McDonald's

McDonald's

Chicago, IL

Project Type

Fan Store

Square Footage

2,000

Sector

Consumer Product

Inside McDonald’s Chicago headquarters, the Fan Store sits between Speedee Labs and Hamburger University—innovation on one side, learning on the other. The compact shop turns the anticipation of opening a McDonald’s bag into a playful, polished place to browse, gather, and take a piece of the brand home.

Inside the Iconic To-Go Bag
Kraft-paper tones and textures wrap the room, creating the feeling of entering one of the brand’s most familiar objects. Red and gold details bring the identity into focus, but the concept is carried as much by material and scale as by color.

Packaging and dining rituals are abstracted into architecture. References to straws, cups, clamshells, and trays appear as fluting, form, pattern, and light—not as literal props. The nostalgia is immediate, yet the execution remains calibrated to the sophistication of the headquarters.

Familiar Details, Playfully Recast
Red-and-gold fluting wraps the transaction counters like striped drinking straws. Overhead, cup-shaped pendants appear in small, medium, and large, turning an ordering convention into a cheerful ceiling composition.

A full-height glass storefront keeps the store visible from the workplace, while a large illuminated McDonald’s mark creates a clear threshold. A red band traces the perimeter and flexible fixtures allow merchandise to change with seasons, launches, and new collections.

The store is intuitive, but it rewards a closer look. Every detail holds a small recognition—the pleasure of finding something familiar in an unexpected place. More than an internal shop, it becomes a joyful bridge between McDonald’s history, its current work, and the global community that carries the brand forward.

Tom Kasznia

Chicago's Managing Director

Project Type

Fan Store

Square Footage

2000

Market

Retail

Inside McDonald’s Chicago headquarters, the Fan Store sits between Speedee Labs and Hamburger University—innovation on one side, learning on the other. The compact shop turns the anticipation of opening a McDonald’s bag into a playful, polished place to browse, gather, and take a piece of the brand home.

Inside the Iconic To-Go Bag
Kraft-paper tones and textures wrap the room, creating the feeling of entering one of the brand’s most familiar objects. Red and gold details bring the identity into focus, but the concept is carried as much by material and scale as by color.

Packaging and dining rituals are abstracted into architecture. References to straws, cups, clamshells, and trays appear as fluting, form, pattern, and light—not as literal props. The nostalgia is immediate, yet the execution remains calibrated to the sophistication of the headquarters.
Familiar Details, Playfully Recast
Red-and-gold fluting wraps the transaction counters like striped drinking straws. Overhead, cup-shaped pendants appear in small, medium, and large, turning an ordering convention into a cheerful ceiling composition.

A full-height glass storefront keeps the store visible from the workplace, while a large illuminated McDonald’s mark creates a clear threshold. A red band traces the perimeter and flexible fixtures allow merchandise to change with seasons, launches, and new collections.

The store is intuitive, but it rewards a closer look. Every detail holds a small recognition—the pleasure of finding something familiar in an unexpected place. More than an internal shop, it becomes a joyful bridge between McDonald’s history, its current work, and the global community that carries the brand forward.

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