One way to increase the feeling of security is to provide more public spaces designed with a community's needs in mind, she said.
Though he has designed commercial spaces, this was his first home.
The firm moved downtown last October into space designed for up to 325 employees.
Underneath were spaces designed not to be seen from the front.
A live/work loft is a space designed to house a resident and their business.
In late 1941 nearly 50,000 prisoners were crowded into space designed for one third that number.
The 3,000-square-foot space, designed to look like an East African building, will be used for special events at night.
Above the ground floor shops is a light, open space designed for conventions and exhibitions.
The ground floor will have a lobby and two spaces designed for professional offices.
Still, it is difficult to design spaces for audiences that bite.