Though the pandemic of the last few years has waned, we’ve noticed a continued shift in real estate needs catalyzed by the desire to enhance access to healthcare facilities. Before the pandemic, health systems nationally were struggling with the ongoing need to transfer many of their...

Choosing the perfect color to paint a room can be a major decision for some people, and for good reason.

Different colors can have powerful effects on human behavior, according to color psychology, which designers are paying closer attention to when redesigning offices today. It’s one...

Tenant amenities are more important than ever in the effort to bring employees back to office spaces. Driven by requests from tenants, owners are looking for opportunities to strategically upgrade office buildings in ways that will drive foot traffic.

The amenity conversation in 2024...

The project is designed to enhance connectivity with adjacent residential areas and the urban environment through a series of new streetscape experiences, civic gateways, and public spaces. The streetscape improvements are located along Lyons Avenue and Osbourne Terrace and include...

The design and implementation of healthcare facilities has undergone a rapid evolution in recent years with the increased integration of technology emerging as a driving force behind the transformation of acute care spaces. These advancements, including digital checkpoints, smart...

For the first large scale project that I led as a project architect, I was working with a major retail developer based out of NYC. We had a design meeting at their headquarters in NYC, in a beautiful conference room on Central Park overlooking the entire skyline. I’m pretty sure my...

I've always been into making things since I was a kid, from Legos to woodworking and metal working. Growing up, anytime my family wanted to improve or change something in our home we always tackled it ourselves in a DIY fashion. My parents were not trained in the architecture or...

As part of a series of collaborations with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), architecture and design firm FCA was tasked with reimagining an existing retail space into a fully functional ambulatory care center. Completed in September 2022, the Hackensack Meridian Health and Wellness...