PROJECT ALPHA Corporation Headquarters

LOCATION  Dulles, Virginia US

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE  1/17/2019

ARCHITECT  Winstanley Architects & Planners

ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT/DESIGNER  

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM  Michael Winstanley, AIA AICP Yves Springuel, AIA Lisa McCabe Hobbs, AIA LEED AP Harrison Blair, AIA LEED AP Tenuun Batzorig

OWNER/CLIENT ALPHA Corporation / Kate Lindsey

CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER  Trinity Group Construction / Jeremy S. Williams

PHOTOGRAPHER  Jessica Marcotte Photography

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CIVIL ENGINEER n/a
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER n/a
MECHANICAL ENGINEER KTA Group / Bridget Hettler
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER KTA Group / Ayman Elbarasi
CONSULTANT Horton Lees Brogdon Lighting Design
CONSULTANT B-More Consulting LLC, Furniture Designer
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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT  

Project Description

ALPHA Corporation, a national engineering and construction management firm specializing in both large scale public works and private sector development recently chose to expand its corporate headquarters office to accommodate recent growth in the Northern Virginia office. The relocation and design of a new office space provided ALPHA with an opportunity to leave behind a dated office comprised of closed offices and tall cubicles, and to replace it with a space that invests in its staff, employee retention, and an emerging culture of collaboration, workplace satisfaction, and wellbeing.
One of the first design gestures, was to generate a plan that allowed for multiple opportunities for casual encounters and meetings with staff across the entire 16,000SF office suite, through lounges, a recreation area, a large pantry space with a communal table, and two coffee bars. All while exceeding the number of desks from the previous office suite.

Materials:
The palette of material and product selections sought to celebrate the firm’s work from the constellation like perforated lobby ceiling that recalls the Alpha star, to the open ceilings, exposed engineering systems of the building, the celebration of a scarred concrete slab and columns, and an industrial aesthetic of structural elements and glazed partitions throughout.

Office Culture:
The design parti started and ended with the firm’s staff by providing for workspace, play space, individual and communal spaces, and those that blur the boundaries of each. The new office is comprised of much fewer closed office spaces and provides everyone access to the outdoor views of the surrounding neighborhood with exposure to the West, South, and East. Meetings can now take place in either large or small offices, phone booths, or in lounge seating either at the exterior curtain wall, or in the communal lounge.
 

JURY COMMENTS (If Applicable)

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IMAGES (Captions and Photographer Credit)

1. Lobby space _ Jessica Marcotte Photography
2. Main Lobby_ Jessica Marcotte Photography
3. Office Spine_Jessica Marcotte Photography

4. Studio Meeting_Jessica Marcotte Photography
5. Pantry_Lounge_Jessica Marcotte Photography
6. Main Corridor Spine_Jessica Marcotte Photography
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