresh Programs

  • Prototype Development

  • Multi-Site Expansion

  • Design Adaptation / AOR

  • Permit + Entitlement Support

  • Value Engineering

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Recent Projects

Gorjana

ACS partnered with gorjana to develop flexible, repeatable store layouts supported by clean, modern architectural detailing.

Steak ‘n Shake

ACS is driving the next chapter of Steak ’n Shake—reimagining the prototype to bring the brand’s refreshed identity to life. 

Sprouts - Klatch Coffee

ACS provides full design and project delivery services for new Klatch Coffee cafés located inside Sprouts stores.

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What Our Clients Say

  • “We’ve never experienced this level of communication and consistency before. Everyone is blown away by the preparedness, professionalism, and quality of your project deliverables.”


    JUSTIN JENSEN
    Senior Director of Design & Construction
    HMSHost

  • "You have a real talent for surrounding yourself with exceptional people—not only the best at what they do, but also people we genuinely enjoy working with."


    JIM POWELL
    Development Manager | Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse
    Darden Restaurants

  • "I like working with you because you're skillset is so unique. You can see through the detail and connect the design. You're kind of a unicorn in that way."


    ASHLEY FELLA
    Vice President of Retail Development
    Gorjana 

  • "You are my pharmacy experts and my go-to consultants.”


    DOUGLASS GORGEES
    Store Development Manager
    Walgreens

  • “I love working with you guys! My favorite thing about ACS is if one of you is out of the office, I can call any other team member and they are all knowledgeable enough to answer my question.”


    SHAWN RODEL
    Brand Manager | Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
    Darden Restaurants

  • "I brought in ACS Architects, who I've worked with on many prototypes in the past, because they've consistently proven their ability to deliver cost-effective solutions."


    JENNIFER STRIEPLING
    (Formerly) Chief Development Officer
    Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux

Find Us

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ACS | NEWPORT BEACH
567 San Nicolas Drive
Suite 340
Newport Beach, CA 92660
T: +1 714 436 9000

ACS | MILWAUKEE
10700 W Research Drive
Suite 250
Milwaukee, WI  53226
T: +1 262 373 8880

ACS | CINCINNATI
7870 E Kemper Road
Suite 320
Cincinnati, OH 45249
T: +1 513 991 6200