Creating Visionary (but practical) Live/ Work/ Play Building Solutions
Expertise, visuals, and project development to bridge the gap from idea to open doors, by synthesizing your concept and goals with risk and strategy.
Chris Ryan - AIA, NCARB
Building Design & Development Consultant
Licensed Architect & Registered Contractor
Board Member & Speaker
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REIMAGINING SPACES FOR WORK & PLAY
The lines between life and work are increasingly blurred, and our digital lives leave people craving opportunities for in-person engagement and interaction.
That's where a new type of Third Space(+) comes in; spaces that curate an ecology of parts that support the different aspects of our lives; our work, play, and personal growth; spaces that inspire while fostering connection, creativity, and well-being.
Whether our visionary clients want to build a state-of-the-art climbing and fitness facility, an innovative coworking hub, or a vibrant community center, they are committed to creating spaces that improve our mental, physical, and social well-being.
By blending life, work, and play, while balancing vision with risk, we create strong businesses and spaces that are vital to our collective thriving.
From climbing to coworking, fitness to food & beverage, education to events, ramps to recovery, waves to wellness, and playspaces to performance and community centers, these are the core pieces our projects.
Your unique intent and mix of parts is the "fingerprint" of your building project, which we use to create a space that serves today’s needs but also inspires what’s next..
CREATING A 3rd SPACE(+)
BALANCING VISION WITH RISK
Visualize Your Concept
Envision and understand your project by bringing your vision to life to ensure it aligns with your goals.
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See what your vision could be and test ideas
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Build support for your project
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Conceptualize what's next
Balance Investment and Returns
High-level Financial Planning & Analysis that balances all the parts of your project, so that you only build what you need.
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Balance vision with the reality of finances and investment
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Balance business model and investment with returns
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Determine how best to use every dollar
Map Your Path Forward
Organize your entire project from start to finish, so you know exactly what to do next at any given moment.
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Bridge the gap from idea to open doors
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Stay on top of key milestones
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Reduce delays
RS PROJECT FRAMEWORK:
DELIVERING WORLD-CLASS PROJECTS WITH EFFICIENCY
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PPC™
PROOF of PROJECT CONCEPT:
Create and test project paramaters balancing vision, risk, and finance.
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RCV
RAPID CONCEPT VISUALIZATION & TEST FITS:
Quickly creating and testing new concepts, locations, and building support.
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OFS
ORGANIZATION/ FUNDING/ STRATEGY:
Organize the project strategy on how to fund and move forward.
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D&B
DOCUMENT & BUILD:
Hiring the larger team of professionals and builders to permit and build.
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PHO
PRESALE/ HIRING/ OPENING:
Getting ready to open and get started on the right foot.
READY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP?
About Chris
For over 20 years, Chris Ryan has been designing, developing, and building award-winning projects and creating meaningful 3rd spaces that mix work and play, by balancing the people you're serving, the purpose you're sharing, and the profit you need to survive.
Chris is a licensed Architect, registered contractor, and former development executive, and over the past two decades he's learned what it takes to bridge the gap between idea and open doors.
After years spent working for multidisciplinary architecture and design-build companies, learning how to balance design with cost and execution, Chris spent a decade designing next generation climbing gyms across the country.
Today, he pays every lesson learned forward to help his clients build meaningful third(+) spaces that end up firmly at the center of peoples’ lives.
An avid rock climber, surfer, skier, and former national-level competitive athlete, Chris has experienced firsthand how play can profoundly impact our lives.
His award-winning work has been written about in Fast Company and Forbes, and his YouTube channel has over 18,000+ subscribers.
He has taught design, construction, and professional practice courses at Roger Williams University and as a Visiting Lecturer at Northeastern University, and received his Master of Architecture degree from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.
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"It's his experience not only in the Architectural genius in the designs he creates, but in the many details found in-between.
Everything about how we approach our growth as a company has evolved so measurably since beginning to work with Chris."
Britt Riley
Founder - Haven Daycare/ Coworking/ Fitness
"Chris Ryan has been an invaluable resource helping us to convey our concepts to various municipal departments in an expeditious and cost effective manner.
His ability to rapidly translate concepts into visual realities and to scale is remarkable"
Jesse Levin
Founder - Tactivate
"I feel like I wouldn't be in the process of opening and making it happen without Chris; and the guidance through the development world has been great.
Turning an idea into reality, I attribute a lot of that to your help."
Mark Messner
Founder - Rendezvous Climbing
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