PROJECT Architectural Office, Washington, DC
LOCATION Washington, District of Columbia,
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 10/1/2013
ARCHITECT SmithGroupJJR
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT SmithGroupJJR
CONTRACTOR HITT Contracting
PHOTOGRAPHER
Eric Laignel
DESIGN TEAM
Rob Moylan – Principal-in-Charge, Harim Lee – Project Manager, Marcus Wilkes – Architect, Jennifer Kadi – Interior Designer, Luis Alvarez – Interior Designer, Anna Dineen – Interior Designer, Britnei Godusky – Electrical Engineer, Jacob Pohlman – Electrical Engineer, Dan McGee – Mechanical Engineer, Marisa Dittmann – Landscape Architect
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
This project establishes a benchmark for creating an environmentally sensitive solution to address the impacts of common problems like churn, longevity, and sustainability in the workplace environment. In fact, this project is, in a sense, two projects, including an interim space that is a major part of the story. When the DC office of our A/E firm needed to relocate its 185 employees into temporary swing space before relocating to a final home, we designed a 2-part, 3-year moving process to capitalize on a series of sustainable opportunities. Both spaces achieved LEED CI Platinum certification. We regarded both relocations as laboratories for testing alternate environmentally-intelligent modes of working that could later be deployed company-wide and illustrated for clients’ consideration. We also incorporated examples of Activity Based Work settings for visiting clients to experience. The interim space was a testing ground to experiment with these settings, producing the most efficient and productive final space for our firm. We designed both the interim space and final space simultaneously in order to repurpose as much of the materials as possible. We successfully repurposed more than 70% of materials from the interim space by literally deconstructing around ourselves while reconstruction took place in the final location.
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 Architectural Office Washington DC_high res int 1.jpg Living Room | A large percentage of space is devoted to common amenities and flexible multi-function areas in order to increase the efficiency of the plan. The original office had only 12% of the plan devoted to collaboration spaces, while the final location offers 40% to collaborative work. © Eric Laignel
IMAGE 2 Architectural Office Washington DC_high res int 2.jpg Over 60% of staff work on laptops to grant them the ability to work anywhere within the office or outdoor spaces. A private 1,850 sf patio is wifi-enabled for staff to work outdoors. © Eric Laignel
IMAGE 3 Architectural Office Washington DC 3.jpg Collaborative Meeting Areas | A variety of open workspaces in the studio provide casual spaces to gather separate from the formal meeting spaces. © Eric Laignel
IMAGE 4 Architectural Office Washington DC 4.jpg Huddle Rooms and Open Meeting Space | Meeting areas are two sizes—a standard unit and a half-sized unit—allowing for a more efficient plan. Materials and furniture could then be easily reused from the interim office without reworking furniture, finishes, technology or lighting. © Eric Laignel
IMAGE 5 Architectural Office Washington DC 5.jpg Materials Library | As the hub for the public floor of the office, this area is used for presentations to staff and clients. To reduce paper waste and space needed for storage, all literature and cut sheets are accessed digitally. Shelving and storage was reused from the interim office to the final location. © Eric Laignel
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Architectural Office, Washington, DC
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AIA Potomac Valley > Interior Architecture (AIA Potomac Valley)
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