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INTRODUCTION TO AYERS SAINT GROSS 4 CREATING COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNS 6 DEFINING PLACE 8 SPACE TYPOLOGY 10 ARRIVE 12 ENGAGE 16 CIRCULATE 20 LEARN 24 COLLABORATE 28 WORK 32 2
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Interior design has the power to
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Introduction to the Firm Ayers Saint Gross is an employee-owned design firm with expertise in architecture, planning, landscape architecture, space analytics, interiors, and graphic design. We are unique in that all of our work is for mission-driven clients such as colleges, universities, and cultural institutions. Since the founding of our practice in 1912, Ayers Saint Gross has built a reputation for designing environments of enduring value. Our design is driven by a critical and analytical discourse, a respect for past wisdom, a mind to future potential, and a belief that we have an obligation to leave places better than we found them.
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F IR M PH ILO SO PH Y
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All of our work is for mission-driven clients.
FI R M P HI LOS O P H Y
“ We engage people and places to create designs that enrich the world.” S TA FF
85% 10% 5% Higher Education
Cultural Institutions
K-12 and Private Sector
IN TER N ATIO N AL R EACH
170 72% Professional Staff Members
of our Staff Members are LEED Accredited
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Creating Comprehensive Designs We develop interiors in harmony with architecture for learning environments, student housing, corporate offices, health and wellness, student success spaces, libraries, and cultural facilities. Every space is considered from the inside out and the outside in, ensuring a holistic approach during all phases of a project. This methodology leads designers to efficient solutions more quickly, helping them to make attractive and enduring environments.
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Defining Place Interior design must speak to both the individual and the community, aligning with existing structures while creating a distinct space with a clear identity. Through design we contextualize places and convey institutional missions, preserving tradition while inspiring new ideas. Cultural and education spaces have complex programming needs. Our designers have deep experience in the quantitative requirements of specialized facilities, an understanding of equipment needs, and an eye towards evolving regulatory and technological changes.
Vertex Student Apartments Peak Campus Tempe, Arizona
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Space Typology Even within a single building, different spaces have unique functions. Some demand dynamic energy; others should create privacy and calm to best serve the people who use them. Interior design can simultaneously enhance programmatic utility and physical beauty. The following pages showcase projects categorized by space type.
Health Sciences Education Building University of Arizona Phoenix, Arizona
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Gira Center for Communications and Information Technology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland
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First impressions count. Interior design bridges the exterior building to the interior environment and its inhabitants. Entry and approach spaces communicate an institution’s character and mission upon arrival. Interior finishes and furniture, in addition to signage and wayfinding, welcome people and highlight the mental and physical shift into a new place.
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Washington, DC Office | Ayers Saint Gross, Washington, DC Health Sciences Education Building | University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona CDP Capital US Inc. Office | CDP Capital Inc., Washington, DC Tempe Office | Ayers Saint Gross, Tempe, Arizona Milken Institute School of Public Health | George Washington University, Washington, DC
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Raoul Hall Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
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Gathering places are where unexpected connections occur and new ideas get started. To draw people in and entice them to stay, these spaces must create vibrancy and offer appealing amenities.
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Roosevelt Point | Concord Eastridge and EdR, Tempe, Arizona Ryan and Freedom Halls Renovation | Georgetown University, Washington, DC Health Sciences Education Building | University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona Baltimore Visitor Center | Visit Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland 650 Lincoln | Holder Properties, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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High Country Conference Center Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona
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Transitional spaces are important. Moving from one place to another in a way that is both pleasing and functional keeps inhabitants happy and inspired throughout the day. Well-designed corridors, stairs, and lobbies are essential to successful buildings and should never be an afterthought.
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Health Sciences Education Building | University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona John and Frances Angelos Law Center | University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland Health Sciences Building | Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland Oxford Road Admissions Building and Bookstore | Emory University, Atlanta Georgia Milken Institute School of Public Health | George Washington University, Clemson, Washington, DC
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Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University Washington, DC
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Our interiors focus attention and facilitate communication. Timeless educational principles pair with changing technological capabilities to create the best environment for teaching and for absorbing new information.
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Health and Sciences Education Building University of Arizona Phoenix, Arizona
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Spatially linking people allows them to share ideas and innovate. Successful collaboration spaces balance inhabitants and their tools in order to encourage creative thinking and problem-solving.
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Brightline Strategies Office | Brightline Strategies, Alexandria, Virginia Milken Institute School of Public Health | George Washington University, Clemson, Washington, DC Rancho Solano Preparatory School | Meritas Family of Schools, Scottsdale, Arizona CDP Capital US Inc. Office | CDP Capital Inc., Washington, DC School of Nursing | Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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Washington DC Office Ayers Saint Gross Washington, DC
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With both new construction and the redesign of existing spaces, we make places that allow inhabitants to get the job done. Flexible workspaces combine the energy of open-space plans and the necessary privacy of solo work/study stations.
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The following projects were collaborations: John and Frances Angelos Law Center, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland (with Behnisch Architekten) Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC (with Payette) Health Sciences Education Building, University of Arizona, Phoenix Arizona (with CO Architects)
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Select Clients Accenture American University Areas USA MDTP, LLC Auburn University Boise State University Bowling Green State University Brown Advisory College of Charleston Duke University Eckerd College Emory University Frostburg State University Gallaudet University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Gettysburg College Goucher College Haverford College Howard Community College Johns Hopkins University Kent State University Loyola University Maryland Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount University Meritas Family of Schools Minnesota State University Morgan State University Mount Saint Mary’s University Nemours Mansions & Gardens
Northern Arizona University Radford University Rockefeller Group Rutgers University Salisbury University Sinclair Broadcasting Group St. Mary’s College of Maryland Swarthmore College Thomas Jefferson Foundation Tishman Speyer University of Alaska University of Arizona University of Baltimore University of Delaware University of Kentucky University of Maryland University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina Greensboro University of North Texas University of Pikeville University of Rochester University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Virginia University of West Georgia Washington College Washington Research Library Consortium Washington University in St. Louis West Texas A&M University
SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE? Ayers Saint Gross is always on the look out for new and interesting collaborations. PLEASE CONTACT: Dori Landry, Director of Client Relations dlandry@asg-architects.com
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