Raphael Paul Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

I oversee the execution of special projects in interior design for commercial real estate, portfolio strategies, product launches, and experiences for workplaces, real estate holders, and retailers.

Advising on post-pandemic workplace transformation. The client-facing role focuses on developing research and using it to inform strategies for large-scale clients seeking to transform workplace models for post-pandemic competitive advantage. Responsibilities include identifying opportunities for and development of replicable service products, their marketing to clients, and methods for internal partners with market engagement.

New York

Structuring a new team and productizing services for the real estate advisory to serve a client base of multi-sited wellness clients. The services focused on providing consistent design solutions for environments with complex programs that can be adapted to individual markets. The unit captured .5m+ in market share and positioned itself for growth with a set of templated processes for replicable execution. Leading workshops for C-suites on best practices in facility design. Sourcing experience data & analyzing implications for client sites. Creating firm-wide templates for process & delivering client service.Value-engineering facility builds (200sf +) to budget & design intent.

Specialized in universal space and service programs for clients with multiple locations. The Design Director role oversaw all creative products for clients in retail, franchising, healthcare, and real estate holders, ensuring high-quality design solutions that can be replicated across a portfolio of sites.Establishing a primary client base that accounts for 83% of total billings.Designing space and experience guidelines for multi-location clients. Sourcing, specifying & negotiating with vendors on large-scale fabrication.Client representation in construction & with 3rd party consultants.

As a client-facing lead for professional services firms, I delivered large-scale workplaces, working with executive teams to assess existing CRE portfolios and opportunities to increase value with best practices in design and the development of amenity spaces central to organization culture. My role also focused on business development efforts, leading pitch teams and representing the firm to secure new engagements.Winning pitches, like CondéNast HQ, and the NY Stock Exchange. Advising c-suites on best practices in workplace design and CRE use.Designing amenities & supporting workspaces for change programs.Construction oversight for large-scale workplace builds up to 500kf.

Design strategist for upfront concept development for professional service firms seeking to define current constraints and future workplace opportunities to support business and cultural objectives. The role supported consulting Directors in facilitating client visioning sessions, collecting and analyzing data, occupancy modeling, test-fits and design concept development.Facilitating pre-design workshops for clients undergoing change programs.Re-positioning strategies and marketing experiences for CRE assets.Advising clients on leases from occupancy scenarios and test-fitting.Benchmarking and reporting for firm-wide research efforts.