Jeff Haase

Associate Professor, Department of Design

Areas of Expertise
• Interior design
• Restaurant design
• Team dynamics
• Creative construction methods
• Strategic programming
• Spatial perception and wayfinding

Professor Haase is well known for his inventive restaurant interior designs, including such popular and upscale Columbus venues as Martini Ristorante, Cap City Diner and Columbus Brewing Company. As a principle, lead designer and project coordinator at Design Collective Inc., many of his interior designs were featured in professional periodicals and books. These include such leading publications as INTERIORS & SOURCES HOSPITALITY DESIGN, THEME RESTAURANT DESIGN, and INTERIORS. Several of his works have been honored with awards -- Children's Hospital M.U.S.C. in South Carolina won "Best of Show" at the 1987 CID/IBDF Design Award Ceremony, Central Ohio Chapter; and Martini Ristorante & Bar in Columbus won "Honorable Mention" in the 1998 IIDA/CID Awards, OHIO/Kentucky Chapter. His current areas of research is exploring alternative representation techniques, understanding perceptions of place and Wayfinding research using virtual immersion software and hardware.

Education
• Master of Architecture, The Ohio State University
• Bachelor of Architecture, The University of Kentucky