Charles Vincent George Architects - CVG

Every transformative project starts with a vision. Where some see limitations, the right team sees potential. What started as a former warehouse facility has been reimagined as the new 30,000-SF Forge Virtual Studios in Hanover Park, the Midwest’s largest and most advanced virtual production facility.

Working as the architect on the EP Doyle & Son-led design-build team, Charles Vincent George Architects helped shape a space designed around flexibility, functionality, and immersive production experiences. The space now features expansive LED studio environments, production offices, tech-enabled collaboration spaces, and strategically repurposed shipping containers that now operate as editing and production suites, VIP lounges, entertainment areas, and catering spaces.

From early site evaluation through design, the goal was to create an environment that could support the fast-paced, evolving needs of modern production while delivering spaces that feel equally innovative behind the scenes. It’s exciting to see this vision now fully realized for Forge Virtual Studios and the creative community it was built to serve.

Not every redevelopment project requires working from a clean slate. In Normal, IL, a former Logan’s Roadhouse is being transformed into a modern retail destination that makes the most of the existing structure.

For this redevelopment, Charles Vincent George (CVG) Architects is reworking the former restaurant into a multi-tenant retail investment property for Tartan Realty Group, an approach rooted in adaptability and efficiency. Rather than starting from the ground up, the design maintains much of the original building, creating a more cost-effective renovation while still delivering a refreshed and functional environment.

Key updates include a new drive-thru service window and carefully integrated masonry and stone elements that complement the existing structure. Parapet extensions provide space for future tenant signage, while new storefront openings along the West face, relocation of utilities, new rooftop equipment, and interior demising walls create distinct, flexible tenant spaces. Added canopies at both the front and rear entries enhance accessibility and visibility, and site electrical upgrades support the demands of drive-thru operations.

The before-and-after visuals offer a preview of the finished project, a repositioned retail property designed to evolve with its tenants, with T-Mobile occupying the southern tenant space
A special thanks to our partners for making this redevelopment possible: FHS Build General Contractors, Farnsworth Group, Johnson Wilbur Adams, Inc., and RTM Engineering Consultants.

The entire team at Charles Vincent George (CVG) Architects is committed to helping our clients envision what is possible. Although the project is still under construction, our 3D computer-generated animation provides an early look at the future office for Aldridge Electric, Inc.'s new headquarters. The renovated three-story office building will feature updated private and open offices, conference rooms in multiple sizes, collaboration spaces, a divisible training room, and employee spaces.

Working in close collaboration with the Owner’s branding team, the new space integrates Aldridge Electric’s 75+ year history, mission, and values, creating an environment that reflects both its successful past and its vision for the future.

A special thanks also goes to Stout Development Services, Inc., for helping us bring this project to life.