DesignGroup

DesignGroup Award winning architectural firm with focus on healthcare, education, libraries, civic and cultural Our offices are located in Columbus, OH and Pittsburgh, PA.

We’re proud that, despite the trends and transitions that continually influence architecture, a simple set of core values has helped bring us to where we are today. And will continue to guide us into the future. These deep-seated ideas align with the markets we serve and influence the way we work. Design That Elevates. We strive to design buildings that provide inspirational spaces in which to wor

k, live, learn, and heal, and that contribute to the long-term sustainability of their contexts. It’s the ultimate measure for everything we do. Sustainable Architecture. We’re proud to have raised awareness of being stewards of the built environment. DesignGroup's legacy of sustainable design — which prioritizes the conservation of energy and natural resources — dates back to the firm's beginning. We’ve been recognized with many AIA sustainability awards, as well as public and private recognition for green design and energy efficiency. All of our designers are LEED Accredited Professionals. Sustainable architecture is at the center of DesignGroup's work. Healthy Communities. Design plays a strong role in enhancing the user experience and supporting better outcomes. Return on investment and high-performance design drives DesignGroup's planning and design approach. Modern, sunlit, carefully considered spaces benefit patients, guests, and employees in these buildings alike. Civic Responsibility. Our role in civic responsibility extends far beyond client work. We volunteer untold hours (and sweat equity) to professional, civic, and human services organizations. Our associates are deeply involved in community organizations such as the Discovery District, Greater Columbus Arts Council, and others that advocate for beautiful, sustainable neighborhood growth and preservation. Lifelong Learning. Curiosity and professional growth are simply a way of life here. Through our unique DesignGroup University (DGU), our firm is committed to the continuing education of both staff and clients. Our annual design trips take us to new places where we can examine, contemplate, discuss, and grow. This commitment to life-long learning extends into the communities where our projects have touched the lives of children, teens, and adults.

Have you met Rachel Park? She just joined our Pittsburgh Healthcare team as a Project Associate. She's passionate in com...
04/15/2026

Have you met Rachel Park? She just joined our Pittsburgh Healthcare team as a Project Associate. She's passionate in community-centered designs, working directly with community stakeholders to make projects reality.

Outside of her passion for architecture and design, Rachel loves drawing, painting, exploring different kinds of music, and anything that involves creative problem solving.

We're so excited to have you on our team, Rachel!

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗪𝗲𝘅𝗠𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮For our Managing Principal and Design Director, Joe Mayer, the new OSU Hos...
04/15/2026

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗪𝗲𝘅𝗠𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮

For our Managing Principal and Design Director, Joe Mayer, the new OSU Hospital Tower is a milestone in DesignGroup teamwork.

"Collaboration is always a part of architecture, but the sheer size of this project's team required rigorous coordination,” says Joe. "Our teams focused on how each component was in service of the much larger impact of the project. Now that the Tower is open, it’s thrilling to see how the team’s hard work and dedication translated into the hospital.”

Joe has a personal connection to the Tower as well. His mom has worked at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for over 25 years. He and his family toured the Tower prior to opening where Joe proudly shared the remarkable new facilities and treatment areas. "I'm thrilled to have been part of what will be such an impactful healing space for the local community and far beyond.”

Please join us in welcoming Joe Twelmeyer to DesignGroup as a Project Architect on our healthcare team in Columbus. He b...
04/13/2026

Please join us in welcoming Joe Twelmeyer to DesignGroup as a Project Architect on our healthcare team in Columbus. He brings over 13 years of architecture experience and loves to share his technical knowledge through project work.

Outside of work, Joe enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and tinkering in the garage for a bit of zen. He’s an avid cyclist and a longtime participant in Pelotonia, and he’s excited to join DG’s dedicated team of riders this year.

Welcome to our team, Joe!

Our new Columbus office in Franklinton is well underway! Our designers Joseph Mayer, Alana Haslow, Jocelyn Krosky, and D...
03/23/2026

Our new Columbus office in Franklinton is well underway! Our designers Joseph Mayer, Alana Haslow, Jocelyn Krosky, and Daniel Mathur walked our team through the space last week and shared amazing renderings of what our future office will look like. We can’t wait to be in the heart of the exciting developments in Downtown Columbus!

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗪𝗲𝘅𝗠𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭 The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center new hospital tower is a ...
03/19/2026

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗪𝗲𝘅𝗠𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center new hospital tower is a place of healing and hope, and it is a defining project for DesignGroup. Our CEO, Sherm Moreland, led the architectural team that started planning the tower in 2015, many years before the project became a reality.

A small, dedicated team of seven industry veterans from engineering, construction and estimating, and The Ohio State University's planning and leadership teams, met weekly to plan the new hospital tower. The team integrated OSU's framework 2.0, a process that aligned the campus with its mission and programs. In 2016, the planning effort was named "13 Questions" and Sherm likes to refer to that team as the "Magnificent Seven" due to the scale and scope of planning, investigation, user engagement, modeling, testing, and choices to set the stage for project approval.

Now that the Tower is open and the commercials play on every TV channel, the central Ohio community feels the excitement about this new hospital. Patients have a new space to receive care and heal. Mothers can show their newborn babies a beautiful view of the city skyline on the three top floors dedicated to maternity care. World-class healthcare at a regional level.

"I see it when I drive down 315; I can see it from our new office in the Peninsula," says Sherm, "a humble reminder of the important work performed 10 years ago by the "Magnificent Seven" and the value of asking intentional questions during the planning phase.

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 Hospital Tower!



𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯" 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘖𝘚𝘜'𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴.

Last week, the OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital had it's groundbreaking ceremony! Our DG team, Korda/Nemeth Engineer...
03/11/2026

Last week, the OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital had it's groundbreaking ceremony! Our DG team, Korda/Nemeth Engineering, EMH&T, Introba, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, physicians, community members, and many others joined together to celebrate the beginning of construction for this major expansion of the hospital to meet the needs of the growing community. Working on this project has not only been an amazing partnership with OhioHealth leadership, but it represents the mission to invest in the health of our community.

Read the link in the comment below for more information on how the Dublin Methodist Hospital is expanding care in Central Ohio!

Pictured in front row: Riley Zollars, Kristina Bertocchi, Stephen Powell, Sherm Moreland, Dr. Keeli Stith, Angela Kolosky, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP BD C, Marissa (Andrews) Ferguson, Dr. Cherie Smith, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Benjamin Kaufman, and CJ Andrews
Pictured in back row: Lyndsey Jones, Joseph Mayer, AIA, WELL AP

We're one week away from where our Managing Principal and Design Director Joseph Mayer, AIA, WELL AP will be speaking ...
03/10/2026

We're one week away from where our Managing Principal and Design Director Joseph Mayer, AIA, WELL AP will be speaking with HEAPY about how the team met ambitious sustainability objectives for a new Education Resource Center and Administrative Office Building for Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO)!

To learn more about our work with SWACO, read the press release in Columbus Business First in the comment below.

Please join us in welcoming Raun Love to our DesignGroup team as our new Associate Principal and Senior Project Manager!...
03/09/2026

Please join us in welcoming Raun Love to our DesignGroup team as our new Associate Principal and Senior Project Manager! He has a wealth of project management and architecture experience from the last 20 years. Raun is our first team member to join our new Indianapolis office, and we are ecstatic to have Raun help us forge new paths in this market! As a Hoosier who has witnessed and shaped the growth of Indy, he is deeply connected to our new city.

Jennifer Horvath, Managing Principal and President, sees many opportunities in Indy with Raun at the forefront. "Raun's experience intersects deep technical knowledge, large-scale project leadership, and community engagement that will be invaluable as we grow our presence in Indianapolis."

Congrats, Raun! We can't wait to explore how Indy and DesignGroup can create a better, brighter, and more healthy future.

Curious about what it’s like to be a part of our interior design team here at DesignGroup? Heather Clark, a Senior Inter...
03/06/2026

Curious about what it’s like to be a part of our interior design team here at DesignGroup? Heather Clark, a Senior Interior Designer in our Pittsburgh office, shared her thoughts about joining DesignGroup.

“From my early conversations, it was clear the firm values thoughtful design and the people behind it. I’ve stayed because those values proved true.”

Looking to join our collaborative interior design team? Explore our open roles here: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/0F8C441135B3421B2133D36B90EF14A1/career-page

Our biggest project ever, the opened yesterday, and we couldn’t be more excited to share our involvement on multiple f...
02/24/2026

Our biggest project ever, the opened yesterday, and we couldn’t be more excited to share our involvement on multiple facets through design and construction administration on this 1.9 million SF project at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center .

From design through construction, our team and partners collaborated at each stage to deliver this project, and we’d like to shout out HDR, The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western, Turner Construction Company, BR+A Consulting Engineers, IMEG, formerly JQ Engineering, SSR Technologies, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Kabil Associates, EMH&T, Heintges Consulting Architects & Engineers, Lerch Bates Inc., Walker Consultants, JME Design, St. Onge Company, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., EEI, and Resource International, Inc. This tower is 7+ years of team collaboration and construction brought to life.

Curious about the and want to learn more about behind the scenes work? In the next month, our team members will share in-depth stories on how this project went from ideation to the real-life $1.9 billion medical tower.



DG Team Pictured from left to right: Jamie Oxier, Dan Malec-Kosak, Joseph Mayer, Marissa (Andrews) Ferguson, Angela Kolosky, Tammie Wareham, Ken Redman, Daniel Mathur, and Tom Gerken.

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