Our approach
Since 1974, our passion for developing meaningful relationships and delivering innovative, life-centered design solutions has been the cornerstone of our success. Our team is dedicated to unearthing the design potential of each project and implementing our client’s objectives through strategic, tailored processes.
Life-Centered Design
Our future-focused framework for holistic impact.
We design solutions that inspire...
People
Empathy + Empowerment
We’re deep listeners, trained at engaging our client partners and stakeholders.
Community
Equity + Inclusion
We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion, and are proud to support our communities.
Wellbeing
Health + Resilience
We are committed to designing for the health and wellbeing of people and our planet, regardless of project type or certification.
Innovation
Ideas + Impact
We are thought-leaders and members of a global network of design firms re-imagining how we deliver positive impact.
Business
Strategy + Performance
We facilitate strategic conversations that align goals and drive performance metrics.
Our values
Approaching challenges holistically.
For every project—regardless of scope and fee—we bring a holistic, integrated perspective to designing spaces that inspire people, communities, wellbeing, innovation, and business.
We approach each project with deep empathy for the people and communities we serve, a commitment to enhancing wellbeing, and a drive to deliver innovative solutions that create tangible impact.
Putting clients first.
Since 1974, a commitment to building strong client relationships has been the foundation of our success.
From start to finish, every choice we make is focused on serving our client. We seek to cultivate long-term relationships with our client’s stakeholders, from employee to CEO, contractor to community leader, developer to tenant, and everyone in between.
Designing with passion.
We bring energy and innovative ideas to every project.
We draw on rigorous research, extensive experience, financial acumen, and an all-encompassing love for great design. We put our talent and passion to work, bringing our client’s vision to life in spaces that inspire a deep joy, from the first time standing in the space to the hundredth.
Performing with grace.
We bring the same level of curiosity and care to how we show up in the world, as we do to our design deliverables.
Our hand is steady and experienced, and our open, responsive spirit is a calming influence when the stakes are inevitably high. We bring the confidence to leave our egos at the door, listen deeply, and walk in-step with our partners throughout a project to make the entire experience enjoyable and successful.
Holding ourselves accountable.
We approach projects as if we are the owners accountable for the long-term impact of our designs.
We consider feasibility of implementation, viability for the business, and desirability for all stakeholders involved. It’s our job to not only imagine how much good we can do for our clients and communities, but also to make it work—today and well into the future.
Delivering results.
We work diligently to uncover every opportunity to add value, and then we deliver on our promises.
We are skilled at articulating what makes a project unique and filled with possibility, then delivering on the project’s potential, on time and on budget.
Cultivating our team.
We value each individual on our team as a whole person, embracing their unique talents, diverse perspectives, and individual motivations.
We believe that our success is inherently dependent upon each individual contributor’s success and happiness. We strive to create a collaborative environment where each of us can show up as our whole and authentic selves, learning and growing together.
Tailored approach, holistic impact
We are skilled at identifying the unique qualities and potential of each project, and developing tailored processes that are designed to deliver.
Contact us to learn more about about how we work alongside our clients to develop a shared vision and process for each and every project.
