San Jose
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, our San Jose studio is shaped by the pace, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit of the region around us. Our team partners with clients across workplace, science and technology, healthcare, and higher education to create environments that support innovation, collaboration, and growth. Whether designing next-generation workplaces, research environments, or community-focused spaces, we bring together strategy, technical expertise, and design thinking to solve complex challenges. Just as important as the work itself is the culture we’re building: one grounded in curiosity, collaboration, mentorship, and a shared excitement for what’s ahead in the Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area.
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What's New
Craig Blackhurst Shares Insights at AMFP NorCal
SJ Healthcare Associate Principal Craig Blackhurst joined AMFP NorCal’s 3rd Annual Behavioral Health Symposium, where he shared insights from the new Child, Adolescent, and Adult Behavioral Health Services Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The panel highlighted the role of design in creating supportive, resilient behavioral health environments for patients, families, and care teams.
Market Spotlight
Rethinking the Modern Workplace
As organizations rethink what brings people back together, San Jose Design Principal Susan Foong explores how workplace design can move beyond neutral, one-size-fits-all environments. Her article, More is More: How Maximalism Can Bring New Relevance and Greater Equity to the Modern Workplace, looks at how color, pattern, history, and personality can create spaces that better reflect culture, belonging, and the diverse ways people work.
Project in Focus
A New Chapter for Behavioral Health Care
The new Child, Adolescent, and Adult Behavioral Health Services Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is nearing completion, bringing Santa Clara County closer to a major milestone in expanding access to behavioral healthcare. Designed to consolidate critical services into one purpose-built facility, the center will support children, adolescents, adults, families, and care teams in an environment shaped by safety, dignity, and compassionate care.
As the project moves through its final stages, it reflects the growing regional need for behavioral health environments that are thoughtful, resilient, and deeply human-centered.
People & Office Culture
Celebrating Our San Jose Team
HGA San Jose celebrated Employee Appreciation Month with a full lineup of team gatherings, including lunch at Mosaic at the Four Points Sheraton with CEO Mia Blanchett, an in-office boba bar, happy hour, and a build-your-own sundae bar. The office also recognized Project Manager Steffie Szto as this year’s San Jose Founders’ Award recipient, honoring her contributions to the team and the values she brings to HGA’s culture.
In addition, the San Jose team celebrated its own office-driven staff awards, the Pillars of HGA, recognizing team members who embody the values that shape the way we work. Congratulations to Jana Page, recipient of the Empathy Pillar; Sarah Brown, recipient of the Curiosity Pillar; and Rafael Gali, recipient of the Impact Pillar.
Community Impact
Showing Up for San Jose’s Civic Greenway
For Earth Day, HGA San Jose partnered with the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy to support stewardship of the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens, a public greenway that brings together trails, gardens, wildlife, art, and community space in the heart of the city. By volunteering locally, the San Jose team helped support a more welcoming and vibrant public space for the broader community — and got a little fresh air while they were at it. Not the worst way to spend Earth Day.
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