Planning + Design
Enhancing Office Function and Design to fit Your Culture
Creating the Perfect Space for your Team to Thrive
We are nationally recognized by Fortune, Entrepreneur, and Inc. for our company culture and workspaces, and are eager to share with our clients the same passion and expertise that created the results we’ve been fortunate enough to experience with our own team and our beautiful surroundings.
Our Planning + Design team helps our clients achieve their dream spaces that cultivate and nurture their unique company culture, and the team integrates seamlessly with our other service lines to fulfill our client’s vision.
Planning
At the foundation of a successful workplace design is the implementation of a company’s functional needs into a cohesive floor plan. Our team interviews clients to define their goals and understand their space requirements, department adjacencies, and desired amenities, then formulates a program document that captures that analysis. Based on the data collected we will create “test-fits” (conceptual floorplans) of spaces under consideration.
For companies experiencing an evolution, significant staff fluctuation, or who just want a deeper understanding of how employees perceive current company culture, we offer Workplace Strategy consulting. We combine our programming and space planning with data derived from engaging interview sessions with key stakeholders to execute data-driven design options.
Design
Our team creates spaces that enrich the human experience, promote wellness, and enhance company culture.
We take the time to understand your company before formulating an overall concept, and the design work begins as we take a deeper dive into space plans, material selection, furniture, fixtures, and equipment specifications, art selection and accessories to create a fully curated space for your company to attract and retain top talent.
As with all our service lines, we aim to deliver excellence in every aspect. We look forward to helping you achieve the same success in cultivating a positive workspace for teams to grow and thrive.
What We Offer
Programming + Needs Assessment
We gather data on your staff size, desking requirements, functional and support spaces, and desired amenity spaces. We then consider the building type you are pursuing to include necessary circulation and load factor ratios that determine how many square feet of space will be required.
Space Utilization/ Existing Conditions Analysis
We tour your space and collect visual information on how it is used to determine where we can enhance efficiency, density, or function, and to determine what spaces are under-utilized or where opportunities can be created.
Workplace Strategy + Culture Consulting
As thought leaders in culture, we lead conversations on workplace culture, evolution, design, and desired outcomes. Our impartial status yields honest and thoughtful dialogue and carries energy and momentum into the real estate process. We collate and distribute real, actionable, data-driven results to launch the physical design process.
Space Planning + Test Fits
We provide initial floor plan studies that develop the “big idea”, ensure a space is sized adequately, and include necessary functions and amenities.
Interior Design
We engage all phases of the design process-Concept, Schematic, and Design Development.
We develop floor plans, architectural components, palette + material finish selections.
Furniture, Fixture, Equipment Design and Procurement Management
We develop a design standard and lead a Request For Proposal (RFP) process which includes bidding and selection, and coordinate with selected furniture vendors on layout, material, and finish selections.
Corporate Design Standards
We develop architectural, material palette, and furniture standards for businesses with multiple locations who want a unified look across their portfolio.
Architectural Branding
We use words and imagery together with architectural branding solutions that graphically illustrate a company’s corporate culture, history, mission and values.
Physical Distancing Analysis
Our team specializes in space planning of all types and densities and is uniquely positioned to respond to the changing needs of your team by reconfiguring your space to meet recommended physical distancing standards.
Design Consulting
For our clients who have periodic but not continuous need for in-house design representation, we provide consulting and peer review services that ensure your companies best interests are priority during the design process.
Schedule Consultation
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Planning + Design Insights
The In Office Policy – Hybrid Versus Remote
Kristin Christensen | Planning + Design
July 19, 2022
As companies continue to navigate the work environment policy in a post-pandemic world, approaching office space with their teams as a top consideration is vital to businesses staying competitive. With attraction and retention of employees at the forefront, companies want their teams to enjoy their workspace and office environment, while also considering their emotional and physical well-being, and adapting to optimize their workflow and productivity, regardless of where the work is taking place. As companies implement policies in this new work environment, most are mandating some sort of a return to office, ranging from a few days a month, to a weekly hybrid model. While these policies can sometimes be met with hesitancy, there are luckily many strategies businesses can consider to help make the adjustment easier, and even enjoyable for their teams.
Read MoreCurrent Design Trends in the Workplace: A Q&A with Hughes Marino Interior Design Director Kristin Christensen
Marketing Team, Kristin Christensen | Planning + Design
October 13, 2021
At Hughes Marino, we believe office design and company culture truly work hand in hand to inspire teams, and have the ability to positively impact businesses in many ways. Our Planning + Design team works to shape the perfect functioning workspace for clients’ teams in order to enhance space and productivity, and plays a major part in helping companies adapt to the ever-changing world we are living in. We recently sat down with Kristin Christensen, Interior Design Director for our Planning + Design team, and discussed some commonly asked questions by many company owners and business leaders this year.
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