Approach

How integrated do you feel within the business structure you work? How renewed do you feel within the physical structure you live? Structure, both organizational and architectural, defines us and either unleashes or confines us.

Portico West creates structure using spatial and relational intelligence, develops efficient solutions and presents results dynamically.

Spatial thinking conceives, augments and represents the theoretical such as the images underlying many scientific theories — the atom as a small solar system or evolution as the tree of life. These representations not only show the relationship of the components but also convey a sense of the whole that transcends the parts(1).

Relational thinking observes and connects the non-linear, matrix relationships between parts of a whole: individual and group interaction within an organization; flow between rooms of a building; disparate data from a company’s multiple internal corporate information systems. 

Business structures are shifting from positional/hierarchical models to relational models where authority is not built upon status or position(2) but upon credibility, effectiveness and functionality in the same way that architectural structures are shifting from formal living and dining rooms to open living dining entertaining spaces.

Think differently about structure. Think differently about organizational and architectural design.

See: 1Dr. Howard Gardner,"Frames of Mind"; 2Steve Saccone, "Relational Intelligence."