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Nurturing Young Talent Through Internship

Read About Our Internship Program from an Insider’s Perspective FS Design Group has supported the development of talent in our industry through various internships and CREW San Diego’s mentorship program. We believe it’s important to ...

Designing the Hub Office: Tenants and landlords are paying attention to this trending office model

Designing the Hub Office: Tenants and landlords are paying attention to this trending office model By Amy Tobia This is a tale of two offices, but one concept.  That concept is the hub office. For ...

Victorian Yet Modern: Designing the Julian, Calif. Medical Clinic

Two cousins, both Civil War veterans, headed west from Georgia to seek their fortunes. They settled in a lush meadow near the Cuyacama Mountains and founded the Town of Julian. About an hour east of ...
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HD – 3 Takeways

Hospitality Design: Leveling the Seesaw of Challenges Like most of the world, interior designers are on a seesaw that teeters between the desire to return to business as usual and the need to adapt to ...
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Welcome to our Team, Alyssa Irwin!

We’re happy to introduce another member of our FS Design Group team. Alyssa Irwin began her career working on commercial tenant improvement projects and then trying her hand at residential project management and design. She ...

Congrats Bre’an Fox: A SD Metro Woman of Accomplishment 2022

FS Design Group President Bre’an Fox was named to the _San Diego Metro’_s Women of Accomplishment list for 2022 in recognition for all that she has achieved — both for herself and for the greater ...
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FS Design Group Welcomes Designer Armando Lao to the Team

We’re happy to announce that Armando Lao has joined our team as an interior designer! After 14 years working in sales and healthcare, Armando realized he wanted to pursue a more creative career. While getting ...

Celebrating a Retirement and a new (Not-So-New) Owner

After a remarkable 30 years in business, FS Design Group is celebrating new ownership. Longtime team leader Amy Tobia will be taking the reins from Bre’an Fox, who looks forward to her well-earned retirement. While ...

Designing a Beautiful and Functional (S)PACE for Seniors

Allowing senior citizens to live at home but receive health services, supervision, meals, social interaction and activities daily is at the heart of the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE. Designing the ...
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Happy 10-Year Work Anniversary, Amy Tobia!

In a design firm, there are people who like to design things, people who like to teach and people who like to manage the process. FS Design Group Senior Project Manager Amy Tobia likes to ...
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FS Design Group & Founder Bre’an Fox Mark Firm’s 30th Year

Before there was FS Design Group there was Facility Solutions. It was Bre’an Fox’s unique vision 30 years ago to fill a critical need in San Diego’s booming commercial real estate industry. As the industry’s ...

FS Design Group Employee Spotlight Lori Reynolds, CID, NCIDQ

By Bre’an Fox​ With more than 20 years of experience, Lori has worked on corporate, hospitality, healthcare, multi-family, education and civic projects throughout the U.S. and the world. Her projects have earned honors and distinction ...
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Palomar Medical Center Escondido: Designed with Care

Chances are, when someone is visiting a medical facility, they may not be having a great day. So what if that day can feel just a bit more manageable through the thoughtful and functional design ...

Our Team is Growing: New Hires at FS Design Group

We’re excited to have added two new junior designers to our staff last fall. Meet Seyda Gonden Wyatt and Jillian Deneroff! Seyda is skilled in 3-D rendering, floor plan design, FF&E, and creating intelligent interior ...

The Importance of Sketching During Meetings

A few lines drawn quickly on paper with a pen can transform an idea-s-into a shared vision-s-. Today, when so much interior design work is done with high-tech computer programs, there is still immense value ...
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Going a Cut Above with Sola Salon Studios

The managing directors of Sola Salon Studios “can’t open new locations fast enough.” So says Austin Campbell, who holds the franchise rights to Sola Salon Studios in San Diego. Scott Ditsworth, Austin’s sometimes business partner ...
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Communication & Coordination: A Public Agency Office Refresh

A federal public agency occupying the entire floor of a downtown San Diego office building needed an update that not only made the space look better, but also created better functionality. The challenge for this ...

Amy Tobia Women of Influence in Construction, CRE and Design

San Diego Business Journal’s 2021 List Includes the Senior Project Manager Congratulations to FS Design Group Senior Project Manager Amy Tobia on being named a Woman of Influence in Construction, Commercial Real Estate and Design ...

Bre’an Fox Named Globe St. Elite Women of Influence

The Annual List Recognizes Women in Commercial Real Estate [GlobeSt.’s annual list](https://www.event.globest.com/womenofinfluenceawards/class-2021) celebrating Women of Influence in Commercial Real Estate includes FS Design Group President Bre’an Fox, who also received special recognition for being a ...
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Why outdoor Spaces, Gyms Rank High in Office Space’s New Era

In this new world where people may get a choice about working from home or from the office, landlords face the challenge of making their properties so enticing that working from the office is preferable. ...
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The Five W’s of the New Office: Workplace Reentry After COVID-19

COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way we work, accelerating some trends already in place and triggering others. The response from company owners has varied. While some moved swiftly to accommodate long-term work-from-home systems, others employed ...

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