― Corporate Office
Design for business
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Introduction ― 4 Selected Projects ― 8
Front Cover: i3 Campus, Biomed Realty Trust, Inc., San Diego, California Left: Interface Headquarters, Interface, Atlanta, Georgia
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Complementing a vision with design innovation. We see an office as more than a place to punch a timeclock. A corporation’s mission—and the daily lives of the people who work there—inspire our interdisciplinary team to create high-performance spaces that offer beauty, meaning, and purpose.
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Corporate Office
Cultivating a distinctive culture—with a global reach.
Office buildings are no longer just nine-to-five. As places where people work, live, and dine, they are hives of social and business connections, where ideas are transformed into actions—and contribute to even bigger ideas. They should be distinctive, engaged with local culture—and embody a farseeing global worldview.
↑ Double-height floor-to-ceiling windows offer expansive views to Lake Union and downtown Seattle.
← The tree-covered façade is just one way Interface takes inspiration from natural ecosystems—the entire building draws from the concept of “factory as a forest.”
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Selected Projects
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Baylor Scott & White Health Administrative Center Dallas, Texas Client: Baylor Scott & White Health Size: 300,000 square feet Completion Date: 2020 Awards: Honor Award, AIA Dallas Built Awards, 2020
― WHAT IT IS
A center to promote a stronger connection between administration staff and clinical functions.
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Baylor Scott & White Health Administrative Center
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A central open stair promotes the healthy, active lifestyle represented by the BSWH system, as well as the direct connection to a park with walking trails.
Baylor Scott & White Health Administrative Center
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Large overhangs of the upper levels promote the use of the outdoor patio area during all times of the year.
Northedge Seattle, Washington Client: Urban Renaissance Group/Touchstone Size: 210,000 Square Foot (19,509 square meters) Completion Date: 2016 Sustainability: LEED Silver ® Awards: Award of Honor, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle, 2016 Night of the Stars Award, Office Development of the Year Finalist, National Association for Industrial and Office Parks, 2016
― WHAT IT IS
A Class A office building across from Seattle’s renowned Gas Works Park.
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Northedge
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Taking advantage of the sloped site, the design strategically stacks each floor, offering unobstructed lake views.
200 4th Avenue South Nashville, TN Client: Highwoods Properties Size: 523,000 square meters (48,588 square feet) Completion Date: 2017 Sustainability: Targeting LEED Gold®
― WHAT IT IS
A sleek downtown Nashville headquarters that packs 514,000 square feet of office space into a one-acre urban site.
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200 4th Avenue South
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The façade’s glass planes rise above the roof, evoking pages of sheet music and creating a unique skyline signature for the Music City.
Design in Nashville draws its energy from the city’s legendary music scene. This significant building graces the Nashville downtown skyline as an international headquarters.
The Richards Group Dallas, Texas Client: The Richard Group Size: 550,000 square feet (51,096 square meters) Completion Date: 2015 Awards: 2015, AIA Dallas Design Honor Award 2016, ULI Impact Awards Finalist 2019, AIA Texas (Texas Society of Architects) Honor Award
― WHAT IT IS
A corporate headquarters that celebrates the largest independent advertising agency in North America. 24
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The Richards Group
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The central stairwell defining the atrium allows the company to continue its longstanding tradition of “Stairwell Meetings.”
i3 Campus San Diego, California Client: Biomed Realty Trust, Inc. Size: 600,000 square feet (55,742 square meters) Completion Date: 2015
― WHAT IT IS
A campus that integrates forwardthinking sustainable strategies with innovative corporate research.
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i3 Campus
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The three buildings at the perimeter of the site create a courtyard space ideal for collaboration.
i3 Campus
150 Holborn Holborn, London Client: Dar Group Size: 17,651 square meters (190,000 square feet) Completion Date: ongoing Sustainability: LEED Platinum®, SKA Gold
― WHAT IT IS
A landmark building that pushes boundaries of sustainable development and design.
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150 Holborn
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
A bold central staircase serves as a connective heart to facilitate collaboration and idea exchange.
Located in the thriving midtown area of London, the limited height of the building maintains views of St. Paul’s Cathedral and respects the neighboring townscape.
Interface Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia Client: Interface Headquarters Size: 45,000 square feet (4,181 square meters) Completion Date: 2018
― WHAT IT IS
A dramatically renovated midcentury office building inspired by Atlanta’s Piedmont Forest that sets a new standard for sustainability.
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Interface Headquarters
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The building’s interiors are guided by wellness and biophilic principles. Energy efficiency is everywhere from lighting to rainwater reclamation, and there is a carefully designed interior pathway from office spaces to meditation and wellness rooms for employees.
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Interface Headquarters
American Express Sunrise, Florida Client: Sunrise Corporate Center Size: 443,000 square feet (41,156 square meters) Completion Date: 2017 Awards: AIA Miami Chapter, Honor Award of Excellence > 50,000 sf, 2017 2018 Architizer A+ Awards - Special Mention, Office Mid-Rise (5-15 floors)
― WHAT IT IS
A building that creates a dialogue between the natural landscape and the global culture of American Express.
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American Express
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American Express
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Four atrium spaces link the entry level with the upper floors, allowing sunlight to pour into both work and social spaces.
PGA Corporate Center Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Client: FPL / NEE Size: 250,000 square feet (23,226 square meters) Completion Date: 2021
― WHAT IT IS
An office for a renewable energy firm designed to withstand Category 5 hurricanes and floodwaters even in the event of a 500year storm.
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PGA Corporate Center
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This campus is home to 6,000 employees of the largest renewable energy company in the world.
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The building’s unique interlocking design transfers the energy from high winds into a controlled, “virtual dome.”
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BMW Site Operations Center Spartanburg, South Carolina Client: South Carolina State Ports Authority Size: 65,000 square feet (6,038 square meters) Completion Date: 2017 Awards: Merit Design Award, Unbuilt Project, AIA Georgia, 2015
― WHAT IT IS
A new executive building at BMW’s Plant 10, nestled within their 78acre forest preserve.
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BMW Site Operations Center
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Sustainable design technologies and elements like a wooden rain screen are symbolic of BMW’s commitment to environmental performance.
BMW Site Operations Center
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The entire north side of the building is a boldly reflective picture window providing generous views of the landscape. A front porch at ground level marks the entry of the project.
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Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place.
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That’s why clients and communities on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about human-centered design, and committed to creating a positive impact in people’s lives through sustainability, resilience, well-being, diversity, inclusion, and research. In fact, Fast Company named us one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Architecture. Our global team of 2,700 creatives and critical thinkers provides integrated services in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and more. Our partners include Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen; retail strategy and design consultancy Portland; sustainable transportation planning consultancy Nelson\Nygaard; and luxury hospitality design firm Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR).
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For more information, contact: CorporateAndCommercial@perkinswill.com