Syracuse Cooperative Market

Client

• Syracuse Cooperative Market

Services

• User-experience design
  
• Design-build millwork and interiors
  
• Accessibility planning

Collaborators

• Full House Construction

Design work to modernize this beloved but aging neighborhood grocery included layout planning, accessibility improvements, signage, facade upgrades, and point-of-sales stations. We constructed a new checkout area to improve the user experience for shoppers and cashiers alike. The scope of the partnership expanded when the Co-op opened a second location. We outfitted the new space with sales stations, custom millwork, and interior build-outs. Colorful ceiling “clouds” create human scaled spaces and points of activity within the large commercial space.

Westcott Streetscape

Partners

• Westcott Neighborhood Association
  
• Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today
  

Services

• Neighborhood placemaking
  
• Pedestrian safety improvements
  
• Community engaged design-build

Echo partnered with the Westcott Neighborhood Association to design and build numerous streetscape improvements in the business district to make it more welcoming and pedestrian friendly. Our first undertaking was the improvement of a small, city owned green-space, which we expanded by adding sculptural benches and a new pathway. The collaboration continued with a new bus stop shelter and gateway signage for the district. The designs' bright colors express the fun and funky nature of the community. Each of these designs was created through community engagement, input, and volunteer participation.