09/01/2026
While checking in at a newly remodeled commercial project last week, one of the end users of the space commented on how intentional everything feels, as if it all has a purpose, and how surprised they are that we accomplished so much without additional square footage. I accepted her thankfulness and added, “That is what happens when design starts with programming!”
Purposeful spaces require collaboration between the designer and the end user. The work put into the programming stage of design pays off ten-fold when the design comes to completion, and then again every time the space is used.