Studio Biography:

Founded in early 2002, form, environment, research, (fer) Studio LLP, is an award winning architectural, interiors, landscape, and master planning design firm based in Los Angeles, CA. Noted for its evocative aesthetic and eco-conscious design culture, (fer) Studio operates under the direction of Principals, Christopher L. Mercier, AIA, and Douglas V. Pierson, AIA, USGBC.

(fer) Studio’s broad range of projects includes academic, civic, retail, restaurant, hospitality and residential, each rooted in the firm’s philosophical foundation to reinvent the standards of artistic composition, sustainability, and client collaboration. The art-studio environment fosters a creative design process that blends the arenas of fashion, sculpture, and the relationships between built environments, their users, and their affects on the environment.

Among other projects, (fer) has contributed to California landmarks, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and Thompson Beverly Hills, the Coronado Museum in San Diego, the Art Colony at Playa Vista, as well as icons of sustainable architecture, such as The Green Building, soon to be Louisville’s first LEED Platinum certified commercial building, and the green Gymnasium and Performing Arts Center at the St. Francis School.

(fer) is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and US Green Building Council for LEED certification.