EMBRACING THE LIFE CYCLE OF DESIGN
Site Analysis
A new 15-story office complex in downtown Dallas, Texas is the site for the office space. The site hosts dramatic views of downtown amenities such as the American Airlines Center while offering plenty of green space, restaurants, and retail for interaction and balance. Floor-to-ceiling curtain walls take advantage of consistent sunlight. The scope for this office is located on the 3rd floor with double high ceilings.
Program Breif & Concept The client for this project is for NEXT, an architecture and design firm, and the creation of a new office location in Dallas, Texas. Based in LA, they currently have offices nationwide where designers, architects, their clients, project managers and coordinators all work together to produce designs and creations that reflect not only their brand but values they stand for. Design issues include the incorporation of new workplace expectations, creativity within community, and how to maintain a brand identity in a new location. The 11,000 sqft building chosen for the new office must have workstations, private offices, common areas such as a work cafe and reception space, private phone rooms and huddle spaces for teams, an innovation lab, a design library and anything that supports an ideal post-pandemic workplace environment. The space program needs to accomodate almost 40 employees and guests, as well as grow alongside the company and their needs.
OPEN + ENCLOSED
BRAIDING DIGITAL + PHYSICAL
FIXED TO FLUID
ME + WE
CONNECTION
ADAPTATION
WELL-BEING
PURPOSE
NEXT’S CONCEPT OBJECTIVES
CONCEPT IDEALIZATIONS
Design Concept METAMORPHOSIS
embracing the life cycle of design
Visual connections between floors and spaces, a variety of work stations and styles support the Open and Enclosed Concept. Digital and physical aspects are braided with flexible workstation technology and movable furniture with various arrangements to allow for adaptation now and in the future. Purpose gives a sense of me (the worker) and we (the company) within the office and is visualized with biophelia, motivating quotes and strong color identity. The users’ well-being is prioritized by blending fixed and fluid spaces with privacy options, adjustable seating and desk heights, and a variety of lighting.
The design concept of this project aligns with the idea of metamorphosis, or the life cycle and process of one thing organically flourishing into an end product. It implies the birth, growth, and success of design ideas within a cultivating environment where everyone is encouraged to reach their greatest potential both personally & professionally. The design process is never linear, just as growth is not always the same. Every creature moves at its own pace, own time, and never looks exactly like something else. Each design at Next is unique, just like each designer that contributes to them. As designers, we must realize and embrace our own growth journey and apply it to our work and projects. After all, YOU are the greatest project you will ever work on.
Logo Design
The logo for Next was inspired by the concept of metamorphosis. It was visualized with the gradient color and integrated butterfly as the “X” that stems from the letter before it. Throughout the sketching process, a connection between the letters in the word was prioritized.
LOGO DESIGN PROCESS
Diagramming INITIAL DIAGRAMS & PROCESS
WORKSPACES/
PHONE ROOM
HUDDLES
FINAL DIAGRAMS
DESIGN MEETING
LIBRARY
STAIRCASE OFFICES
MEZZANINE
OFFICES RS #2
MEETING
MODEL LAB
WELLNESS
STAIRCASE
WILDCARD
TRAINING ROOM
MR
PHONE ROOM
ENTRY
WORKSPACES/HUDDLES RECEPTION
WORK CAFE
Bubble Diagram
RESTROOM
Zoning Diagram
MAIN FLOOR
RS #1
DESIGN
WORKSPACES/
LIBRARY
HUDDLES
MEETING
MEETING
PHONE ROOM
MEZZANINE
OFFICES
MEETING
RS #2
WELLNESS
STORAGE
WILDCARD MR
Loose Plan
TRAINING ROOM
WORK CAFE
WORKSPACES/
MEETING
STAIRCASE RS #1
Block Diagram
OFFICES
OFFICES
RESTROOM/ MODEL LAB
OFFICES
HUDDLES
ENTRY RECEPTION
MAIN FLOOR
Priorities kept in mind: 1. Three clear stages or “zones” 2. Workstations near collaboration zones 3.Private offices near respective department workstations (Corperate, Healthcare, Education)
Priorities kept in mind: 1. Areas with natural light 2. Privacy and quiet locations closeby 3. Client Experience
User Profiles
PARKER
GEORGIA
1. Reception Parker arrives to work and picks up a package from the receptionist. He then takes the staircase to the mezzanine level.
3. Phone Room Parker must take a private video call so he heads to the mezzanine level to have private and cozy conversations.
2. Workstation Support staff desks are located on the mezzanine where Parker works as the HR director.
4. Training Classroom All staff are meeting to learn a new software feature, so Parker goes downstairs and crosses over to the West wing.
1. Meeting Room Before starting her work day, Georgia’s team of Education designers meet. 2. Workstation Georgia’s desk is located on the main level where she sits in the Education sector. Her and her neighbor go over their ideas for a current project.
3. Work Cafe Lunch and a private tent pod await for Georgia to complete some work away from her desk. 4. Design Library Upstairs, Georgia selects material samples for a project that’s wrapping up.
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MEZZANINE LEVEL
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MEZZANINE LEVEL
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Main Level Floor Plan
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1. ELEVATOR LOBBY 2. RECEPTION AREA 3. MONUMENTAL STAIR 4. MEETING ROOM 5. PRIVATE OFFICES 6. LIFT 7. WORKSTATIONS 8. HUDDLE SPACES 9. COORINATOR DESK 10. PHONE BOOTH
11. WORK CAFE 12. TRAINING CLASSROOM 13. COCOON 14. RESTROOM 15. INNOVATION LAB 16. RESOURCE CENTER 17. WELLNESS ROOM 18. MOTHER’S ROOM 19. STORAGE SPACE
Mezzanine Floor Plan
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3,100 SQFT
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1. STAIRCASE 2. LANDING 3. CLIENT PRESENTATION 4. MEETING ROOM 5. PRIVATE OFFICES 6. LIFT 7. WORKSTATIONS 8. HUDDLE SPACES 9. DESIGN LIBRARY 10. PHONE BOOTH
Main Level RCP & Lighting Plan
NIC NIC OPEN TO ABOVE
1’ 2’6”
5’ 10’
9,000 SQFT
TECH LIGHTING LINEAR PENDANT
CUSTOM RECESSED LED PANELS
CUSTOM SUSPENDED WIRE FIXTURE
Mezzanine RCP & Lighting Plan
NIC NIC
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5’
2’6”
10’
3,100 SQFT
MOORI MEDIUM PENDANT
CUSTOM SUSPENDED FIXTURE
Reflected Ceiling Plan Callouts Work Cafe
Reception Area
4’ 8” 13’ 9” 28’ 0”
6’ 0”
29’ 6” 13’ 9” 28’ 0”
LIGHTING LEGEND RECESSED HALO DOWNLIGHT
Color + Material Overview The color palette is inspired by the even, consistent tones of nature that surround the process of a butterfly’s journey through metamorphosis.
Materials were chosen to uphold sustainable and recycleable values to give back to the earth, while also representing them in a design aspect. Light, translucent fabrics, woods and cork, as well as sky wallpaper bring nature in.
Greens and pinks derive from biophelia and the natural earth, and blue tones scattered throughout elude to the sky.
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1. ComCork Engineered Wood 2. Tile Bar Terazzo 3. Shaw Contract Botan Carpet 4. Tile Bar Honed Marble Tile 5. Wood Fluting 6. DesignTex Woven Fabric - Olivine
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7. Steelcase GAJA - Olive 8. DesignTex Woven Fabric - Rose Quartz 9. Kvadrat Curtain - Value 10. Phillip Jeffries Butterfly Sky Wallpaper 11. Phillip Jeffries Silk Wallpaper - Seafoam Sage 12. Brass Hardware
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1. Sherwin Williams Rose Tan 2. Sherwin Williams Cacuzza Verde 3.Sherwin Williams Antique Blue 4. Sherwin Williams Felted Wool 5. Sherwin Williams Natural Linen
Elevator Lobby
Section Perspective
TRANSITIONAL ELEMENTS
OPTIONAL PRIVACY
Hanging elements respresent the transition from ground to air, or from an idea to a living design
Glass curtain walls with sliding curtains to allow for direct supervision or private meetings
ADAPTATION
FLEX WORK
Multiple seating types for different learning styles; room can seat 40 with multiple arrangements
Moveable whiteboards and pin boards near sections encourage brainstorming and design
VISUAL CONNECTION Employees between departments feel connected; the opening celebrates the high ceilings
Workstations DIRECTORS’ OFFICES Sustainability Manager (Mezzanine Level)
Private Phone Room (Mezzanine Level)
Design Manager (Main Level)
Studio Manager (Main Level)
Department Coordinator’s Desk & Huddle Space
Workstations
Mezzanine
Workstations + Mezzanine
CULTIVATING Motivating mantras to ease any workplace tension and create a positive environment
EQUIPPED
FOCUSING OPTIONS
Offices have personal desk space as well as tech-equipped small meeting areas for teams
Interchangable screens block sunlight, circulation traffic, or your neighbor
Coalesse Montara650 Stool
Steelcase Mackinac Desk + Collaboration Table
Steelcase Gesture Height Adjustable Stool
Steelcase Universal Storage System
Steelcase Flex Height Adjustable Desk
Reception Area
Reception Area Viccarbe Solar Table
Viccarbe Season Bench
ComCORK Sustainable Wood Flooring
Phillip Jeffries Seasonal Silk Wallcovering Seafoam Sage
Kvadrat Value Curtain
Wood Fluting
West Wall
North Wall
East Wall
Monumental Staircase
Client Presentation Room
DesignTex Billard Woven - Olivine
ComCORK Sustainable Wood Flooring
Phillip Jeffries Butterfly Sky Wallcovering
Sherwin Williams Cacuzza Verde Paint
Coalesse Joel Lounge Chair
Steelcase Flex Media Cart
Steelcase Groupwork Table
Coalesse Marien Conference Chair
Logitech Rally Bar
Work Cafe
Work Cafe & Training Classroom
ComCORK Sustainable Wood Flooring
DesignTex Billard Woven - Olivine
Sherwin Williams Rose Tan Paint
Sherwin Williams Natural Linen Paint
Steelcase Clear Oak Veneer
Coalesse SW_1 Seating
Viccarbe Quadra Guest Chair
Coalesse Copa Chair + Stool
Viccarbe Burin High Table
Steelcase Groupwork Flip Top Table
Steelcase Mobile Power Bank
TileBar Terazzo Hexagonal Tile Steelcase Tent Pod
Wildcard Space - Cocoon This “wildcard” space is a silk fabric dome for designers to escape to, inspired by the cocoon stage of metamorphosis that butterflies enter to evolve into their final stage. Here, they can brainstorm and collaborate to allow ideas and designs to come to life. Quaint, soft, and ambiently lit, this space transforms and relaxes.
Custom Silk-Spun Semi Translucent Fabric
Shaw Contract Carpet - Botan
Steelcase Stencil Fabric - Orchid
Established & Sons Mollo Lounge Chair
West Elm Lily Pad Nesting Tables
Coalesse Hosu Lounge Seating
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