Capital Improvements
We are an extension of your team, balancing innovation with financial and operational realities to create spaces that are profitable, functional, and inspiring.
Our Approach
We ground our work in our mission to deliver community gathering spaces that foster civic pride. We are deadline driven, serving as the primary point of contact through all phases of a project ensuring clear and consistent leadership and prioritization of key venue goals.
We take a leadership position with an organization’s staff, design, and construction team, with facility, sponsorship and activation departments, and food service operators to align stakeholders with confidence, credibility, and trust. Our guidance is unbiased, conflict-free, and built entirely around our clients’ priorities. Also core to our work is a focus on all the elements that bring character to a building: the architecture, interior design, furniture, fixtures, artwork, and signage.
Our expertise includes:
- Construction management
- Owner’s representation
- Lifecycle and reinvestment planning
- Capital forecasting and funding strategy
- Budget management
- Placemaking and urban planning
- FF&E selection and procurement
- Premium spaces
- Design direction
- Artist commissioning and/or art program development
Areas of focus
Storytelling
We orient our approach in each place’s history and context, centering the community’s story in visioning for the future. We collaborate with the local community to tell the story of each team, city, or region through art, design, placemaking, and programming, infusing meaning into the identity of the building itself.
Respect for Communities
The fan base and daily users’ patterns and preferences are always considered in the development and programming of a space. From day of game staff to visiting VIPs, each person’s experience is thoughtfully integrated into the building.
Futureproofing
For a venue to set a standard, it must serve as a model of interest for years to come. From technology advances to environmental solutions, we look towards the future in all our projects, anticipating fan, athlete, partner, and league expectations.
Effective Innovation
Specialty seating concepts, strategically placed food and beverage locations, flexible event set ups, and unique opportunities for monetization are essential for drawing fans and partners into a space and motivating them to come back.
Financial Strategy
We develop and negotiate complex financial structures to secure funding for all aspects of a project, from public infrastructure to in-venue signage and hospitality.
Connectivity
We meet people where they are, making each experience welcoming for all. We know that the user experience begins outside of the gates and approach each project with the goal of creating a frictionless experience.
Form and Function Integration
Not all aspects of a project need to be memorable! We also identify the essential parts of a project (security cameras, HVAC units, power lines, etc.) early, and consider them in the development process so that they are easily disguised in the architecture.