IKIGAI
DESIGN
Design is the passion behind all creativity and the driver of FDG. Solving 3-dimensional programmatic puzzles to improve the user experience forms the base of conceptual exploration. Assisting clients and developers in understanding and planning expectations is a foundation of project goals that blossoms into the design and exploration of greater goals. Design is the process in which sustainability, community, and collaboration are brought together to provide design direction to meet client goals, aspirations, and ROI.
SUSTAINABILITY
Through a community of planning principals, design ideals, civic and municipal involvements, and the collaborative process, being part of a “community” is a FDG goal in planning, from the micro-individualized project development of users to its macro impact on adjacent neighbors, within the city, representation of the country, or the world stage. Building community is a consciousness of your impact on the world you live in and a goal of how you look to represent your project and ideals. Building community lifts everyone.
COLLABORATION
Sustainability ensures future development, a positive impact on the world, and stewardship of our community, a core tenet behind all design efforts of the FDG. From initial conceptual discussions through design, planning, and construction, FDG works with clients, consultants, and contractors to incorporate sustainable practices, materials, and systems into the proposed design direction. Renewable Energy, carbon sequestration, adaptive reuse, passive house, biodiversity, and local sourcing are sustainable elements that support the design and enhance the project and user experience.
COMMUNITY
Collaboration is essential for all parties to “own " the project. FDG welcomes the input and engagement of clients, consultants, contractors, and all other stakeholders/participants in the development of a project in meetings and design presentations. This collaborative effort may often need to extend beyond the confines of the development group, requiring community participation, civic review, and municipal input. FDG aims to build a broad consensus to support the project and guide the approvals process.
