To turn a former Target store into an indoor farm near Chicago, TSG had to rethink the structure from the top down. The agricultural use depended on substantial mechanical systems, best placed on a roof that had been designed to cover operations, not support them. Instead of costly reinforcement, TSG designed frames that could span whole bays, bypassing the existing roof and supporting directly off existing columns. The team then addressed the impacts from the roof all the way down through the foundations, finding cost savings that quickly covered TSG’s own design fees and turned a profit for the client.