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Meet our New Senior Associates and Associates
We are thrilled to announce this year's promotions including three Senior Associates – Amanda McDowell, Karie Vagedes, and Andrew Witlin, and eight Associates – Katherine Brown, Katharine Dwyer, Emmanuelle Ichaye-Anum, Adam Murphy, Tamara Sainz, Larry Smith, Tisha Tasaki, and Liz Vieira. “Each of these individuals is actively engaged in evolving our firm’s practice, elevating our design portfolio, and leading technical and operational practices," shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, FIIDA AIA LEED AP.
Meet them here.
We are thrilled to announce this year's promotions including three Senior Associates – Amanda McDowell, Karie Vagedes, and Andrew Witlin, and eight Associates – Katherine Brown, Katharine Dwyer, Emmanuelle Ichaye-Anum, Adam Murphy, Tamara Sainz, Larry Smith, Tisha Tasaki, and Liz Vieira. “Each of these individuals is actively engaged in evolving our firm’s practice, elevating our design portfolio, and leading technical and operational practices," shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, FIIDA AIA LEED AP.
Meet them here.
Interior Design Hip Award Winners
Congratulation to our HIP Leader honoree Sascha Wagner and Hip Rising Star Honoree Alison Woolf.
View all the winners here.
Congratulation to our HIP Leader honoree Sascha Wagner and Hip Rising Star Honoree Alison Woolf.
View all the winners here.
Sascha Wagner inducted as IIDA President Elect
Our president and CEO Sacha Wagner was inducted as IIDA President Elect at the 2019 IIDA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Our president and CEO Sacha Wagner was inducted as IIDA President Elect at the 2019 IIDA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
The 300 Wins a 2019 IIDA Illinois Red Award
The 300 took home the IIDA Red award in the Contract 10,001-25,000 sf category.
The 300 took home the IIDA Red award in the Contract 10,001-25,000 sf category.
2019 Dining by Design
Our New York team participated in Dining by Design this year raising money for HIV/Aids.
Learn more about our installation “Diversity Has No Boundaries” here.
Our New York team participated in Dining by Design this year raising money for HIV/Aids.
Learn more about our installation “Diversity Has No Boundaries” here.
IIDANC Honor Awards Serve Award Winner - The 300
The 300 took home the 2019 IIDANC Honor Award in the Serve Category.
Read more about the award winning project here.
The 300 took home the 2019 IIDANC Honor Award in the Serve Category.
Read more about the award winning project here.
Chicago Commercial Real Estate Redevelopment of the Year - The 300
The 300 took home the 31st Chicago Commercial Real Estate Award for Redevelopment of the Year. Congratulations to Golub and all of our partners on the project.
The 300 took home the 31st Chicago Commercial Real Estate Award for Redevelopment of the Year. Congratulations to Golub and all of our partners on the project.
IIDA Illinois Stitch 2019
The Huntsman Chicago team once again brought their "A" game to the IIDA Stitch event Taking home the award for "Best Hair and Makeup." Taking a look at the making of our design in the slideshow above.
The Huntsman Chicago team once again brought their "A" game to the IIDA Stitch event Taking home the award for "Best Hair and Makeup." Taking a look at the making of our design in the slideshow above.
Meet our New Associate Principals
Today we announced the designation of a new leadership tier: Rene Calara, Frédéric Côté, Nicole Everett, Karen Feltham, Tiana Taylor, Andrew Volckens, and Alison Woolf have been named Associate Principals. “In order to promote broader leadership participation and ensure the continued success of the firm, we are recognizing senior team members who have been shaping our practice and enhancing Huntsman’s reputation as a strategic creative partner for today’s leading organizations," shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, AIA FIIDA LEED AP.
Read the full article here.
Today we announced the designation of a new leadership tier: Rene Calara, Frédéric Côté, Nicole Everett, Karen Feltham, Tiana Taylor, Andrew Volckens, and Alison Woolf have been named Associate Principals. “In order to promote broader leadership participation and ensure the continued success of the firm, we are recognizing senior team members who have been shaping our practice and enhancing Huntsman’s reputation as a strategic creative partner for today’s leading organizations," shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, AIA FIIDA LEED AP.
Read the full article here.
UBER Mission Bay
We are partnering with Uber to realize their vision for Mission Bay 3+4.
Learn more about the project here.
We are partnering with Uber to realize their vision for Mission Bay 3+4.
Learn more about the project here.
A Focus on Tenant Comfort
Boulder Commons, Boulder Co
"As architects and designers, our firm’s work is centered on elevating the human experience through places that connect, sustain, and inspire. Boulder Commons is exactly this kind of place. As part of a multi-disciplinary design team, we immediately identified with the project’s goals of sustainability, community connection, and cost-effective execution – the “triple bottom line”. While sustainable strategies including a net-zero goal are defining characteristics for the project, we began with the premise that sustainability features don’t necessarily need to be obvious when experiencing the inside of the buildings. Clearly, a solar-panel clad façade signals that Boulder Commons is special, but the interiors are designed to be much more than a showcase for sustainable construction. First and foremost, we wanted to create a comfortable and inspiring place for tenants, as well as a connection point to the local community. A place with meaning"
Read the full article here.
Boulder Commons, Boulder Co
"As architects and designers, our firm’s work is centered on elevating the human experience through places that connect, sustain, and inspire. Boulder Commons is exactly this kind of place. As part of a multi-disciplinary design team, we immediately identified with the project’s goals of sustainability, community connection, and cost-effective execution – the “triple bottom line”. While sustainable strategies including a net-zero goal are defining characteristics for the project, we began with the premise that sustainability features don’t necessarily need to be obvious when experiencing the inside of the buildings. Clearly, a solar-panel clad façade signals that Boulder Commons is special, but the interiors are designed to be much more than a showcase for sustainable construction. First and foremost, we wanted to create a comfortable and inspiring place for tenants, as well as a connection point to the local community. A place with meaning"
Read the full article here.
Sascha Wagner speaks at Orgatec
"Ultimately you get to Purpose - the connection to a larger idea or ethos. What is the work actually about? Who are you working for, and to what end? When you can connect the built environment to this highest level of fulfillment, you generate true employee engagement." Sascha Wagner expands on his Orgatec panel conversation on human-centered workplace design in a recent interview in Vario.
Read more here
"Ultimately you get to Purpose - the connection to a larger idea or ethos. What is the work actually about? Who are you working for, and to what end? When you can connect the built environment to this highest level of fulfillment, you generate true employee engagement." Sascha Wagner expands on his Orgatec panel conversation on human-centered workplace design in a recent interview in Vario.
Read more here
2018 Kaiser Permanente Design Excellence Award
Our Kaiser team took home the award for Overall Design for the Kaiser PTC A4/D4 Refresh project in Pleasanton, CA.
Learn more about the project here.
Our Kaiser team took home the award for Overall Design for the Kaiser PTC A4/D4 Refresh project in Pleasanton, CA.
Learn more about the project here.
Huntsman Architectural Group Announces Promotions
Huntsman Architectural Group announces promotions in the firm’s San Francisco and New York offices including four Senior Associates – Iris Chan, Elvira Gershengorn, Alaina Ladner, and Rahul Pathare, as well as four Associates – James Johnson, Alexis Kaloyanides, Eric Nelson, and Carmen Seger. “We are pleased to elevate these individuals based on their leadership and creativity, and their contributions to making Huntsman a great place to work," shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, FIIDA AIA LEED AP. "Each of them are actively engaged in evolving our firm’s practice and expanding our client partnerships to deliver meaningful projects."
Read more here.
Huntsman Architectural Group announces promotions in the firm’s San Francisco and New York offices including four Senior Associates – Iris Chan, Elvira Gershengorn, Alaina Ladner, and Rahul Pathare, as well as four Associates – James Johnson, Alexis Kaloyanides, Eric Nelson, and Carmen Seger. “We are pleased to elevate these individuals based on their leadership and creativity, and their contributions to making Huntsman a great place to work," shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, FIIDA AIA LEED AP. "Each of them are actively engaged in evolving our firm’s practice and expanding our client partnerships to deliver meaningful projects."
Read more here.
SASCHA WAGNER ELECTED TO THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN ASSOCIATION (IIDA) COLLEGE OF FELLOWS
We are excited to announce the induction of its president and CEO, Sascha Wagner, FIIDA, AIA, LEED AP, into the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) College of Fellows. “Sascha's induction as an IIDA Fellow is a testament to his consummate career as a practitioner and advocate for design. His respected leadership in our practice is an inspiration to all of us. He continues to raise our firm’s standard of excellence, and his effective involvement in IIDA and other professional organizations influences advancement of the profession as a whole”, said Linda Parker, the firm’s Vice President.
Read more here.
We are excited to announce the induction of its president and CEO, Sascha Wagner, FIIDA, AIA, LEED AP, into the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) College of Fellows. “Sascha's induction as an IIDA Fellow is a testament to his consummate career as a practitioner and advocate for design. His respected leadership in our practice is an inspiration to all of us. He continues to raise our firm’s standard of excellence, and his effective involvement in IIDA and other professional organizations influences advancement of the profession as a whole”, said Linda Parker, the firm’s Vice President.
Read more here.
10 coolest offices in the Bay Area
Weebly and ARGONAUT Inc.win the San Francisco Business Times 10 coolest offices in the Bay Area 2018.
Read more here.
Weebly and ARGONAUT Inc.win the San Francisco Business Times 10 coolest offices in the Bay Area 2018.
Read more here.
South Wacker Awakening | The 300
The Huntsman Chicago team is working with Golub & Company to create a new destination building in Chicago--The 300. "The owner came to us with a vision and they asked us to be different," says Andrew Volckens, Director | Senior Associate. Huntsman is working with the team to create a boutique hospitality environment where tenants feel connected and inspired to come to work.
Learn more about the project here.
The Huntsman Chicago team is working with Golub & Company to create a new destination building in Chicago--The 300. "The owner came to us with a vision and they asked us to be different," says Andrew Volckens, Director | Senior Associate. Huntsman is working with the team to create a boutique hospitality environment where tenants feel connected and inspired to come to work.
Learn more about the project here.
IIDA Chicago STITCH Best in Show
The Huntsman Chicago team took part in IIDA's 2018 STITCH Event. This year's theme was Art STITCH'd Alive! Their red hot design incorporated samples from Arper and Camira into an architectural, modern outfit. Maddie from our Chicago office walked the runway and the design won the Best in Show judges award. Congratulations Huntsman Chicago!
The Huntsman Chicago team took part in IIDA's 2018 STITCH Event. This year's theme was Art STITCH'd Alive! Their red hot design incorporated samples from Arper and Camira into an architectural, modern outfit. Maddie from our Chicago office walked the runway and the design won the Best in Show judges award. Congratulations Huntsman Chicago!
Interior Design Top 100 Giants
We are happy to be one of Interior Design's 2018 Top 100 Giants. See the rankings here.
We are happy to be one of Interior Design's 2018 Top 100 Giants. See the rankings here.
Celebrating 37 Years
This month we are celebrating the 37th anniversary of Huntsman Architectural Group.
This month we are celebrating the 37th anniversary of Huntsman Architectural Group.
Happy New Year!
New Additions: Kenneth E. Fout
Joins Huntsman as Director of Information Technology
Nationally recognized architecture and interior design firm Huntsman Architectural Group announces the appointment of Kenneth E. Fout as firm-wide Director of Information Technology. “Kenneth’s deep expertise and long-term perspective on technology are vital components in guiding Huntsman’s practice forward as our architects and designers are almost exclusively relying on a digital tool set in their creative work”, said Sascha Wagner, the firm’s President and CEO. Kenneth’s experience includes strategic IT positions at design firms including HOK; Sasaki Associates, Mesa Design Associates, and most recently Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.
Read more here.
Joins Huntsman as Director of Information Technology
Nationally recognized architecture and interior design firm Huntsman Architectural Group announces the appointment of Kenneth E. Fout as firm-wide Director of Information Technology. “Kenneth’s deep expertise and long-term perspective on technology are vital components in guiding Huntsman’s practice forward as our architects and designers are almost exclusively relying on a digital tool set in their creative work”, said Sascha Wagner, the firm’s President and CEO. Kenneth’s experience includes strategic IT positions at design firms including HOK; Sasaki Associates, Mesa Design Associates, and most recently Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.
Read more here.
301 Howard Street featured in Contract Magazine
“We wanted to make [the lobby] light and bright, and very interesting, so that people on the street would want to look in,” says Colin Shinners, vice president of San Francisco–based Vanbarton Group.
Read about the transformation of 301 Howard here.
“We wanted to make [the lobby] light and bright, and very interesting, so that people on the street would want to look in,” says Colin Shinners, vice president of San Francisco–based Vanbarton Group.
Read about the transformation of 301 Howard here.
Huntsman Announces
Five Promotions
Huntsman Architectural Group announces promotions in the firm’s San Francisco and Chicago offices. Promotions include three Senior Associates – Nicole Everett, Tiana Taylor, and Andrew Volckens, as well as two Associates – Joanna Heringer and Karie Vagedes. "Each of these individuals is actively engaged in evolving our firm’s practice and expanding our client partnerships,” shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, IIDA CID LEED AP. “Their leadership, passion, and creativity are not only strong assets in the firm’s ability to deliver meaningful projects for our clients, but they are also contributing to making Huntsman a great place to work."
Read more here.
Five Promotions
Huntsman Architectural Group announces promotions in the firm’s San Francisco and Chicago offices. Promotions include three Senior Associates – Nicole Everett, Tiana Taylor, and Andrew Volckens, as well as two Associates – Joanna Heringer and Karie Vagedes. "Each of these individuals is actively engaged in evolving our firm’s practice and expanding our client partnerships,” shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, IIDA CID LEED AP. “Their leadership, passion, and creativity are not only strong assets in the firm’s ability to deliver meaningful projects for our clients, but they are also contributing to making Huntsman a great place to work."
Read more here.
ARGONAUT wins the Work Medium IIDANC Honor Award
At the IIDA Northern California Honor Awards ceremony, our project for Argonaut was awarded the 2017 Honor Award in the Work Medium category. This recognition is especially meaningful given the high quality of all projects submitted this year, so thank you, IIDA!
Transforming a former ballroom and concert venue into dynamic work space for an advertising firm involved a lot of effort and creativity and we are very proud of our project team as well as our incredible client.
Recently the project also won Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year award and was a finalist in IIDA’s IDC national design competition. You can find more info and photos of the project here.
At the IIDA Northern California Honor Awards ceremony, our project for Argonaut was awarded the 2017 Honor Award in the Work Medium category. This recognition is especially meaningful given the high quality of all projects submitted this year, so thank you, IIDA!
Transforming a former ballroom and concert venue into dynamic work space for an advertising firm involved a lot of effort and creativity and we are very proud of our project team as well as our incredible client.
Recently the project also won Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year award and was a finalist in IIDA’s IDC national design competition. You can find more info and photos of the project here.
ARGONAUT wins Interior Design Best of Year Award
The competition was fierce, but the new headquarters for Argonaut emerged as the winner in the Office: Mid-Size Creative/Tech category in the 2016 Interior Design Best of Year award program! The 25,000 square foot workplace for an innovative advertising agency carefully blends light, materiality, and an attention to detail in an historic space that transcends style and place.
“All the details are what make this grand space such a pleasure to return to each and every day.” – Hunter Hindman, Chief Creative Officer for Argonaut
Read more about Argonaut and the 2016 BOY award here
The competition was fierce, but the new headquarters for Argonaut emerged as the winner in the Office: Mid-Size Creative/Tech category in the 2016 Interior Design Best of Year award program! The 25,000 square foot workplace for an innovative advertising agency carefully blends light, materiality, and an attention to detail in an historic space that transcends style and place.
“All the details are what make this grand space such a pleasure to return to each and every day.” – Hunter Hindman, Chief Creative Officer for Argonaut
Read more about Argonaut and the 2016 BOY award here
New Additions: Andrew K. Witlin
Joins Huntsman as Senior Project Architect in New York
Huntsman Architectural Group is pleased to announce that Andrew Witlin has joined the firm as Senior Project Architect in the New York office. A licensed architect with over 29 years of experience in the architecture and interior design industry, Andrew has worked on a number of large- and small-scale projects in New York, Chicago, and Mexico City for a range of clients including financial, media, legal, and corporate interiors.
“We are thrilled to have Andrew join our growing team in the NY office. His recognized project leadership, mentorship, and technical expertise perfectly complement our workplace practice for technology, creative, legal, financial/professional services and commercial real estate sectors," shares Managing Director of the New York office, Sandy Tripp, NCIDQ IIDA LEED AP.
Learn more about Andrew here
Joins Huntsman as Senior Project Architect in New York
Huntsman Architectural Group is pleased to announce that Andrew Witlin has joined the firm as Senior Project Architect in the New York office. A licensed architect with over 29 years of experience in the architecture and interior design industry, Andrew has worked on a number of large- and small-scale projects in New York, Chicago, and Mexico City for a range of clients including financial, media, legal, and corporate interiors.
“We are thrilled to have Andrew join our growing team in the NY office. His recognized project leadership, mentorship, and technical expertise perfectly complement our workplace practice for technology, creative, legal, financial/professional services and commercial real estate sectors," shares Managing Director of the New York office, Sandy Tripp, NCIDQ IIDA LEED AP.
Learn more about Andrew here
Huntsman Architectural Group Announces Chicago Office Opening
Nationally recognized architecture and interior design firm Huntsman Architectural Group announces the opening of a new office in Chicago. Andrew Volckens, AIA, associate, will be director of the office, and is joined by Karie Vagedes, IIDA, designer; both are long-term employees with the firm. Sascha Wagner, IIDA CID, Huntsman President and CEO made the announcement. “Chicago is a vibrant city with a dynamic business culture. It’s also a city where architecture has always played a significant role,” said Wagner. “With Huntsman’s core focus on giving new life to existing structures, including building renovations, repositioning, and tenant improvements, the firm is ideally suited for expanding into the Chicago market,” he added.
Read the complete release here.
Nationally recognized architecture and interior design firm Huntsman Architectural Group announces the opening of a new office in Chicago. Andrew Volckens, AIA, associate, will be director of the office, and is joined by Karie Vagedes, IIDA, designer; both are long-term employees with the firm. Sascha Wagner, IIDA CID, Huntsman President and CEO made the announcement. “Chicago is a vibrant city with a dynamic business culture. It’s also a city where architecture has always played a significant role,” said Wagner. “With Huntsman’s core focus on giving new life to existing structures, including building renovations, repositioning, and tenant improvements, the firm is ideally suited for expanding into the Chicago market,” he added.
Read the complete release here.
Huntsman Announces Four Promotions
Huntsman Architectural Group announces four promotions in the firm’s San Francisco and New York offices. Promotions include one senior associate – Melody Schumacher and three associates – Edna Wang, Elvira Gershengorn and Lisbeth Mendizabal. "Each of these individuals demonstrates a commitment to evolving our firm’s practice and expanding our client partnerships,” shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, IIDA CID LEED AP. “Their leadership, passion, and creativity are not only strong assets in the firm’s ability to deliver meaningful projects for our clients, but also in making Huntsman a great place to work."
Read the complete release here.
Huntsman Architectural Group announces four promotions in the firm’s San Francisco and New York offices. Promotions include one senior associate – Melody Schumacher and three associates – Edna Wang, Elvira Gershengorn and Lisbeth Mendizabal. "Each of these individuals demonstrates a commitment to evolving our firm’s practice and expanding our client partnerships,” shares President and CEO Sascha Wagner, IIDA CID LEED AP. “Their leadership, passion, and creativity are not only strong assets in the firm’s ability to deliver meaningful projects for our clients, but also in making Huntsman a great place to work."
Read the complete release here.
The Real Life of An Interior Designer:
Alison Woolf on the Roller-Coaster Ride of Design
The practice of interior design encompasses more than picking out colors. There are challenging and rewarding aspects to the profession that enhance the ways people interact with space and how space supports how we work and live. Autodesk explores the topic with Senior Associate Alison Woolf in their online magazine, Line//Shape//Space.
Read the complete article here.
Alison Woolf on the Roller-Coaster Ride of Design
The practice of interior design encompasses more than picking out colors. There are challenging and rewarding aspects to the profession that enhance the ways people interact with space and how space supports how we work and live. Autodesk explores the topic with Senior Associate Alison Woolf in their online magazine, Line//Shape//Space.
Read the complete article here.
The future vision of Middlebury Institute of International Studies starts with a new identity.
The City of Monterey's Planning Commission unanimously approved Middlebury's 20-year master plan. Huntsman's master plan focuses on building the school's image and physical environment. The relationship between the campus and the city will provide many opportunities for the faculty and students living downtown, linking MIIS with the local community.
Read the full story at Monterey Herald.
Read the full story at Monterey Herald.
What role does culture have in workplace design? President Sascha Wagner shares his insights with Contract magazine.
Today’s cutting-edge office interiors for technology companies—open, creative, and amenity-rich—seem to be universally envied. This new paradigm perhaps even signals the future for traditional fields, like banking or law. Before accepting the tech office trends as the de facto basis for every future workplace, it is worth pursuing which features provide meaningful enhancements to well-being, culture, and productivity and which are just passing fads.
Read the full story at Contract magazine.
Read the full story at Contract magazine.
Inc. takes a look inside Weebly's new SF headquarters. See where history plays its part in design.
A leader in consumer-based website design and hosting, Weebly creates easy-to-use and affordable tools which empower business owners to follow their passions – in short, to “start your something.” The company’s rapid success resulted in the need of a new headquarters just two years after having relocated to a historic brick building in San Francisco’s Jackson Square. Looking to expand its footprint threefold, Weebly was drawn to another warehouse, this time in the City’s SoMa district.
Inc. uncovers the past and celebrates the future of Weebly's new digs.
Discover more in our project case study.
A leader in consumer-based website design and hosting, Weebly creates easy-to-use and affordable tools which empower business owners to follow their passions – in short, to “start your something.” The company’s rapid success resulted in the need of a new headquarters just two years after having relocated to a historic brick building in San Francisco’s Jackson Square. Looking to expand its footprint threefold, Weebly was drawn to another warehouse, this time in the City’s SoMa district.
Inc. uncovers the past and celebrates the future of Weebly's new digs.
Discover more in our project case study.
60 Seconds With...Rahul Pathare
Interior Design magazine catches up with Huntsman associate Rahul Pathare at the re:Source event in Seattle.
See the interview at Interior Design's website here.
Interior Design magazine catches up with Huntsman associate Rahul Pathare at the re:Source event in Seattle.
See the interview at Interior Design's website here.
Metropolis Magazine gets a read on Medium's new offices.
Huntsman partnered with Twitter co-founder Evan Williams' wife, Sara Morishige Williams, on the office design for Medium - the new online publishing catered to writers and bloggers. Located in the historic Phelan Building, Medium's offices reflect a restrained deconstruction, allowing the building features, as well as staff creations, to shine through the space.
Learn more about the Medium project here.
Huntsman partnered with Twitter co-founder Evan Williams' wife, Sara Morishige Williams, on the office design for Medium - the new online publishing catered to writers and bloggers. Located in the historic Phelan Building, Medium's offices reflect a restrained deconstruction, allowing the building features, as well as staff creations, to shine through the space.
Learn more about the Medium project here.
SF Gate features Kaiser's IThrive project in its look about the tech workplace.
Kaiser's new office prototype for its Information Technology group represents a new direction for office planning for the health care provider. SF Gate takes a look at how local tech companies have been influencing workplace design across the Bay.
Read the full article here.
Kaiser's new office prototype for its Information Technology group represents a new direction for office planning for the health care provider. SF Gate takes a look at how local tech companies have been influencing workplace design across the Bay.
Read the full article here.