Hal Spiers Archives

7 Tips for Optimizing a POE Interview

April 25, 2018

Hal Spiers

A post occupancy process is a great way to inform your design practice. [...]

Construction Update: SkolTech

June 20, 2017

Elen Zurabyan, Hal Spiers, Jeff DeGregorio

Check out the latest construction photos of our Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (SkolTech) project. [...]

Translational Medicine and Laboratory Design

September 13, 2016

Hal Spiers

Translational Medicine is an interdisciplinary branch of the biomedical field focused on treating disease and often pairing research with healthcare. [...]

Navigating the Decision Making Matrix of Science

November 18, 2015

Hal Spiers

Providing design services to a diverse set of scientific clients comes with specific challenges. [...]

The Plan in Planning

August 14, 2015

Hal Spiers

Planning and programming at PAYETTE is integrated into our practice. [...]

Core Facilities Respond to Changing Scientific Research Needs

March 23, 2015

Hal Spiers

Adaptability and flexibility are key ingredients to successful lab planning and design. [...]

#ilookup, Part Three

March 18, 2015

Hal Spiers

Thoughts on the AIA's "Look Up" campaign from the perspective of a lab designer and planner. [...]

On Slowing Down

December 2, 2014

Hal Spiers

Slowing down…what are the ramifications of slowing down in the modern creative workplace? [...]

Take the Payette Step Challenge!

March 21, 2014

Elen Zurabyan, Hal Spiers, Liz Pawlak, Matthew Fickett, Ramsey Bakhoum, Ron Blanchard

A few of us have decided to embark on an informal and judgment-free experiment by documenting our team’s daily stepping habits. [...]

Analysis for Large Scale Projects

February 4, 2014

Hal Spiers

Designing large projects come with specific challenges due the complexity and scale of the organization and the proposed built environment. [...]

Process and Purpose of Post Occupancy Evaluations

May 21, 2013

Hal Spiers

POEs are a fundamental piece of our evidence-based design practice. [...]

Technology and Architecture

February 27, 2013

Hal Spiers

For creative designers the use of technology and software is essential. [...]

The Importance of Shadow Studies

July 31, 2012

Hal Spiers

Shadow studies allow designers to closely observe users in order to understand how their work utilizes the space, frequently for PAYETTE projects, a laboratory. [...]

Hal rejoined Payette in 2007 after having previously been an employee of Payette from 1996-2002. He received his B.Arch. in 1998 from the Boston Architectural Center. Hal has over 14 years of focused laboratory programming and planning experience with a focus on complex research cores, shared facilities and vivarium planning and design.

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