HOW WE WORK

ELEGANT SOLUTIONS TO THE RIGHT PROBLEMS

We are an integrated design practice. We help organizations envision their futures and use design to get there while advocating for healthy, sustainable, and resilient strategies that help people be at their best.

Our approach is multi-disciplinary. We view design challenges through the lenses of architecture, interior design, sustainability & resilience, computational design & fabrication, environmental graphic design, and research. This allows us to surface the right problems and deploy the right tools so our clients can maximize the value of their buildings, realize their goals, and positively impact their people, their communities, and the environment.

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Architecture & Interior Design | Sustainability & Resilience | Computational Design & Digital Fabrication | Environmental Graphic Design | Research |
Bringing a level of craftsmanship rarely seen in contemporary buildings—much less, in affordable housing—Willkommen on Vine's undulating brick facade brings modern masonry design to a historic neighborhood.

Architecture & Interior Design

We make spaces for human connection, aspiration, and well-being, and help our clients use their physical facilities to express their unique mission and vision.

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Matthew Schottelkotte AIA, LEED AP
Director of Architecture
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Tree Pittsburgh harnessed our sustainability and resilience expertise for a net-zero energy campus. Photovoltaic solar panels leverage a south facing roof and a 3,000-gallon water tank provides potable water.

Sustainability & Resilience

Everyone has an opportunity to be at their best in a healthy environment. People spend 95% of their time indoors and buildings can be a catalyst toward better health and well-being. We create efficient, low-carbon, resilient buildings where people thrive over the long-term.

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Tiffany Broyles Yost AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Amb.
Director of Sustainability & Resilience
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GBBN worked with students to design and fabricate unique wood panels inside University of Cincinnati’s Digital Futures Complex. This approach saved money and kept production local, which helped reduce transportation emissions.

Computational Design & Digital Fabrication

Computational design & digital fabrication bridges the gap between design and construction. It allows quick iteration of design options which speeds decision-making and produces more reliable cost estimates by considering material and installation costs from the start of the process.

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Troy Malmstrom
Director of Computational Design & Fabrication
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Environmental graphic design helped transform an underused corridor in School Outfitters workplace into an engaging gallery that evokes their brand, showcases their products, and shares their history.

Environmental Graphic Design

Environmental graphic design brings your organization’s story to life. Through subtle details or bold statements around wayfinding, brand identity, and donor recognition, it helps create an experience that reflects your culture.

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Phil Rowland
Graphics Manager
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A Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) confirmed a high efficiency in wayfinding on the campus of UC Health Medical Center; 70% of vehicles spend 2 minutes or less to move through our renovated arrival zone.

Research

Research identifies opportunities and impacts outcomes. We leverage data and weave our primary research into our projects to help clients maximize their design budgets and shape the future of their built environments.

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Shan Jiang Ph.D
Director of Research
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