We help to align your workplace, workforce, and workflows.

Ark is a multi-disciplinary studio that believes an integrated and informed understanding of workplace function, culture, and operations drives optimal business results.

We partner with our clients to create foundational strategies that reflect their unique business objectives, while supporting the evolving demands of the modern workforce.

We use design-thinking to bring our clients’ visions to life by harnessing changing work dynamics and crafting inspiring physical environments that enhance user experience.

We’re Agile

We pride ourselves on a rigorous approach. But we are open to new ideas and changing course as needed.

We’re Approachable

We will confront your challenges with seriousness and focus. But we want to have fun working together too.

We’re Informed

We leverage lessons learned from our client work. But we also have our finger on the pulse of industry trends.

Our Expertise

Change

  • Our studio blends more than two decades of legacy experience with competencies in organizational change management, business transformation, and research to help organizations leverage their workplace assets in support of larger business goals and objectives.

  • Workplace Audit

  • Diagnostic Briefing

  • Space Budgeting

  • Real Estate Guidelines

Plan

  • Using readiness assessments, champion training, and curated outreach and events, we can educate and empower to marry your project with your people.

  • Change & Comms Planning

  • Stakeholder Facilitation

  • Welcome Materials

  • Managerial Training

Business

  • We work at all scales, across offices and higher education institutions, to help you plot a course for the future. We help companies assess their real estate portfolios and workforce demographics to get out in front of growth.

  • Portfolio Analytics

  • Property Restacking

  • Phasing Strategies

  • Implementation Planning

  • Through dynamic leadership visioning and curated end-user engagement we structure decision frameworks and cultural playbooks that activate enhanced productivity and employee engagement.

  • Culture Playbooks

  • Decision Frameworks

  • Policy Development

  • Process Design

Strategy