Design
creative & technical design services
Heart of America Group provides creative and technical design services, turning blueprints, sketches, and visions into not only buildings – but experiences. Our design is unique and unexpected, from the architectural style to the well-thought-out interiors and décor. The design and architecture team at Heart of America Group collaborates seamlessly to create buildings that meet the needs of the communities, guests, and operators – all while maximizing sustainable and state-of-the-art building practices.
What We Do
- Site planning, evaluation and selection
- Development of master planning
- Feasibility studies
- ADA and code compliance
- Programming and planning
- Conceptual and schematic design
- Design development
- Construction Documents
- Construction observation and analysis
- Provide design support for completion and execution of design projects
- Knowledge of current material costs, specifications and standards
- Historic rehabilitation
- Creative Adobe Suite applications.
- Communicate design through sketching and computer rendering
- Lighting design and coordination
- Expert knowledge of FF&E, color and materials for trend setting, guest focused design
- Expert knowledge of furniture specifications
- Understanding of construction drawings, specifications and millwork packages
- Understanding of building code per region
- LEED-certification submission
- Post-occupancy verifications
- Environmental graphics
- Signage and wayfinding
- Standards program development
- Franchise design verifications
- Concept development including benchmarking, research and sourcing design inspiration
Site planning, evaluation and selection
Development master planning
Conceptual & schematic design
Construction Documents
Construction observation and analysis
Concept development including benchmarking, research and sourcing design inspiration
Custom design documentation, space planning, design direction and material specs
Communicate design through sketching and computer rendering
Lighting design and coordination
Expert knowledge of FF&E, color and materials for trend setting, guest focused design
Knowledge of current material costs, specifications and standards
Historic rehabilitation
- Site planning, evaluation and selection
- Development of master planning
- Feasibility studies
- ADA and code compliance
- Programming and planning
- Conceptual and schematic design
- Design development
- Construction Documents
- Construction observation and analysis
- LEED-certification submission
- Post-occupancy verifications
- Environmental graphics
- Signage and wayfinding
- Standards program development
- Franchise design verifications
- Concept development including benchmarking, research and sourcing design inspiration
- Custom design documentation, space planning, design direction and material specs
- Resource planning for design projects
- AutoCAD Building Design Suite, Rhino, Sketch-up, Bluebeam and Creative Adobe Suite applications.
- Communicate design through sketching and computer rendering
- Lighting design and coordination
- Expert knowledge of FF&E, color and materials for trend setting, guest focused design
- Expert knowledge of furniture specifications
- Understanding of construction drawings, specifications and millwork packages
- Understanding of building code per region
- Provide design support for completion and execution of design projects
- Knowledge of current material costs, specifications and standards
- Historic rehabilitation