Planning site layout and traffic flow
Farron Pratt learned just how much goes into a project’s early stages when he worked with TSP on his first-ever building effort. As Vermillion Branch President for First Dakota National Bank, Pratt needed to verify whether a parcel of land acquired by the bank would be a good fit. He envisioned a destination center with a coffee shop and other tenants to draw traffic.
“Before we even got into how spaces inside the building might work or be arranged, we needed to go through multiple renditions to look at parking, traffic flow, and entrances,” Pratt said. “We actually determined that we had to add another parcel to do what we wanted and make it a complete project.”
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TSP architects overlaid each parcel’s map with an outline of the building’s footprint. That helped Pratt’s team see how each configuration could be optimized.
“The two drive-throughs—one for the bank and another for the coffee shop—added another level of complexity,” Pratt said. “we spent time really working through that. It might not be the most glamorous part of the project, but it was critical to have a good flow through the property.”
