Opened in 2015, Ermanos Bar was the beginning of the Erman brothers' journey into hospitality and their passion for designing enhanced social environments. The space was conceived while the brothers were homebrewing in the cold Michigan winters, dreaming of a cozy gathering place with well curated beer and wine and quality food. The space, which operated for 10 years, received two AIA awards for interior architecture and numerous community accolades.

Portal was inspired by the idea to create a transformational experience. The Erman brothers envisioned a comfortable environment with good acoustics to facilitate intimacy and celebrate life and love. Inspired by explorations in Oaxaca and the massive stone gateways of Monte Alban, the space functions to generate both calm and ecstatic pleasure in a womb-like structure comprised of 2 miles of hand-milled poplar supported by 17 hidden archways. An aviation interiors firm specializing in VVIP jet builds was engaged to execute the design. Opened in 2020, the space received national and international recognition for its innovation in Interior Design magazine, Abitare, and the London-based Restaurant & Bar Design Awards (2021 finalist, best Stand-Alone Concept and Lighting in North America).

At the intersection of play-centered design, flow state, and monumental third placemaking, ALIGN is a mixed-use environment intended to support us to connect more deeply with ourselves, each other, and the world around us—facilitating ease and belonging amidst our culture of stress and an unabating mental health crisis. Currently in planning, the 7-acre ground-up project is a public-private partnership between Pima County and Infinite Concepts. The site, surrounded by arroyos with sweeping mountain views, is located on the award-winning Huckelberry Loop, ranked America’s #1 urban recreation path. The ALIGN team’s wellness and Loop-focused proposal was selected in a competitive public request for proposals (RFP) for the right to develop and steward the Rillito River-front property, creating the new center for the Loop and cultural attraction for the region. The art and science of immersive placemaking is the core of the endeavor. ALIGN is backed by a world-class team committed building an environment which is responsible and responsive to what is direly needed in this time- catalyzing awe, creative expression, spontaneity, mindfulness, movement, and ultimately individual and community well being.