Corgan — Hugo
Elevating data-driven design research around the human experience
Hugo exists to explore emerging ideas—then translate what we learn into practical strategies, tools, and design decisions that matter today. By combining research rigor with Corgan’s design expertise, Hugo helps projects move beyond assumptions toward evidence‑based outcomes.
Deep Dive Research
We study how spaces, systems, and materials actually perform—environmentally, experientially, and socially. Hugo’s research produces actionable insights that inform design decisions, policy conversations, and client strategies.
Outcome‑driven, evidence‑based, grounded in real projects.
Rethinking Schools for Teachers with Disabilities
Design Guidebook — Rethinking Schools for Teachers with Disabilities
Focus by Design — What the ADHD brain teaches us about better workspaces for all
EPScrete: Rethinking Styrofoam Waste as a Potential Green Building Material
Residency Reshaped
Designing with Mass Timber
Tools & Methodologies
Hugo develops practical tools that make complex data usable—early in the design process, when decisions matter most. From carbon calculators to evaluation frameworks, our innovative tools help teams design with clarity and confidence.
Research you can actually use.
Experiential Optimization: Filling In the Gaps
Carbon Calculator
GERT Suit
Design Sprints & Prototypes
We rapidly explore “what if?” through focused design sprints, speculative concepts, and physical or digital prototypes. These experiments allow teams to test emerging typologies, technologies, and user behaviors before they become business risks.
Fast, iterative, and intentionally exploratory.
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Uber Skyport Mobility Hub Concept Design
Mobile Data Center
Curiosity in Design
Hugo's Curiosity in Design Fellowship is a program for recent graduates and emerging professionals interested in design research and innovation. Our fellows are curious, collaborative, and passionate about shaping environments that make a positive impact.
Each fellow contributes to studio projects and moonshot investigations, while also pursuing an independent research topic of their choosing—supported by a collaborative advisory team of designers, researchers, technologists, and industry partners.
Rethinking Schools for Teachers with Disabilities
The Impact of School Design on Teachers with Disabilities
EPScrete: Rethinking Styrofoam Waste as a Potential Green Building Material
Applied Research: EPScrete in Action
Residency Reshaped Report
Insights from Residency Reshaped Report
Experiential Optimization: Filling In the Gaps
The Hybrid Report
Designing with Mass Timber
We Need to Chill Out: Reducing the Heat Island Effect Through Design
Making Sustainability Affordable
Mapping the Airport Experience
The 2022 Curiosity Report: Designing with New Energy
AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant
Initiative 99 — A Global Architecture Competition
The Scent of a Space
The Pain Points of Hybrid Work and What to Do About Them
Invisible Strain: Rethinking Schools for Teachers with Disabilities (Part Two)
Invisible Strain: Rethinking Schools for Teachers with Disabilities
Mass Timber's Hidden Carbon
Designing for a Transforming Multifamily Market
What Developers Need to Know About Mass Timber
Renter Realities: A New Look at Multifamily Priorities
Corgan research report explores evolving renter expectations
