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OVERVIEW MASTER PLANNING MIXED-USE

RETAIL

RESIDENTIAL

EXPERIENCE

TALL TOWERS

CORPORATE

F&B HIGHER EDUCATION HEALTHCARE

ARCHITECTURE

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INTERIOR DESIGN

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HOSPITALITY

WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

THE EXPERIENCE

At AE7 we believe in creating experiences for our clients and their communities that are visionary, memorable, and resilient.

We view our clients as partners through the design process. Our clients feel ownership of the design and each project is elevated by AE7’s extensive experience in the design of physical space that creates an enriching experience for employees, family, customers, or community.

Our designs create a destination experience. We create spaces that people want to enjoy time and time again. We strive for our designs to be visionary, memorable, fresh, yet timeless.

As a firm, our own workplace experience is interactive, boundless, and fun. Our team experiences work as a journey, not as a job. We encourage people to challenge the status quo and look for opportunities to improve the work experience by challenging their creativity, through new ideas, technology, and collaboration.

At AE7 we believe in “The Experience.”

CREATORS OF THE CREATORS OF THE

EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE

OUR OUR PEOPLE PEOPLE

AE7 derives our ability to create authentic “experiences” from our talented staff. Our team brings together personal experiences across multiple states and 13 different countries. We understand that for the project to be successful it must create a positive experience for the end-user. Our team thrives on creativity in design while factoring budgets, tight schedules, and leveraging the latest design technologies and visualization tools. Most importantly, we bring passion and proficiency to every project. We create experiences for all.

DELIVERY OF THE

EXPERIENCE

OUR SERVICES PRE-DEVELOPMENT

DESIGN

STUDIES & SERVICES

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Urban Planning Campus Planning Economic Feasibility Studies Market Analysis Master Planning Visioning Programming

Architecture Interior Design

Feasibility Studies Code Compliance Sustainability Test-Fits FF&E Specification Selection Branding

OUR OFFICES Portland

Oberhausen Bratislava Pittsburgh Jacksonville

Amman Doha Abu Dhabi Dubai Riyadh

2009 #39 350+ YEAR ESTABLISHED

US LARGEST AE FIRMS

EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE

Ras Al-Khaimah

11 $5.3B OFFICES

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

OUR LEADERSHIP

JEFF WETZEL PRINCIPAL

JEFF ORTMAN SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER

PHILIP WILKINSON PRINCIPAL

ALEC TEMPLETON SENIOR DESIGN ARCHITECT

ANDREW MORRELL SENIOR ASSOCIATE JACKSONVILLE PRACTICE LEAD

KENDALL CURTIS INTERIOR DESIGNER

CHRIS UPTON SENIOR ARCHITECT HEALTHCARE PRACTICE LEADER

MARLEY OSWALT INTERIOR DESIGNER

ROBERTO VEGA PERALTA SENIOR ARCHITECT SUSTAINABILITY LEAD

MORANDA ROMANISHAN GRADUATE INTERIOR DESIGNER

THE RESPONSIBLE

EXPERIENCE

SUSTAINABILITY Through the use of industry tools, material research, best practices and community partnerships, AE7 strives to be a leader in sustainable environments. AE7 is committed to incorporating Green Building and Sustainable Design in our projects. Our team includes LEED accredited Architects and Interior Designers that are familiar with the goals of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and use these resources to design environmentally responsible and resource efficient buildings. The construction industry is one of the biggest waste producers on the planet and Architects can play a role in curbing that waste. AE7 utilizes specifications to describe how to control construction waste and specifies products that can be sustainably harvested, recycled or reused.

concentrates on planning, designing, constructing and managing projects from a more sustainable perspective rather than checking items off of the certification requirements list. Education and community groups are also valuable in remaining up to date with the technology trends and practices. Learning about the latest sustainable materials and construction practices is something AE7’s employees do regularly through our membership with the Green Building Alliance and Continuing Education Courses. How buildings use energy efficiently is paramount.

Our decision is to focus more on the challenges our projects face and working to better accommodate the people and the environment rather than working toward LEED certification. With sustainability becoming the design norm, we are incorporating many Green concepts into our work to better interior and exterior surroundings for occupants which allows us to work with the client to achieve these sustainable goals without pushing certain ideas to achieve certification.

When incorporating sustainability into our work we focus on energy efficiency, sustainable site planning, water efficiency, conservation of materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. Utilizing energy modeling, daylighting studies, and specifying energy saving mechanical and electrical systems are the best solutions to creating an energy efficient building. A life cycle analysis done by AE7 can help a client understand that a Sustainability is about the future and AE7 will remain invested in new environmentally sound system may cost more now, but will the movement to create a better built environment for the world’s pay them back in energy savings in the near future. Our approach posterity.

MASSING/RAPID PROTOTYPING

DELIVERY OF THE

EXPERIENCE

WORKFLOW/ADJACENCIES

CONCEPT VISUALIZATION METHOD Key to the success of any project is a clear understanding of the project’s goals. AE7’s Concept Visualization Method (CVM) organically moves the client’s stakeholders through the programming phase of a project. It is designed to spark ideas and expand possibilities through guided discussion, visualization, benchmarking, and instant feedback.

The Process: Ask questions. What can be substituted in a space? What can be combined with something else? What can be adapted? Can you modify or magnify an existing process or space? Can you change the use of a space? What can be eliminated? How can spaces or adjacencies be rearranged? What is your project growth or contraction?

Rapid Prototyping – live in-person programming, using massing volumes and diagrams Benchmarking – What is the experience that is to be achieved with this space or building(s) Immersive Tools – Virtual Reality, 3-D Graphics, Animations/Walk-throughs Preliminary Cost Estimates – Evaluating pros and cons of options CVM Final Output – a facility program that has been agreed upon by the stakeholders in the matter of days instead of weeks.

PLANNING THE

EXPERIENCE

MASTER & URBAN

PLANNING

AE7’s master planning team merges creative know-how, experience, and data to realize the vision and aspirations of our clients. Throughout the design process, we weave a social fabric into engaging environments that nurture self-sustaining communities and a sense of place. Through the analysis of data, we address global strategic objectives, market sector analysis, and impact for the ultimate success of the development.

In conjunction with an economic feasibility study that represents the distinct programs in the master plan, we establish a commercially and economically viable development that is vibrant, resilient and tailored to fit for the community and development typology.

MEYDAN ONE | DUBAI, UAE

ESPLANADE | PITTSBURGH, PA

POINT BREEZE | PITTSBURGH, pa

NINTH & PENN | PITTSBURGH, PA

THE COLLECTION | TROY, MI

CIVIC POINT | PITTSBURGH, PA

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE

IT ALL

MIXED-USE

Elevated destination development is about crafting an experience. By drawing from a broad palate of lifestyle experiences that delight the senses, indelible memories are created. A creatively designed destination becomes a magnet for visitors, year after year.

ESPLANADE | PITTSBURGH, PA

Ninth & Penn | PITTSBURGH, PA

SOUTHSIDE WORKS TOWN CENTER | PITTSBURGH, PA

Bloom riverfront towers | Rochester, MN

deira waterfront

| dubai, uae

REED DISTRICT | nASHVILLE, TN

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE

SHOPPING

RETAIL

In a digital age where online shopping is only one click away, a “real” development needs to create a rich vibrant environment, so customers will keep returning for unique memorable experiences. Flexible retail developments need to adapt to an ever-changing shopping experience. Constantly evolving store concepts, personalizing the shopping experience, experimental pop-up stores, shop-inshop leasing approaches, omni-channel shopping, and a focus on each brand’s social purpose and environmental stewardship are some of the critical factors in designing retail stores and their interaction with digitally savvy customers.

KEYSTONE SHOOTING & RETAIL CENTER | CRANBERRY TWP, Pa

FIFTH AVENUE PLACE | PITTSBURGH, PA

84 lumber | west palm beach, fl

miami world center | miami, fl*

cool springs | pittsburgh, pa

BRADDOCK SQUARE | LAVALE, MD

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE

LIVING

RESIDENTIAL

The home has evolved from a simple necessity to a distinctive expression of lifestyle choices. When a built environment that adapts to life and provides a balance of peaceful and active spaces, with opportunities to connect with a community, the home becomes much more than a house. It represents a personalized transformation of an individual’s surroundings.

DISTRICT ONE Villas | DUBAI, UAE

PRIVATE RESIDENCE | PITTSBURGH, PA

ELGIN RESIDENCE | PITTSBURGH, PA

MCFADDEN RESIDENCE | PITTSBURGH, PA

SKY TOWERS | dubai, uae

PRIVATE RESIDENCE | PITTSBURGH, PA

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE GREAT HEIGHTS

TALL TOWERS

The experience of working, living, playing in a tall tower is unique to the building typology. A tower can be an exclusive urban address or an iconic landmark. Tall towers can be their own biosphere and can create vertical communities for all lifestyles with living, retail, leisure and work components all in one building.

DEIRA ISLAND | dubai, uae

ENTISAR TOWER | dubai, uae

SKY TOWERs | dubai, uae

SAFA PARK - RESIDENTIAL TOWERs | dubai, uae

NINTH & PENN | PITTSBURGH, PA

BLOOM RIVERFRONT TOWERS | ROCHESTER, MN

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE

WO R K

CORPORATE

AE7 understands that workspace is one of the key components in your business’ toolbox. The office environment creates the daily experiences, reflects and reinforces business’ core values. It is accomplished through the careful consideration of teams’ placement and understanding of their needs and functionality. The design elements incorporated into the office reflect culture, brand, and values of the business.

Our design team understands that there is not a one size fits all solution to office design. There is a continuum of attributes that need to be custom tailored to a company’s way of working for a space to be successful.

the vision on fifteenth | PITTSBURGH, PA

ASTROBOTIC HQ | PITTSBURGH, PA

crown building | pittsburgh, pa

associated bank renovations | rochester, MN

east liberty centre | PITTSBURGH, pa

fifth avenue place | PITTSBURGH, PA

numo fintech incubator | PITTSBURGH, PA

perkin elmer | PITTSBURGH, PA

edge case research | pittsburgh, pa

jd palatine | wexford, pa

the vision on fifteenth | PITTSBURGH, pa

oxford development office fit-out | rochester, mn

numo fintech incubator 2.0 | PITTSBURGH, PA

astrobotic hq | PITTSBURGH, PA

confidential office renovations | pittsburgh, pa

confidential office renovations | pittsburgh, pa

duolingo office fit-out | PITTSBURGH, pa

housing authority offices | pittsburgh, pa

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE

DINING

F&B

Food and Beverage destinations are vital in an experience economy, transforming eating into entertainment. Modern customers seek dining destinations ranging from food trucks, food halls, and coffee shops, to signature restaurants and celebrity chefs. Each requires a comprehensive understanding of the experiential environment and detailed understanding of the food offering. Delivering a memorable dining experiences is vital to repeated visits, increasing dwell time and delighting our senses. Bon Appétit!

THE SHOPS AT CENTERFIELD | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

mill 19 | pittsburgh, pa

will & co. | allentown, pa

PRESS HOUSE COFFEE | SEWICKLEY, PA

ALTIUS | PITTSBURGH, PA

141 bay street food hall | toronto, canada

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE

LEISURE

HOSPITALITY

Hospitality in design defines the physical transformative experience that is crafted to envelop the senses. Whether it is luxury, themed or cost-effective, the holistic wellbeing of guest and host is shaped through the built environment.

meydan grandstand | dubai, uae

The yacht club | porto arabia, qatar

five luxe beach hotel | dubai, uae

corinthia gewan hotel | doha, qatar

confidential | dubai, uae

sofitel resort | dubai, uae

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE

WELLNESS

HEALTHCARE

Healthcare today has expanded to encompass both restorative and preventative measures through a holistic healing approach to medicine. Sterile environments of the past are replaced with hospitality-inspired surroundings that promote wellness and healing. Today’s healthcare designs skillfully integrate state-of-theart equipment into an uplifting, peaceful environment that supports this new vision for the future of healthcare.

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF LONDON Diabetes CENTER | DUBAI, UAE

downtown medical center | pittsburgh, pa

PITTSBURGH SKIN DERMATOLOGY | PITTSBURGH, PA

MAFRAQ HOSPITAL | DUBAI, UAE*

penn state health clinic | camp hill, PA

ahn clinic | pittsburgh, pa

WHERE YOU EXPERIENCE

LEARNING

HIGHER EDUCATION

Higher education facilities represent not only the dreams and aspirations of students, but also the vision for a college or university itself. Campus planning requires optimization of the educational curriculum and diverse learning experiences to create a progressive pathway to the school’s future. Thoughtful higher education design fosters an uplifting academic culture with flexible facility spaces to accommodate continued growth.

CARLOW UNIVERSITY ANTONIAN HALL | PITTSBURGH, PA

School of business & economics | MORGANTOWN, WV

COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | COLUMBUS, OH

HOOD COLLEGE | Frederick, MD

POINT PARK UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION | PITTSBURGH, PA

MIAMI UNIVERSITY SEAS BUILDING | MIAMI, OH

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PITTSBURGH, PA | PORTLAND, OR | Jacksonville, fl * Project completed by AE7 staff at previous employer