Championing a design research and knowledge management program, Stefnee lends passion for problem solving in design research, organizational learning, and operational improvement. She leads a program focused on identifying, capturing, and sharing knowledge to enhance client service and staff development. Stefnee has co-authored peer-reviewed studies examining the impact evidence-based design has on occupant outcomes and served as an invited presenter at industry conferences and events.

Stefnee Trzpuc
CID, EDAC, LEED® AP
Principal

651.290.1987
strzpuc@bwbr.com
Joined BWBR in 2002
Named Principal in 2018

“Knowledge is at the heart of what we do and how we serve our clients. Our approach to practice-based research guides me to design studies and research questions that reach into the core of our clients’ biggest problems. Sharing our findings — both what worked well and what didn’t — is important because what we learn today impacts the future of our clients, our knowledge-driven approaches, and ultimately, the design solutions we create.”

Projects

Publications:

Application of Space Syntax Theory in the Study of Medical-Surgical Nursing Units in Urban Hospitals, Health Environments Research and Design Journal, 2010, v4 n1

Does Space Matter? An Exploratory Study for a Child-Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Health Environments Research and Design Journal, 2016, v10 n1

Research Projects:

Regions Hospital, Family Birth Center, Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluation (in progress)

Hennepin County Medical Center, Clinic & Specialty Center (CSC), Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluation

North Dakota State University, A. Glenn Hill Center for STEM Education, Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Fortune 500 Company, Research & Development Building, Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Self-Esteem Brands/Anytime Fitness, Corporate Headquarters, Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Maple Grove Medical Campus, Maple Grove Hospital, Five-Year Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Karner Blue Education Center, Spatial Qualities Aiding in Curriculum Component of Self-Regulation of Special Education Students Case Study

Karner Blue Education Center, Post-Occupancy Evaluation

University of Minnesota, Microbiology Research Facility, Laboratory Casework Flexibility Study

University of Minnesota, Microbiology Research Facility, Collaboration in Research Environments Study

BWBR White Paper:

Nursing Units and Communication: Considering the built environment’s impact on social support and job satisfaction, August 2010

Presentations:

Fail It Forward, Knowledge Architecture Connect, San Francisco, May 2018

Teach Them How to Fish: Enhancing Technical Learning with KM Strategies, Knowledge Architecture Connect, San Francisco, May 2017

Push vs. Pull: A Simple Approach to Improve Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Architecture Connect, San Francisco, May 2016

Integrated Knowledge Flow at BWBR, Knowledge Architecture Connect, San Francisco, June 2014