For the multi-family developer looking to command higher rents and increase absorption, there are two challenges to earning mindshare with potential tenants. The first is standing out among all the many options they’ll see. The second is creating excitement about the quality of life they could have. As designers, we strive to energize our designs… Read more »
By: Lindsey Kite, Tori Selfe, and Michaela Murphy Increased rents, deal velocity, improved tenant retention and higher listing prices often come down to one thing – perceived value. Creating that value is what discerning landlords are always focused on, and as we enter a decade that will be defined by Millennials (by 2030, they will… Read more »
By: Enzo Marfella EMD Serono is a US faction of Merck, an international biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Darmstaft, Germany. EMD Serono prides themselves on being a pioneering company that advances technologies for life, with a specific focus on finding the cure for cancer, making strides in fertility treatments and helping those affected by multiple sclerosis…. Read more »
By: Erik Winer “If most people’s goal is to live a happy life, why did I never hear designers explain how they’d built something to make me happy?” It was a question posed by Mark Wilson in a Fast Company article he penned recently. I had just been scanning through it but it stopped me… Read more »
You’d probably never guess Caitlin DaValle is still a relatively new member to the INTEC Group team, having been with the firm now for just short of 18 months; but it’s evident she’s making a huge impact on the lives of her co-workers, clients, and family as well as in her community! And it’s because… Read more »
By: Erin Hauswirth Let’s be honest – if you’ve ever been involved in strategic planning, just hearing the phrase probably makes you inclined to either cringe or shrug; cringe if you know how challenging it is to define and execute a well-documented plan or, shrug because you have a vague idea or have never been… Read more »
By Josh Kieb By their very nature, the disciplines of architecture and design are practiced in the realm of perception. While planning for spaces and buildings that don’t yet exist, we rely on media such as drawings, renderings and models to arrive at a shared vision for a client’s new or remodeled space. Media is… Read more »
New Design Solutions for the Working Human By Enzo Marfella, Susan Pelczynski, Jill Switzer, Zaw Latt & Meredith Goldberg Our environments affect everything from our sense of security to our ability to connect with other people. So when The INTEC Group was asked to help a client envision the Office of the Future, our research… Read more »
…but there is an “I” in “Iplay.” And we like to say the “I” indicatively represents our entire INTEC Group team! We’re the first to admit the name isn’t exactly original, but we love the essence of the word and what it represents, so we went with it. Ultimately, the word “Iplay” personifies our team’s… Read more »
Disruptors and Intrinsic Human Factors That Lead to New Design Solutions By Enzo Marfella, Susan Pelczynski, Jill Switzer, Robyn Rubino, Zaw Latt & Meredith Goldberg A few months ago, one of our clients approached us with a provocative request: “Help us envision the Office of the Future.” No parameters. No pre-conceived notions. Just an open… Read more »
