The Dab Broomfield

What they needed

A new location for The Dab in Broomfield. We surveyed and designed for several sites before they settled on this one.

The site

A former Quiznos, gutted to the studs and rebuilt. Inside it's mostly painted drywall, and every window got security film.

Design before install

For this client we draw the floor plans, security plans and retail plans used with state regulators: where the registers and fixtures go, how the lobby, sales floor and secure areas are laid out. Since this was a full rebuild, we designed the whole space, worked through drawings and approvals with the owner, then stayed with the GC through construction to make sure it was built the way we planned it.

What we used

3M LX480mc with gloss laminate for the drips along the top of the walls, and with ultra matte laminate for the big lobby mural. The round The Dab signs are black and white acrylic layers faced in chrome gold vinyl with gold-painted edges. XPEL 14 mil security film on all the glass, wet glazed with Dow 995 black sealant; on the front doors, Z-Secure aluminum attachments hold the film to the frames, which works far better than sealant on narrow door stops. We're a Z-Secure dealer. Frosted dusted crystal film covers the lobby glass, since state rules don't allow a view into a dispensary, and gloss black film blacks out glass behind new walls. Gold-framed canvas product prints and a backlit fridge header finish the room.

The hard part

A tight window once the GC finished, with painters, low voltage and electricians still working around us.

Timeline

Many rounds of design up front. Once the state approved the plans, the GC rebuilt the space. We had every sign, print and compliance sign produced and ready, then finished our part on site in one week, on time.

The result

The store does a tremendous amount of business, and people recognize the space and the brand. We've now built seven stores for this client across Colorado. The newest, in Boulder, came straight from the same brand book, which keeps each new store simple and cost-effective: we only reinvent what the space calls for.