Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old carpenter, Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances and home accessories, among other useful goods. As of November 2017, IKEA owns and operates 415 stores in 49 countries.
GF has provided a vast array of professional services to IKEA including architecture, site planning, entitlement, prototype design, project scheduling and graphics packages services for over twenty-five (25) stores throughout the United States. Buildings are typically 350,000 SF in size and located on sites ranging from 5 to 22 acres.
