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Ours Here

An Experience Design Studio

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Ours Here is an
experience design studio
from Hannah Bronfman + Jess Astrella

WHO

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WHAT

We turn spaces into beloved places.

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Illustration of outdoor string lights hanging above a patio area with a table, two chairs, and potted plants, in a simple, sketch-like style.

Our approach to experience design?
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.

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.
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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.

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A lollipop shaped like a domino chain with dominoes numbered 1 through 6, outlined in orange, on a black background.

HOW

A collaborative process born from experience.

Practically, our work is in the overlap of your brand’s identity and the physical space.

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.

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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 and our excitement about the future.

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.

  • 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.

  • While technically the process of planning & designing public spaces, our approach applies the key principles of placemaking 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.

  • 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 your visuals - everything from your website to the onsite wayfinding, investor decks to branded merch to ad campaigns and billboards.

    We guide you in developing that red thread through every guest touchpoint.

  • 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.

  • Good ideas, good people, and money don’t always end up in the same room - they just need connecting. 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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