Hotel Management
AO was named one of the Top Design Firms by leading hospitality news authority, Hotel Management.
By Katie Murar | Orange County Business Journal
Warner, a 1,100 unit wrap development is expected to begin construction this year. This is one of many new developments designed by AO coming to Santa Ana soon.
By Richard Clarke | Area Development
Industrial and logistics design will see a growth spike despite, and because of, the pandemic. AO Partner Richard Clarke, IV writes about the pandemic's lasting short and long term effects on the industry.
By Rick Hackett | Roofing Magazine
Inn at the Mission is an expression of timeless design, infused with historical accuracy. Roofing Magazine takes an in-depth look at the central piece to the hotel's exterior theme.
By Steven Sharp | Urbanize L.A.
The Metro East Senior Park Apartments developed by AMG, The Pacific Companies, and Jamboree Housing, consists of a six-story, 461,000sf building in Santa Ana's Metro East mixed use zone. The podium-type complex includes 419 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments.
By Dana Tanyeri | Restaurant Development + Design
Transforming a 105-year-old building in historic Old Towne Orange, Calif., into the newest unit of Bosscat Kitchen & Libations was not without unique challenges. Learn more in this project profile.
By Rob Budetti | The Mann Report
As retailers find themselves navigating through a global pandemic, centers are compelled to redefine placemaking and push the boundaries on experiential retail.
By Farley Elliott | Eater Los Angeles
Orange’s new Bosscat Kitchen & Libations is all brick, neon, and historic details.
Globe Newswire
AO elevates 13 employees to support the firm’s expansion into new markets and commercial real estate sectors, growth of project portfolio
The Mann Report
AO has opened an eastern regional office in Atlanta, Georgia spearheaded by AO Partner, Richard Clarke IV and joined by AO Principal, Johnny Hembree.
By Nellie Day | Shopping Center Business
Shopping center owners and concept providers are finding ways to re-open safely when the nation returns to a more normal state of being. AO Partner Richard Clarke, IV discusses the importance and diverse uses of outdoor spaces.
By Randall Shearin | Shopping Center Business
Open-air centers like Mountain View Village in Riverton, UT and 2nd & PCH in Long Beach, CA were able to quickly respond to consumers’ needs and wants in the early stages of the pandemic. AO Managing Partner Rob Budetti shares insights and design considerations.
By Steven Sharpe | Urbanize L.A.
NoHo West is taking shape in North Hollywood. The future 644-unit multifamily community will transform the underutilized site of a former Macy’s into a vibrant mixed-use lifestyle center, befitting one of the San Fernando Valley’s most active commercial corridors.
Connect California
AO and multifamily developer Alliance Residential recently completed Broadstone Archive, a 403-unit mixed-use rental community located in Santa Ana, CA. The five-story building is the second of three multifamily communities developed in Park & Paseo.
By Nellie Day | Western Real Estate Business
AO Partner RC Alley and other commercial real estate experts throughout the West see light at the end of the tunnel as we head into 2021.
By Jennifer Iyer | The Sun
The Residence at Casa Loma in Redlands, CA has been approved by the Redlands planning commission. Inspired by Redlands’ storied Casa Loma Hotel of the early 1900s, the Casa Loma community revives the prestige of the era with today’s spatial vocabulary. Like the Casa Loma Hotel the 147-unit Residence at Casa Loma is rendered in the Moresque-Spanish style.
By Tom Bergerson, Bruce Greenfield, and Henry Wong | California Builder & Engineer
Once considered an outlier, modular design and construction has gained tremendous popularity. Learn more in this piece written by AO Hospitality studio principals Tom Bergerson, Bruce Greenfield, and Henry Wong.
Bruce Greenfield | Inspire Design and Hotel Business
Bruce Greenfield shares his historic design insights and inspiration for the Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano with Inspire Design; plus AO maintains its rank among top architects and designers in the Hotel Business Green Book, coming in at no. 18 for 2019.