USAePay is one incomparable work space filled with high tech and machinery features. The existing condition of the tenant dictated the design development: the place was an old warehouse with exposed structural framing. Existent industrial warehouse was an inspirational motive to design an industrial look office space. Hence, the concept fixated on maintaining material authenticity and using technological advances. Structural and non-structural elements are all left exposed. Also, light fixtures and furniture are all designed and crafted to reflect the high tech persona of the office.

Hootan was born in 1972 in IRAN and started painting at the age of twelve, and Six years later, He found his way to the School of Architecture and graduated in Architecture in 1998. Hootan’s Inspiration in Art not only effected in every aspect of his life and design, but also lead him to distribute it by start teaching in university when he was 21. After 8 years, he was known as a “outstanding professor of Architecture” in Tehran. Hootan moved to United States in 2002 and continued his abilities in Design by establishing his firm “Hootan & Associates".

Hootan & Associates is a small yet unique design studio which has specialized in designing restaurants,bars, and coffee shops over the past years. The studio provides comprehensive range of services including: schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction administration, pre-construction coordination, cost estimating, and scheduling. Hootan & Associates is well-known locally for its exclusive designs.