Mixed-Use
We bridge enterprise and community through transformative design that enlivens social hubs, curates distinctive stories, creates cultural identity, and elevates living.
Click on any of these highlights to learn more about our project types including Mixed-Use, Retail, Housing, Adaptive Reuse, and thought leadership. Questions? Connect with our team now.
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Idea
Adaptive Reuse: Converting Vacant Buildings into Thriving Spaces
By unlocking the potential of dormant office buildings, adaptive reuse breathes new life into dead zones, revitalizing vibrant mixed-use communities.
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Leadership
Meet Our Team
If you don’t meet them at a coffee shop or on the plaza, you can find their contact info here.
Brian Arial
Global Mixed-Use Leader
Senior Principal
Brian Arial
AIA
Global Mixed-Use Leader
Senior Principal
Brian leads our global Mixed-Use sector. He collaborates with developers, real estate brands, and city officials to reimagine retail, housing, and office as equitable mixed-use developments to reenergize urban environments. For more than 30 years, he has led teams in the U.S., Dubai, and Shanghai.
Mark Giles
Senior Architect
Principal
Mark Giles
AIA
Senior Architect
Principal
Mark brings over 30 years of experience in multiple market sectors. Having led 海角社区鈥檚 office in Dubai for several years, he brings extensive knowledge in managing complex retail and mixed-use projects, and working with diverse, large project teams across the United States. Mark is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Urban Land Institute, and Middle East Council of Shopping Centers.
Jose Sanchez
Mixed-Use Design Leader
Principal
Jose Sanchez
Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Mixed-Use Design Leader
Principal
Jose is a Mixed-Use Design Leader with over 19 years of extensive international and domestic project experience. He has a passion for design, and has a vision for design excellence, client satisfaction, and encouraging best practices. Jose works with the Mixed-Use studio to heighten the design quality to implement current retail trends into projects and develop new and innovative concepts.
Faraaz Mirza
Senior Design Leader
Principal
Faraaz Mirza
LEED AP
Senior Design Leader
Principal
Faraaz leads design in the San Francisco office. He is an expert in multifamily housing design and is a recognized leader in high density, urban infill project design. His designs and intricate detailing consistently capture the movement and culture of the Bay Area.
Nathan Casteel
Design Leader
Principal
Nathan Casteel
AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Design Leader
Principal
Nathan is a passionate design leader with over 14 years of experience on a broad range of project types and scales.聽 His focus on creative and transformative ideas is the driving force in creating meaningful and functional architecture.聽 With a vast amount of technical and project management experience, Nathan brings a unique attention to detail, materiality, constructability, and economy to his projects.聽 Successfully meeting the client鈥檚 needs and budget while pushing architecture and sustainability forward has resulted in many notable projects, many of which earned publications and prominent design awards.
Lisa Kong
Interiors Leader
Principal
Lisa Kong
NCIDQ
Interiors Leader
Principal
As an experienced interior design professional, Lisa has had the opportunity to lead teams on both intimate and large scale projects. Lisa leads design teams to create exceptional design, delivery, and operational performance on every project. Through integrated architecture and interiors, the use of natural materials, and the incorporation of daylight and biophilic features, Lisa鈥檚 passion is to enhance the experience, health, and wellness of users.
Christopher Bell
Architect
Principal
Christopher Bell
AIA
Architect
Principal
Chris has worked around the world on large-scale design and development projects, including master planning and design for new communities and towns; urban neighborhood development and regeneration; and high-profile headquarters and high-rise buildings. He emphasizes livability, workability, sustainability, and economic viability in alignment with the owners' and clients' goals.
Matthew Heller
National Business Development Leader
Principal
Matthew Heller
National Business Development Leader
Principal
Matt is the National Business Development Leader for the Mixed-Use Sector.聽With nearly 15 years in the industry, he has developed a deep understanding of urban design & placemaking strategies and how they are applied to best practices in mixed-use, retail, entertainment and hospitality design and development.