Ours Here
An Experience Design Studio
Ours Here is an
experience design studio
from Hannah Bronfman + Jess Astrella
WHO
WHAT
We turn spaces into beloved places.
Experience design considers how people feel and behave while interacting with physical products, places, and services. Our intention: Create beautiful, fun, intuitive, meaningful places in Portland where people want to spend their hours.
More explicitly, our work builds and strengthens your brand from first touchpoint through the whole in-person, physical experience, putting a bow on it at exit and after to ensure satisfied repeat guests.
In short? We bring your business into alignment with your brand and the physical space to create places where people want to spend their time.
WHERE
Based in Portland, bringing
experience from elsewhere.
With combined decades in NY, Austin and LA, we’re Portland natives and happy to be home now, devoted to the continual development and elevation of Portland’s everchanging hospitality scene.
Practically, our work is in the overlap of your brand’s identity and the physical space.
We don't come in with all the answers. We ask the right questions, build on what's already working, and identify the opportunities with you.
Using our depth of experience in real estate planning, hospitality development, branding & visual identity, paired with our connections in interiors & media, we are able to make actionable strategic recommendations and are nimble enough to help you execute them.
A collaborative process born from experience.
HOW
WHY
We’re bullish on having
a good time - and that Portland deserves one.
Portland is ours. Our love for this city is grounded in specific shared experiences from our past - ice cream cones on the old waterfront, birthday dinners at Blue Hour, dates at Beast or Yakuza, dancing at Greek Cusina, karaoke at Boiler Room - the list is long and full of stories.
Cities evolve. Businesses open, close, and reinvent themselves- that's part of a healthy city. We want to help ensure Portland's hospitality scene stays vibrant through every decade, every challenge, and every new chapter - and we want to work on the next big story.
Culture is tied to how we spend our hours. We want people to spend their hours here.
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Most branding firms don't know how to evaluate a site. Most brokers don't think about brand. But good news- we do.
Real estate strategy isn't just about finding a space - it's about understanding the market, evaluating opportunities, and making decisions that support the long term success of your business.
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Placemaking is technically the process of planning & designing public spaces, but our approach applies the key principles to private sector businesses, too.
We similarly factor in the merits of community engagement, human-centered design, and the creation of meaningful, functional, and attractive environments while paying attention to how it affects your bottom line.
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Your business deserves a memorable, functional, unique visual identity and an underlying strategy that ties it together.
A strong strategy considers your business goals, who your guests are and how to connect with them emotionally to ensure they come back time and time again.
Strategy informs the creative direction of building out or refining your visuals on everything from your website to the onsite wayfinding, investor decks to branded merch.
We guide you in developing that red thread through every guest touchpoint.
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Consulting can be a vague term but for us it's about becoming an extension of your team. We take the time to understand your business, align with your goals, make recommendations and then leverage our deep roots in Portland to connect you with the right people and resources to execute them.
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We’re two chatty Charlies who went to local high schools and state universities. Paired with our local work experience, there’s a good chance we can leverage our networks to make the key introductions you’re looking for to take your project to the next phase.
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