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Design Experience
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Our firm makes places for people: we are keenly aware of the impact a single project can have within its walls, and for the community it serves. Stakeholder engagement is a baseline component of our project process: before we can begin to propose solutions, we need to connect with our clients, so our proposed solutions are truly responsive. We take pride in creating unique design moments throughout each project designed to encourage people to connect.
MANAGING FOR QUALITY & VALUE
Investment in planning, design, and construction is a commitment, one that we honor through our vetted project management and quality assurance process. We utilize dedicated specialists in code, specifications, quality assurance, and construction administration, to augment each project team. We engage in-house third-party project review at key design and production milestones to ensure a tightly-coordinated set of contract documents. Our projects are delivered on time, with a record low number of non-client-requested change orders.
SYSTEMS & SAFETY
Buildings and grounds are resources whose critical value lies in providing safe, secure, inviting, and engaging spaces for student and facility. An institution’s physical resources, its buildings, landscapes, and physical plant infrastructure, are assets to be cultivated: long-term value for the institution and its community lies in strategic investment and thoughtful planning and use of resources. We approach this investment in systems, materials, and resources for long-term positive impacts on: quality of place, human health and wellness, operations and maintenance, allocation of financial resources, and local and regional environments.
DESIGNING FOR THE PLANET
Sustainability is integrated, not applied, to every project. We understand the value of a holistic design approach: making decisions at every scale – site, building, room, furniture, equipment – that uses materials and resources responsibly, leaves a project site healthier post-construction than before, improves health and wellness of the occupants, and works within each client’s budget.
INNOVATIVE BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Across our market sectors we engage building technology – methods and materials of construction – as a tool to manage project budget, schedule, and energy performance. We collaborate with manufacturers and with contractors to develop project-specific solutions that combine design vision with best value. Our innovation is not only with new construction projects but extends also to our decades-long experience with adaptive reuse of existing and historic structures.
