A conventional office building plan is pulled apart to form two 40’ wide daylit office bars united by a beautifully landscaped courtyard. Fresh air and natural daylight animate a workplace programmed to match today’s work styles with a balanced mix of quiet areas for individual work and a wide range of collaboration spaces. Inside, meeting rooms are outfitted for remote collaboration, promising dramatic reductions in travel-related carbon emissions. Additionally, a transportation demand management plan helped eliminate the need for an $8 million underground parking garage, further reducing the organization’s carbon footprint.

Rainwater is collected for toilet flushing and irrigation, and stormwater is retained on-site.Through integrated building design and aggressive reductions in plug loads, the building’s energy use will be reduced by 65 percent. In addition, innovative use of roof-mounted photovoltaic panels will offset any energy used, resulting in a Net Zero Energy building – and an organization that’s leading the world by example.Credits:Marc L’Italien, FAIA, LEED® AP, BD+C - Owner/PrincipalScott Shell, FAIA, LEED® AP, BD+C - Owner/PrincipalBrad Jacobson, AIA, LEED® AP BD+C - Project ManagerTerry McCormick - ArchitectLotte Kaefer - ArchitectDavid Antilla - AssociateJohn Christiansen - AssociateUrsula Currie - AssociateMichelle Hill - AssociateJanika McFeely - DesignerLynne Riesselman - ArchitectLauren Roan - DesignerEmmy So - Designer