Project Leadership
We represent organizations to lead venue development projects and offer guidance on capital investment across the sports industry. We work as extensions of leadership teams integrating directly with athletic departments, public agencies, private landowners, or professional clubs to advise on strategic thinking and serve as owner’s representatives for planning, design, development, and construction stakeholders.
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 are unique in our role throughout a project’s timeline, taking an active leadership position with an organization’s staff, design, and construction teams, with facility, medical, training, and coaching staffs, food service operators, sponsorship and activation departments, and game day crews to drive clarity and execute on a project’s goals without disrupting business and event continuity.
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. We rely on our broad network across design disciplines, vendors, and specialty craftspeople to create a complete and enriched environment staying on schedule without surpassing a specified budget.
Our expertise includes:
- Construction management
- Project management
- Site assessment
- Project definition
- Project development
- Design direction
- FF&E selection and procurement
- Entitlement and permitting coordination
- Venue operations and programming
- Urban planning
- Placemaking
- Experience and strategic planning
- 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.