I wrote before about the plans to turn a defunct grocery store into a new grocer and distribution center. Among the plans for the site are a cafe, organic produce, green paper goods, and wholesale distribution. Think Costco meets Whole Foods. Adaptive reuse of the existing building means less wasted empty real estate. Among the things discussed were solar power, geothermal, bio fuels, waterless urinals, tying to the bike path, storm water management, and grey water reuse. Here are a few of the preliminary renderings for the project just to wet your appetite.
Model of the Oberlin site
one look at the inside
