Founded in early 2002, form, environment, research, (fer) studio LLP, is an award winning architecture, 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, LEED AP.

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

Among other projects, (fer) has contributed to Southern California landmarks, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and Thompson Beverly Hills, Father’s Office Culver City, as well as icons of sustainable architecture, such as The Green Building, Louisville’s first LEED Platinum certified commercial building, and the LEED Silver pursuant Athletics and Performing Arts Center at the St. Francis School in Goshen Kentucky.