Rethinking healthcare architectural design through the process improvement methodology of Lean Six Sigma, combined with modern technology and more comfortable environments, results in less employee turnover; more highly trained, engaged and satisfied staff; and happier, healthier consumers.

The future of healthcare architecture will be focused on efficiency, safety, flexibility, team input and putting the patient first. Lean Six Sigma provides ongoing process improvement toward these goals. Rod Collman, AIA, sdg Architecture My mother spent her last five years in a 15-bed assisted living facility that had a family-like and home-like atmosphere. The […]

1928 Bungalow originally 900 sf. now 2870 sf. The Valentines are originally from Southern California and have owned and remodeled numerous homes in the Irvine/Newport Beach, California area.  A job opportunity in Largo combined with all of their California kids suddenly choosing to pursue higher education and careers on the east coast, brought them to […]

Dunedin’s new Sonder Social Club is a prime example of a project that demonstrates the collaborative relationship between our sdg Architecture (Commercial Architecture and Design) / Shorelines Design Group (Custom Residential and Interior Design) team and the Client Team. Primarily a cocktail bar, Sonder also offers a creative, high quality selection of cocktail-flattering culinary delights. […]

I have had the opportunity to play a major role in the design of the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s facilities since its beginnings in the mid ‘70’s and through several major expansions and renovations. The center has a history of dedicated studio spaces with customized equipment and engineering for a variety of art media: drawing, […]

  I was pleased to be the Project Architect in the recent, ten-month expansion and renovation project of the Dunedin History Museum, and to work with the museum’s Executive Director Vinnie Luisi, the City of Dunedin and two highly regarded Dunedin professionals in ensuring the project produced the best possible results. The museum will have […]