Growth Encapsulated

Commercial Office Design for a Growing Company

Learning Level: 3rd Year, Studio 3 Square Footage: 20,000 sq. ft. Project Length: 3 months Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign

Ripple, the plant-based food company, received a headquarters to support a growing workforce. Workstations and further amenities were provided for sixty-five employees, creating efficient surroundings for innovation. Sustainable design choices were prioritized to suit the company culture Research and precedent studies illuminated user needs and informed choices beyond the program. Facilitating for employee choice was a major factor among these findings, so additional grouping areas, head-down work zones, and casual sitting areas were added for secondary workstations. Including these options meets an individual’s desire for flexibility, and providing a primary desk allows main territories to be maintained for separate departments.

Through extensive precedent research, careful layouts, and product specifications this workplace fosters healthy, productive work in an environment that is both innovative and flexible.

Second Floor Bubble Flow Diagram

Third Floor Bubble Flow Diagram

PICK UP Office Supplies Copies Coffee

PUT DOWN Personal Items in Lockers

Incidentally meet co-workers

Move to nearby work areas

Collaborate and Innovate!

Circulation Hub

Social areas, yellow, provide places to take breaks from the office environment. These areas of respite support casual workspaces, pink, and formal workspaces, green. Blue quiet zones give workers places to focus.

LEVEL 2 FLOOR PLAN

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LEVEL 3 FLOOR PLAN

000: Circulation 200: Reception 201: Work Cafe 202: Small Work Area 203: Short-Term Enclave 204: Large Work Area 205: CFO 206: CC 207: Long-Term Enclave 208: Work Area 209: Work Area 210: Sales 211: Accounting 212: Advertising + Marketing 213: Coffee 214: Storage 215: Legal 216: Long-Term Enclave Second Floor Plan

217: Work Room 218: Work Room

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303: Conference 304: Work Area 305: Product Development 306: Coffee 307: Storage 308: Management + Admin 309: Server Room 310:Work Area Third Floor Plan

311: IT 312: COO 313: HR 314: Short-Term Enclaves

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Lobby Lighting Model

A maquette was constructed to illustrate a potential lighting solution for the office lobby.

In the sociopetal plan strategy angled major pathways lead users to informal grouping spaces where employees can meet incidentally and collaborate (204 and 310). Office supply and coffee stations (213, 214, 306 and 307) draw users back to spaces where people can interact throughout the day.

The lighting model demonstrates dynamic light use in a potential lobby layout. Cove lighting is used as an energetic guide past the reception desk into the main space. Uplighting on a textured glass wall references the company’s founding idea, that progress is made like ripples in water.

Work Cafe Perspective

The work cafe is open throughout the day. It serves as a secondary workstation and meeting place. The views and natural light are restorative to employees that may be in search of a boost.

Second Floor Workspace Perspective

This view of the second floor shows two breakout workrooms to the left, as well as three short-term enclaves for phone calls, brief focus work, or a moment of quiet respite. The inclusion of these spaces was based on office design research, which indicated higher employee satisfaction when their desire for choice was met through diverse work options.