What We Do

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What We Do

Practice Areas

GH2 has a long history of designing high-profile projects around the world. Our roots in our communities run deep through our strong relationships with clients, projects, and people. Our true passion is making our own backyard a better place for our current and future neighbors. We work in nearly every practice area and offer specialized design services in hospitality, equestrian, and historic preservation architecture.

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Arenas & Event Centers

Arenas & Event Centers
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Civic & Government

Civic & Government
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Community & Non-Profit

Community & Non-Profit
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Education

Education
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Equine

Equine
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Financial Institutions

Financial Institutions
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Greek Housing

Greek Housing
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Healthcare

Healthcare
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Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation
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Hospitality

Hospitality
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Industrial & Warehouse

Industrial & Warehouse
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Interior Design

Interior Design
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Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture
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Master Planning

Master Planning
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Office & Tenant Improvement

Office & Tenant Improvement
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On-Call & IDIQ

On-Call & IDIQ
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On The Boards

On The Boards
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Veterinary & Animal Welfare

Veterinary & Animal Welfare
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Worship

Worship

Services

We provide all design services in-house to create solutions tailored to meet the needs of your project. 

Architecture

Interior Design

Landscape Architecture

Graphic Design and Signage

Bond Issue Planning

Due Diligence

Existing Facility Renovations

Feasibility Studies

Cost Estimating

Building Information Modeling

Accessibility Review

3D Scanning and Drone Services

Sustainable Design

Renderings and Animations

Historic Preservation Services

Building Envelope Analysis

Disaster/Storm Damage Assessments

FEMA Refuge Evaluation and Safe Room Design

Our architecture services start with our clients’ direct involvement through programming and design work-sessions. This approach encourages valuable input to determine spatial adjacencies and ensures we are addressing their needs.

We provide comprehensive interior design services for creative, sophisticated and inspiring interior solutions while maintaining the health, safety and welfare of the user. We offer a full range of services and each interior concept is developed to meet the specific needs.

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Our landscape team excels at designing adaptable outdoor spaces that serve our client’s current and long-term needs. Thoughtfully planned landscapes can enhance the environments in which we live.

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Our team of graphic and interior designers creates custom solutions for wayfinding and signage that reinforce a client’s brand or mission while at the same time defining spaces that excite and inspire.

Clear communication about school district projects and the use of community tax dollars is critical to public support for bond issues. Beyond assisting school districts, we help public entities successfully advance facility upgrade bond initiatives.

Our team members bring their expertise in the built environment or site assessment when investigating properties or land for risks and opportunities.

We have a full-service design team to help clients reimagine existing facilities into spaces that meet their needs. Our architects, interior designers and landscape architects have decades of specialized experience needed .

Whether an existing structure or undeveloped land, our team can conduct an initial study to determine if the conditions met our clients’ needs.

For us, cost control starts on a project’s first day. We realize design decisions we make have a significant impact on the resources our clients have available for their projects, and this is a responsibility we take seriously.

We utilize AutoCAD Revit’s latest versions of BIM software in our project delivery cycle. BIM also allows for digital conflict checking and coordination of our construction documents.

We have in-house ADA specialists who help clients update existing structures with accessibility design and code compliance services.

We can perform on-site digital scans of existing facilities and spaces. This technology allows us to take measurements of both large and small spaces, as well as difficult to access areas such as attic and ceiling spaces. We also have in-house drone survey capability and infrared thermography.

We have been committed to sustainable, energy-efficient design strategies since our firm’s founding in 1973. We utilize energy-efficient systems and strategies such as natural ventilation, proper solar orientation, natural lighting and greywater systems in our projects.

We have the in-house capability to develop three-dimensional presentation graphics, renderings, animations and virtual reality models with headsets to clearly communicate the design to our clients and their constituent groups.

GH2 Preservation Architects, a specialty practice of GH2, is dedicated to the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive re-use of existing structures.

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We are members of the Building Envelope Science Institute (BESI), an industry organization dedicated to providing resources and overall knowledge related to successful building envelope construction, maintenance and restoration.

We understand that a fast evaluation and determination of the next steps is crucial in an emergency situation. We focus first on life safety and any potential for further damage to infrastructure and property then establish contact points to quickly document on-site.

We have worked with numerous clients to design storm shelters tailored to meet their specific needs. Many GH2ers have completed FEMA Refuge Evaluation and Safe Room Design courses.

Architecture

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Our architecture services start with our clients’ direct involvement through programming and design work-sessions. This approach encourages valuable input to determine spatial adjacencies and ensures we are addressing their needs.

Interior Design

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We provide comprehensive interior design services for creative, sophisticated and inspiring interior solutions while maintaining the health, safety and welfare of the user. We offer a full range of services and each interior concept is developed to meet the specific needs.

Learn More

Landscape Architecture

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Our landscape team excels at designing adaptable outdoor spaces that serve our client’s current and long-term needs. Thoughtfully planned landscapes can enhance the environments in which we live.

Learn More

Graphic Design and Signage

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Our team of graphic and interior designers creates custom solutions for wayfinding and signage that reinforce a client’s brand or mission while at the same time defining spaces that excite and inspire.

Bond Issue Planning

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Clear communication about school district projects and the use of community tax dollars is critical to public support for bond issues. Beyond assisting school districts, we help public entities successfully advance facility upgrade bond initiatives.

Due Diligence

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Our team members bring their expertise in the built environment or site assessment when investigating properties or land for risks and opportunities.

Existing Facility Renovations

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We have a full-service design team to help clients reimagine existing facilities into spaces that meet their needs. Our architects, interior designers and landscape architects have decades of specialized experience needed .

Feasibility Studies

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Whether an existing structure or undeveloped land, our team can conduct an initial study to determine if the conditions met our clients’ needs.

Cost Estimating

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For us, cost control starts on a project’s first day. We realize design decisions we make have a significant impact on the resources our clients have available for their projects, and this is a responsibility we take seriously.

Building Information Modeling

BIM coordination software interface showing 3D building model and clash detection analysis for construction planning

We utilize AutoCAD Revit’s latest versions of BIM software in our project delivery cycle. BIM also allows for digital conflict checking and coordination of our construction documents.

Accessibility Review

ADA accessible ramp with metal railings alongside building exterior for inclusive access design

We have in-house ADA specialists who help clients update existing structures with accessibility design and code compliance services.

3D Scanning and Drone Services

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We can perform on-site digital scans of existing facilities and spaces. This technology allows us to take measurements of both large and small spaces, as well as difficult to access areas such as attic and ceiling spaces. We also have in-house drone survey capability and infrared thermography.

Sustainable Design

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We have been committed to sustainable, energy-efficient design strategies since our firm’s founding in 1973. We utilize energy-efficient systems and strategies such as natural ventilation, proper solar orientation, natural lighting and greywater systems in our projects.

Renderings and Animations

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We have the in-house capability to develop three-dimensional presentation graphics, renderings, animations and virtual reality models with headsets to clearly communicate the design to our clients and their constituent groups.

Historic Preservation Services

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GH2 Preservation Architects, a specialty practice of GH2, is dedicated to the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive re-use of existing structures.

Learn More

Building Envelope Analysis

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We are members of the Building Envelope Science Institute (BESI), an industry organization dedicated to providing resources and overall knowledge related to successful building envelope construction, maintenance and restoration.

Disaster/Storm Damage Assessments

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We understand that a fast evaluation and determination of the next steps is crucial in an emergency situation. We focus first on life safety and any potential for further damage to infrastructure and property then establish contact points to quickly document on-site.

FEMA Refuge Evaluation and Safe Room Design

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We have worked with numerous clients to design storm shelters tailored to meet their specific needs. Many GH2ers have completed FEMA Refuge Evaluation and Safe Room Design courses.

Our Approach

Our professionals work to design projects that respond directly to our clients’ needs and budget requirements. In every project we undertake, three principles drive every decision:

Design. Service. Solutions.

Design. We are committed to delivering excellent design to every client on every project. 

Service. We place client relationships first.   

Solutions. Our design solutions do not follow a particular style or pattern; they respond directly to the needs and budgets of our clients. We firmly believe that design excellence and cost control go hand in hand.

 

TEAM CONTINUITY

Our team members from all disciplines are available to work on projects from start to finish.

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DATA GATHERING

Field investigations and data gathering lay the foundation for successful projects.

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DESIGN OPTIONS

Multiple design options provide the framework for refinement of a solution that responds directly to our client’s goals.

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VISUALIZATION

The latest digital modeling and visualization tools allow us to provide renderings, animations and energy models for our clients.

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