1. Intertech Design Services, Inc.
Architectural and Engineering Services
Main Office – 9675 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH 45242 – Phone 513.791.5588
Fax 513.792.7922
Website: www.intertechdesign.com
2. Introduction
Philosophy
Inspiration
It’s all about creating designs that enhance our clients’
lives. After all, the buildings we encounter and
environments we work in shape the way that we live.
Diversity
Like the Bauhaus of the 1920's, we feel that the holistic
approach of combined services enhances all decisions
made in a project. From interior environments to
engineering systems, we encourage the influence of one
discipline on another to generate a design solution that is
greater than the sum of its parts.
Responsiveness
Focus on value-added design, communication with our
client and timely delivery of our product are the
benchmarks by which we evaluate our performance. We
stand behind our work by following through on our
commitment to carefully execute the intentions of our
clients.
Performance Standards
At the end of the day it comes down to the passion you
have for what you do. Our long list of satisfied return
clients shows the importance we place on design, cost
efficiency and advanced technical competency.
Tradition
An appreciation grown from the family tradition that
started our firm, Intertech Design Services, Inc.
cherishes the quality of our personnel and the depth of
commitment they show in working as a team. The
integrity of the projects we produce reflects the loyalty
and care we stress for our firm and for the designs we
produce.
3. Firm Profile
Philosophy
Intertech Design Services, Inc.
Started in Cincinnati, Ohio, Intertech Design Services,
Incorporated was founded in 1975 by Stephen and Lia
Vamosi as the engineering firm Vamosi Associates.
Over the years the services of Architecture, Interior
Design, Construction Management and others were
added to supplement the needs of our growing client
base. Today, we offer a full range of client options that
combine cost-effective technical expertise with award
winning design solutions. Our focus is to provide an
aesthetically pleasing and highly functional environment
that is unique to each client’s needs.
Client Base
With a project list of over 3,500 successful designs, we
have grown our multi-disciplinary design firm through
the repeat business of satisfied clients. Our current
customer base is comprised of 90% return clients, who
appreciate our commitment to treating every project with
the same value and attention. We have found that a
results-oriented team approach led by actively
participating principals paying close attention to cost,
schedule, quality design and constructibility make initial
clients quickly repeat customers.
4. Firm Profile
Philosophy
Capabilities
Our market-specific experiences provide clients with a
project team that understands the unique needs of their
specialty market. This team approach enables us to
execute successful projects varying in scale from interior
renovations to large-scale complex projects up to $20
million in construction costs. We offer conventional to
image-making design. Our organizational skills,
electronic communication capabilities and Architectural
/ Engineering registration in more than 40 states plus
Puerto Rico provide our nation-wide client list with
responsive, quality service provided from coast to coast.
Technology
Our team includes a variety of professionals, technicians
and support personnel equipped with state-of-the art
computers using AutoCAD 2000i and most recently
AutoCAD 2006, along with Visual Studio, Microsoft
Project, Excel, PowerPoint and other leading software
tools to provide the client the most cost effective,
accurate designs, drawings packages and schedules. We
utilize our full in-house reproduction capabilities, the
Internet, digital imaging, and field laptop
communications to facilitate smooth document and
information transfer, saving you time in the design
process. Additionally, we encourage continuing
education for our team members to deepen their
technical skills, which enhances our productivity and
efficiency.
5. Services
Disciplines Offered
Multiple Disciplines
Intertech Design Services, Inc. provides integrated
services spanning the disciplines of Architecture,
Engineering, Interior Design and Construction
Management. These general areas are led by actively
engaged, seasoned principals who form the nucleus of
our firm.
Architecture
Engineering
Construction Management
Master Planning
Interior Design
6. Services
Disciplines Offered
Architecture
Our capabilities range from complete beginning-to-end
projects to specialized niche services, depending on our
client’s needs. Our goal is to weave program, aesthetics,
budget and function into reality. Our many options for
service include:
• Site Evaluation - We examine site conditions,
confirm utilities, review lease negotiations,
suggest Landlord clarifications and report our
findings in a comprehensive analysis.
• Programmatic Analysis – Establishing a link
with the client’s needs is the key to properly
analyzing, evaluating then synthesizing project
requirements.
• Schematic Design – Every project is a unique
concept. We work together with you to develop
a design that is functional, cost efficient and
designed specifically for your organization’s
image and values.
• Construction Documentation – The key to
good bids and quality construction is accurate
plans, sections and elevations. Our teams of
seasoned professionals understand that a
successful project hinges on providing the
proper documentation.
• Bidding / Permitting – The task of bid
evaluation and permit approval is a tedious and
painstaking process but yet a critical one. The
greatest positive impact on specifically project
costs and scheduling are the direct result of the
time spent in this project phase.
• Contract Administration – From requests for
information to the payment approvals, Intertech
commits the time that is neeeded in site visits
and shop drawing review to ensure that the
quality of our designs is reflected in the final
construction.
7. Services
Disciplines Offered
Engineering
Over thirty years in the Engineering practice has given
Intertech Design a firm grasp of the engineering needs of
our clients. Our utility system provides soothing,
comfortable, functional work environments through the
following services:
• Mechanical Design – Heating, ventilation and
air conditioning.
• Electical Design – Power distribution,
instrumentation, controls and lighting design.
• Plumbing Design – Sanitary water, domestic
water and venting isometrics.
• Acoustical Design – Sound transmission testing,
existing conditions evaluation, new design
analysis and noise / vibration assessment.
• Building Physics – Moisture / condensation
migration analysis and heat transmission
calculations.
• Energy Design – Energy audits, efficiency
improvements and active / passive design
consultation.
8. Services
Disciplines Offered
Construction Management
From select construction management to total turn-key
construction, Intertech has the construction phase
experience to turn your dreams into physical reality. By
working with the various sub-contractors to resolving
issues in the best interest of the client, we provide a
single point of contact for schedule, cost and quality
responsibility, which often reflects in substantial savings
for our clients. Individual construction services we offer
include:
• Bid Analysis / Award
• Permit Aquisition
• Construction Cost Management
• On-Site Supervision
• Quality Control / Progress Reports
• Resource Allocation / Project Scheduling
Master Planning
Planning for the future is a task that encompasses a
myriad of forces beyond the designer’s control. Our
usability reviews take into account local environmental
conditions, zoning ordinances, site specific building
limitations and short-term / long-term projections to plan
any growing facility Services include:
• Site Condition Analysis
• Land Use Evaluation
• Building Policies
• History / Image Definition
• Connective Strategies
• Infrastructure Assessment
9. Services
Disciplines Offered
Interior Design
Interior Design offers many options within the planning
of a specific project. For interior tenant fit-ups it can be
crucial to resolve the package within foremost, since the
exterior package is provided for the designers use and
adaptation solely. Other Additional Individual Services
can be provided specifically when needed to complete a
project may include:
10. Services
Disciplines Offered
Additional Services
Other Additional Individual Services can be provided
specifically when needed to complete a project may
include:
• CAD Services
• Development Services
• Expert Witness
• Feasibility Studies
• Building Investigations
• Field Observation
• Historical Preservation
• Renderings
• Presentations
• Specifications
11. Areas of Focus
Focused Expertise
Restaurant
Restaurant design must take into consideration a number
of design criteria, the two most important being image
and profit. Every restaurateur or franchisee yearns for
an individual solution, a unique atmosphere that is
distinct, yet economical to build. We assist our client’s
desire for original designs and tight budgets by
providing innovative solutions that maintain the unique
atmosphere and individuality of each project. The
success of our firm in this arena is demonstrated not only
by the variety of restaurants we have completed, but also
by the number of repeat clients with restaurant chains
and rollout work that utilizes our services on an ongoing
basis. As an example, for Buffalo Wild Wings, we have
designed over 250 restaurants nationwide, and the
number is still growing.
Restaurant Clients Include:
• Buffalo Wild Wings
• Starbucks
• Subway
• Mandarin Kitchen
• Burger King
• The Melting Pot
• Pommodori’s Pizzeria
• Milano’s Atlantic City Submarines
• Bagel Café Express
• Dale & Thomas Popcorn
• Carvel Ice Cream
• Putter’s Tavern
• Gillian’s
12. Areas of Focus
Focused Expertise
Retail / Commercial
Focusing on adaptation of client’s needs, construction
schedules, and budget constraints has enabled Intertech
Design to participate in a relatively large number of
commercial and retail projects. A majority of our clients
have utilized our Design-Build and Interior Design
services for their tenant fit-up and rollout design needs.
Retail Clients Include:
• Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati
• Sunglass Hut International
• Watch Station International
• J.C. Penney
• Lenscrafters
• Staples Office Supply
• Office Max
• Lowe’s
• Sears
• Jenny Craig
• Sam Goody / Suncoast / Musicland
• Michael’s Crafts
• Ethan Allen
• Brookstone
• Casual Corner / Petite Sophisticate
• Hot Topic
• FAO Schwarz
• Voicestream
• Zales
13. Areas of Focus
Focused Expertise
Healthcare and Laboratory
In the current, rapidly changing and competitive health
care industry, technically complex projects require
specialized teams capable of responding quickly to
challenging problems. Intertech Design offers the
combination of experience with a fresh, innovative eye
to cutting-edge technology. Our experience includes
master planning, utility extensions, research laboratories,
open-heart surgery suites, MRI suites, medical gas
piping, food preparation facilities, chilled water and
steam and electrical distribution systems.
engineering only
Healthcare and Extended Care Clients Include:
• Gault Adult Day Care
• Llanfair Retirement Community
• Colerain Senior Center Building
• Sunny Breeze Health Care
• Beechwood Home
• Mariemont Nursing
• Bethany Center
• St. Leonard Dementia Center
• Clermont County MRDD
• Hamilton County MRDD
• Butler County MRDD
• Jewish Hospital
• St. Francis Hospital
• University of Minnesota Pharmacy
• Oxboro Medical Clinic
• Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Good Samaritan Hospital
• Group Health Associates
• Children’s Hospital Office Building
• Winton Hills Medical Center
14. Areas of Focus
Focused Expertise
Education
Public demand for top-notch facilities coupled with
severe cost constraints and changing technologies has
created a turbulent state of change in educational design.
Intertech Design has responded to these special needs for
centers of learning by creating environments promoting
the communication and interaction desired by parents,
school boards, educators and students alike. Our
professionals creatively execute a full range of services
for both public and private facilities, from the renovation
and expansion of existing buildings to master planning
and new construction of campuses for the future.
Educational Clients Include:
• Cincinnati Country Day
• Lee College
• Miami University
• University of Cincinnati
• College of Mount Saint Joseph
• University of Louisville
• Purdue University
• University of Minnesota
• Holmes High School
• Benilde St. Margaret High School
• United Theological Seminary
• Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
• Fair Acres / Butler County Early Childhood
Center
15. Areas of Focus
Focused Expertise
Corporate / Office
One of the major diversification areas Intertech Design
decided to explore years ago was the corporate market.
Based on the earlier experience of the principals of the
firm, the move into this field was for us, a natural
extension of our core expertise. Our successful focus on
client’s needs and budget has enabled us to participate in
a relatively large number of corporate projects, many on
a repetitive and ongoing basis.
Corporate / Office Clients Include:
• Deloitte & Touché
• Citi Corp.
• PNC Bank
• 5/3 Bank
• Burke Marketing
• Executive Jet
• NCR
• Procter & Gamble
• Shur-Good
• Graeter’s
• General Electric
• General Mills
• Cincinnati Red Cross
• Cargill
• Linclay Buildings
• 2 Centennial Plaza
• Tactix
16. Areas of Focus
Focused Expertise
Historical Preservation and Museum
Intertech Design has the distinctive recognition of being
one of the only eight firms designated as a National
Assessor for the Institute of the Conservation of Cultural
Property (NIC). Only firms with extensive preservation
and museum design experience are considered for
approval. Intertech Design has actively pursued
opportunities that assist in the maintenance of our
cultural heritage. Our firm has successfully integrated
contextual designs in a number of sensitive historical
locations.
Historical Preservation and Museum Clients Include:
• State Capitol Building
Pierre, S.D.
• Museum Center
Cincinnati, OH.
• Butler Institute of Art
Youngstown, OH.
• Fire Museum
Cincinnati, OH.
17. Areas of Focus
Focused Expertise
Acoustical Consultation / Design
Proper sound control, transmission and reception are
critical character-defining components of any work or
living space. Careful consideration must be given to
acoustically sensitive environments in the renovation or
new construction process. When acoustical design is
ignored in work and living spaces, it diminishes and
depreciates the value of the project. In addition to new
construction, Intertech Design performs acoustical
diagnostics of existing facilities.
Acoustical Design Clients Include:
• Ensemble Theatre
• Playhouse in the Park Shelter house
• Ault Park Pavilion
• Provident Bank
• Burke Marketing University of Cincinnati
18. Testimonials
Various Selected
Testimonials
Our company has employed Intertech Design Services, Inc. /
Vamosi Associates for virtually every project we have designed
the past 9 years. We have worked together on roughly 24
projects, ranging in construction cost for $1,000.00 to
$7,000,000.
I am very satisfied with their expertise and in their ability to
modify their systems to meet client’s changing needs during
the construction phase. I have found them to handle
themselves in nothing but a professional manner in dealing
with our company, our clients, and the construction
subcontractors.
Sincerely,
Paul Rabinowitz, AIA
I am writing this letter of recommendation for Intertech Design
Services Inc. / Vamosi Associates to express my complete
satisfaction with the firm in general and the principals in
particular.
During my tenure as Director of Construction and Facilities
Planning at The Good Samaritan Hospital, I was introduced to
the firm during its early formative years. From the very outset,
they demonstrated the highest level of design excellence and
commitment to the goals of this particular client.
I felt complete confidence in their advice and technical abilities.
We undertook numerous complicated retrofit projects that
required the utmost resourcefulness and cost consciousness.
We were never disappointed in the Vamosi’s performance.
Because my projects are small, I have always appreciated their
willingness to give them the same attention, as one would
expect on a large project. In short, Intertech / Vamosi has my
whole-hearted support and I would not hesitate to recommend
them to future clients.
Sincerely,
Dennis S. Malone, AIA