Tactile Retail
Firm Profile
Tactile Retail is focused on supporting architects and retail brands to create inventive branded facades, public furnishings and retail interiors. Each of our 60+ team members are committed to the highest standards of design, engineering and production because ultimately our work is a reflection of our client’s values and brand. Our culturally diverse team members on three continents constantly cross pollinate ideas to insure the best possible outcome for our clients. This focus has been applied to well over hundreds of projects comprised of a wide range of retail environments including flagship stores, mall stores, experiential exhibits, museums and academia in over 20 countries since 1997.
A Culture of Collaboration
We listen! Not only is our team made up of architects, engineers, product designers and construction managers that specialize in façades, public furnishings and retail interiors we recognize that our customers are comprised of many different professionals with unique insights. We enjoy the robust debates and free flow of ideas during charrettes that result in inspiring retail environments. During the concept development we support design professionals with access to some of the latest material and system technologies to broaden the conversation. These conversations often bring new ideas and applications that reap both aesthetic and performance rewards.
Adaptive Technologies
A principal tenet of our firm is that façade materials and systems can utilize adaptive technologies from industries beyond the conventional solutions. Our research of break through technologies of aerospace, automobile, electronics and many others often leads us to unique retail façade, public furnishings and retail interiors that would not otherwise be considered. Several examples include the use of light weight high yield composites, sensory coatings and variable hydraulic metal forming to create highly complex planes, comfortable surfaces and curvilinear elements. Often these adaptive technologies open up options for new aesthetics, performance and long term durability.
Global Reach
Our firm started supporting clients in the American market and over the years we’ve expanded our reach, establishing fully staffed studios in Korea, Turkey, and India. Our offices are experienced in the execution of projects in North America, South Asia, North East Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe. In our 25th year we have completed projects in 20+ countries/SARs including America, Mexico, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Mauritius, Oman, Dubai, Qatar, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia and Romania. Our high standards of practice remain the same regardless of office or project location. Given the global reach of both architects and building owners our footprint bridges distance and culture to ensure a smooth quality outcome for branded retail facades, public furnishings and retail interiors.
Tactile Retail Newsletter
Our newsletters are focused on new technologies, case studies and lessons learned along the way. We avoid the dry droning on of a sales pitch and share real happenings and developments that hopefully inform, enlighten and occasionally amuse our readers. We attempt to cross geographic and cultural distances since we are actively involved in markets around the world. We can never predict what may come of a nascent technology that is taking form and we want to be on the forefront of adapting technologies to the retail design profession and clients and sharing the information to everyone’s benefit. If you do not receive our Forward-Thinking Design + Consulting tm Newsletter please use this link to subscribe at no cost. www.tactileretail.com/newsletter Your information will not be shared with any other parties.
Careers
We understand that we are the sum total of our people and their experience. We are constantly seeking talented architects, engineers, product designers and construction managers that have a minimum of five years of experience in the façades, public furnishings and retail interior industries. It is our expectation that candidates can demonstrate excellent communication skills both verbal and in writing. Multi-lingual skills are highly desired given our geographic markets. Beyond communication we require that candidates have developed high caliber skills in AutoCad, Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper and 3ds Max. Engineering candidates must be capable of utilizing complex software to support structural analysis. Qualified candidates must be fully authorized to work in a specific Tactile Retail office. Unfortunately we are not able to offer sponsored employment at this time. To apply please send your current CV along with references and portfolio of work (10 MB or less) to [email protected]