THE SHOPPING CENTER GROUP

Atlanta, GA -23,000 SF

While working at Idea - Span, 2017

The Shopping Center Group, headquartered in Atlanta, is a large, retail-only real estate company, with national reach, providing a full assortment of advisory services to tenants, landlords, developers, investors, and financial institutions.

TSCG recognizes their people and culture drive the company’s success. Renewing their lease, in a tower overlooking Atlanta’s new SunTrust stadium, where the Braves play, TSCG decided to renovate in place.

A focused, informal, and fun team, their goal was an environment their people want to work and “play” together in, not only as colleagues but also as friends. The design concept is inspired by the nature of their work: Retail is fun, social, therapeutic, interactive, entertaining, relaxing, cool, welcoming, attractive, business! The response to the client’s goals was to rethink how their space was allocated. Mobility, work processes and people’s current preferences being different seven years later, we identified ways to reinvent environment and attitude. Looking for optimal connection points at arrival and throughout the day, we focused on “high impact” opportunities to create a fresh, informal, and current vibe. A “branded” arrival brings together familiar retail elements like expressive graphics, and neon signage, connecting with what they do.

Relaxed and varied get-together venues, refreshment, and a decidedly cool style, speak to TSCG’s culture. A new, spacious work-life lounge, with ping-pong, Foosball and a swing, is their “’hang out” space where the team comes together to work, relax, and refresh. The workplace is a visual expression of who they are and what they do. Without a doubt they have fun doing it.

Westrock Hq

Atlanta, GA -200,00

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While working at Idea - Span, 2018

WestRock provides their business partners a competitive advantage with game-changing developments in paper making, packaging design, and retail solutions. Believing talent, shared expertise, and out-of-the box thinking drive value for their partners, the new workplace brings together over 1,000 people, from three sites. This comingtogether set the stage for new synergies, lots of energy and enhanced idea sharing. Presence and welcome happen at the building lobby, with hospitality, product display and an Innovation Center for customized client collaboration.

Nine floors of workplace are open, connected, and inclusive, featuring agile workspaces. A mix of settings recognize the diverse range of preferences and work styles, allowing individuals to “customize” their work experience.

The comfortable central café is a gathering spot used throughout the day, offering refreshment, social interaction, gaming, and building community.

WE MAKE BOXES! The workplace is an authentic representation of who and what WestRock stands for as an organization and reflects their shared purpose. The space is straight-forward, practical, not fussy nor pretentious. A natural palette of concrete, wood, and metal finishes celebrate the materiality of their products. The simple beauty and geometry of folded planes, layered, and textured surfaces are found in their products and inspire the design of the workplace plan and architecture.

Elevate the everyday - Like they do for their customers, the design concept evolved with an enhanced user experience at its heart.