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Eugene-based grocer is moving its main operations into a new building being designed to minimally impact the natural surroundings.

The 50,000-square-foot facility off West 11th Avenue will include a distribution center and a central kitchen, including catering services. All of the stormwater will be treated on-site and fed into detention systems, and the heat generated from equipment will be reused to help heat the building, according to Dave Bakke, project manager for general contractor .

The $5.5 million project also includes energy-efficient lighting and daylighting in the kitchen and office spaces.

Because the project is near wetlands, a 鈥渜uieter building鈥� presence is planned, according to Eric Hall, president of

鈥淭he owner didn’t want a building that jumped up and yelled its name, so to speak,鈥� Hall said. 鈥淪o we took some measurements of the glide paths of the wildlife as they go into that wetland and tried to translate that into the shapes of several of the tilt panels at the entry. That created a little bit of interest and contrast, while still allowing the building to be quiet and elegant but also understated.鈥�

Market of Choice has eight stores 鈥� four in Eugene, and one each in Corvallis, Ashland, Portland and West Linn.