A unique adaptive reuse project in Thousand Oaks, California — turning an old bank with a suburban street frontage into a high visibility retail space and shared office building. The clients needed a quick conceptual design and matching images to sell their renovation concept to potential restaurant renters (most likely a brewery). Knowing that the brewery would need to grab the attention of passerby, both pedestrian and car traffic, the design pulls the restaurant out to the street with  a patio that brings attention to the visible corner of the property.  Further, the design maximizes the corner lot by incorporating a rounded bar top  that rounds the corner underneath an eye-catching wood pergola. The pergola serves to distinguish the restaurant space from the office, while also providing shade and protection from the elements for the diners. 

As an added challenge, the client was clear that the drive-through to the bank would need to stay for cost purposes and city requirements, but was lost on how to incorporate it into the design, especially considering it's adjacency to the new restaurant patio. Tackling this design challenge, this existing driveway has  been repurposed into a food truck pull-up area. The food truck pulls up adjacent to the patio and pergola, as if it was a fixed  restaurant counter in the building. This space flanks the entrance area, providing a quick dining option and a unique covered takeout experience, while also serving the brewery diners and office staff, as well.