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Residential | Commercial
Commercial Interiors
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Newport Beach Design Firm
(# 416) |
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| Completion |
4 / 2013 |
| Square Footage |
21,000 |
| Budget |
N/A |
| Specific Use of Building |
Office |
| Project Location |
Newport Beach |
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"The design philosophy of this architectural space fuses elements of the modern beach house and the outdoors, connecting the space to the surrounding Newport Beach community. With a residential feel, the office is an extension of where people live while providing a variety of work settings for people to enjoy. Centered on the firm’s extensive workplace research, the office incorporates all four work modes – focus, collaboration, learning and socialization – to create an energetic, next generation office space. The integration of a variety of work settings, including a design innovation lab, circular resource library, a public gallery and café, along with informal meeting spaces, fosters creativity within an agile work environment, drawing upon an abundance of natural daylight.
The design demonstrates a paradigm shift that creative spaces are possible within a Class A high-rise office building. With its high visibility to everyone entering the campus, the space has set a precedent for how a ground floor tenant can become the anchor for an entire building.
In designing the new workspace, the employees identified design opportunities with the first floor’s visibility and the high volume spaces, but reinforcing the vertical connection between the two horizontal floorplates was a major structural challenge. With the building lobby taking up a majority of the ground floorplate, allocating space for a connecting stair was a concern, especially with the building’s structural core and central HVAC units sitting where the connecting stair would ideally be placed. In order to create the first floor’s iconic floating loft space, moving the building infrastructure became a significant issue. The space had to be configured in such a way that the building infrastructure would be hidden from view.
With a commitment to sustainability, the project features significant energy and water savings. Lighting power is reduced by over 20%, with the use of daylight harvesting and LED fixtures. Water use is reduced by over 40%, and is achieved through low-flow fixtures. Low emitting materials were used consistently throughout the project, including adhesives and sealants, paints and coatings, flooring systems, composite woods, and systems furniture and seating. The innovative design not only promotes physical activity, but allows for all the staff to receive direct access to views and natural light. This project has been awarded LEED Platinum certification in 2014.
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