Profile
HGOR focuses on designing great places for people, places that support clear returns on investment and provide a stewardship ethic for future generations.
HGOR is an Atlanta-based design collaborative that creates places that maximize community potential. As a planning and landscape architecture firm, HGOR provides a holistic design approach backed by decades of experience in cross-disciplinary innovation. We are creative problem solvers who challenge individual clients, communities and governments to look beyond the immediate and identify the possible. Founded in 1992, HGOR exceeds client expectations by developing people-centric, innovative, yet cost-effective and well-planned design solutions.
HGOR provides clients with solutions that inherently consider the transition from planning and design to implementation, resulting in enduring beauty with a level of quality and consistency clients can depend on for years to come.
HGOR approaches each project through its SEE philosophy.
As assignments often come to us in the form of problem statements, we work to SEE (Social + Economic + Environment) Solutions that resolve the specific needs of an assignment in concert with the larger imperative and produce remarkable places of lasting value. We apply this SEE Philosophy equally across our practice and project types, which allow us to be focused on our work, provide clients with true in-depth knowledge, and harness that knowledge to serve and simplify their complex issues and needs. All parts of every project prioritize ROI, stewardship and how we are creating a great place for people. Fundamentally, we believe that’s what makes us different.
Social
Every project creates a real impact on lifestyles, neighborhoods and businesses so HGOR works with people to create places for people. With close attention to detail and organization, HGOR incorporates public and private interests to define the quality of the environment in which we live. Success is making a better place to live, work and play for everyone.
Economic
The accomplished staff at HGOR provides solutions that add the best value to the client and the community. The firm’s years of experience produce practical wisdom, honesty and ingenuity that result in sound, economy-based decisions that yield viable results for both public and private investments.
Environmental
By emphasizing the long-term impacts, HGOR provides a platform of stewardship for future generations. Our goal is to enhance the landscape narrative, foster sustainable infrastructure and have minimal impact on the native environment to support the growth of our growing communities.
Design Approach
Creative Problem Solving
Creative problem solving is the foundation of our design process. Our goal is to provide our clients with a diversity of solutions. The landscapes in which we work range from distinct sites, often with complex issues, to vast regions. We begin by studying their limitations and potential. We then match those qualities to our client’s objectives and market a viable vision and reality.
Creativity Comes From Listening
At every phase, we engage stakeholders, build consensus and discuss alternatives with clients. These methods are proven to reconcile diverse and even conflicting priorities, leading to better solutions and timely processes. The same principles result in a grand vision ensuring the long-term success of place-making. HGOR has mastered the challenges of planning and design in diverse project settings, from fragile ecosystems to urban sites in rapidly changing cities. Our success at solving design problems with complex conditions provides us with the experience to strengthen the connection between people and the places they share.
