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At DBI, we are inspired by the spark — that vivid and power ful moment when a client ’s needs and a designer ’s vision coalesce into one cohesive design strategy. Our designers’ enthusiasm and exper tise ensure that this strategy is implemented in the best possible way, developing client spaces of unparalleled func tionalit y and sophistication.

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DBI’s architectural designs and master plans resonate, creating environments where people want to work, to live, to be. Our work is creative and forwardthinking, embracing contemporary design, delivering cutting-edge, dynamic results.

Our architectural portfolio is made up of commercial office buildings, private schools, colleges and universities, and churches – the identity, style, and appeal of each defined by a unique and sophisticated approach. Bringing deep expertise in building design, we strive to maximize functionality, utility, and value, meeting the demands of large projects while being intimately involved in the details.

DBI’s master planning services comprehensively evaluate the characteristics of a specific property, providing conceptual layouts to guide current and future growth and development. Then we illustrate the design concepts that work best for the site to:

/ Conceptualize and shape the three-dimensional environment; / Develop phasing and implementation schedules; / Identify priorities for action; / Define public, semiprivate, and private spaces and public amenities; / Determine the mix of uses and their physical relationship; / Act as a framework to attract private- and public-sector interest and investment.

DBI’s experience and expertise provide a reliable guide through the range of land use, zoning, traffic, environmental, and demographic issues that often arise during complex projects.

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Tampa, FL / 117, 350 SF 132 bed assisted and memory care facility

Designed like a boutique hotel, The Meridian at Brandon features elegant decor, grand spaces, and resort-style features and amenities. The 2-story concrete construction is designed to withstand winds up to 140 mph.

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1027 S Riverfront Boulevard Dallas, TX / 178 residential unit mixed-use building with 3,249 SF Community Center, 4,219 SF Daycare

Fronting onto the Trinity River, 1027 S Riverfront Boulevard has access to a broad green swath that spans the entire north and east sides of Dallas. The address is also convenient to busy highways, and is only blocks away from downtown, the Convention Center District, the Main Street district, the West End Historic District, and more.

The building will accommodate 90% Affordable Housing.

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1501 Southern Avenue Prince George’s County, MD / 1,273,877 GSF

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Located in an Opportunity Zone, Enterprise Zone, and HUD Zone, the development at 1501 Southern Avenue would address the need for senior and affordable housing, and would address a federally-designated food desert, though various retail options, such as grocery store, casual dining, and neighborhood retail. Public safety would be key, as would walkable, bikeable, green development.

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Bethesda, MD/ 220,269 SF This project called for the design of a new Class A office building that would connect three existing buildings on a 40-acre collaborative intelligence campus. DBI participated as Lead Architect for Interiors with a team that included AECOM and LEO A DALY, creating and developing a vision for the interior spaces and the overall design concepts for the main reception, amenity gallery, café, fitness center, market space, credit union, 500seat auditorium, 500-seat cafeteria, health unit, and all office space.

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Gramercy

Ashburn, VA / 2,500,000 SF

Adjacent to the Ashburn Metro Station (the terminus of the Silver Line) in Loudoun County, and less than 10 miles from Dulles International Airport, Gramercy District is a transit-oriented development on 16 acres fronting the north side of the Dulles Greenway. The site is the western-most anchor on an axis of major employment centers between Loudoun County and Washington DC, potentially providing 300,000 SF of retail and office space, 1,000 apartments, and central pedestrian plaza. Gramercy is positioned to be a major gateway to Loudoun County, the fastest-growing region in the Washington Metropolitan area. Gramercy will foster an amenity-rich, work-live-play environment, while also providing the convenience of direct access to mass transit via the Silver Line.

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Old Reston Avenue Reston, VA / 144,583 RSF

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Replacing an existing three-story building with two three-story campus-style Class A commercial office buildings, Old Reston Avenue is an example of new minimalist design. The project provides a modern, innovative, and sustainable architectural statement along Old Reston Avenue while complementing, and contrasting with the Classical Revival / Federal style of the Bowman House. Low horizontal massing and scale of the new structures provide an anchoring backdrop to this historic structure. Clean, simple design elements integrate the buildings with the landscape and the site.

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Courthouse Square Leesburg, VA / 120,000 SF

The Courthouse Square project was designed to provide approximately 120,000 GSF of Class A office and retail space, as well as 335 parking spaces in a five-story garage . The building’s design accomplishes three objectives: it (1) reflects the town character by using additive massing and complementary materials; (2) provides a mid-block background building of appropriate density for a first-class office and mixed-use space; and (3) harmonizes with the historic Town green and courthouse complex across East Market Street.

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National View

Prince George’s County, MD / 1,400,000 RSF

Set close to the existing National Harbor, the concept for National View is to develop a unified, multiuse community that is walkable and bikeable, and which takes into consideration the rich history of the surroundings, as well as minimizing its environmental impact. The site leverages stunning views of Washington DC, Alexandria VA, and the Potomac River.

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site at the intersection of FDR Boulevard and St. Andrews Church Road provides an exceptional opportunity to bring a new and more FDR Boulevard The comfortable way of living to an area that has seen robust commercial center development. The innovative, creative design integrates a mix of

California, MD / 66,241 SF on 7.8 Acres

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uses and maintains the green environment by developing vertically, reducing the built footprint.

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Leesburg Performing Arts Center Leesburg, VA / 116,020 SF

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Suggesting four uses, taken from the Town of Leesburg Comprehensive Plan, DBI’s proposal constitutes best uses for this town property, including a Performing Arts Center, Conference Center, affordable senior housing, and improved public and private parking. Two levels of public parking (approximately 124 spaces) would be constructed in addition to the performing arts theater, a conference center, restaurant, and community lawn.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Washington, DC / 5,950 SF

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This pro bono project, which began as an intended minor refresh of an outdated headquarters for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington at 4103 Benning Road NE became a major renovation and a “labor of love.” The goal of the renovation was to create a current and elegant aesthetic with limited resources, providing an elegant, functional, and timeless space that would empower staff in their work.

The final product vastly improves the presence of the exterior façade, and increases safety and security of employees and visitors.

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With each new interior project, DBI begins by observing. We observe, and we listen, to better understand how a space must function, to meet the client’s needs. We observe and we listen, to create dynamic spaces that meet those needs..

DBI approaches each project as an opportunity to explore the unique qualities it presents — site, client, user groups, and organizational culture.

Every project is a quest for the best possible solution. DBI’s enthusiasm and expertise ensure that this strategy is implemented in the most strategic way, developing spaces of unparalleled functionality and sophistication, positioned to foster meaningful human interaction and successful business outcomes.

In addition to analyzing the client’s space objectives and design standards, DBI’s visioning process considers how emerging trends we see today are shaping the future. We work with the client to support new modes that they seek to embrace, recognizing that the success of implementing flexible and alternative environments relies on the facilitation of communication, and sometimes depends on organizational reconfiguration, along with well-integrated and effective technology. Our work for every project represents a unique response that embodies an internal consistency of detail, materiality, sustainability, and technological integration.

From specialty suites to entire buildings, DBI’s interior architectural designs resonate, creating environments where people want to work, to live, to be.

Our work embraces forward-thinking, contemporary design, delivering to our clients cutting-edge, dynamic, creative results.

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

the office as a “destination” for meetings and collaborative work , this highly adaptable and flexible hybrid workplace is 50% collaborative and 50% American Treating offices/workstations. The fresh, new space is open and airy, with vibrant teal, deep blues, chartreuse green, and gray setting off breakrooms, huddle rooms, Counseling and conference rooms, bringing a playful yet concentrated vibe to smaller areas within the larger space. Glass walls ensure that natural light from the Association perimeter permeates to the core. Innovative solutions were used for accent and direct lighting. All seating is comfortable and attractive, yet ergonomically

Alexandria, VA / 9,512 SF designed. All desking is height adjustable, with ample built-in plugins for electronics.

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Octo oLabs

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Octo oLabs™ Innovation Hub, located at their headquarters in Reston, VA, is the largest privately-owned R&D facility in the DC metro area dedicated to the federal government, and represents a $10 million investment in specialized R&D development tools and computer power. The space includes a large interactive media screen, a studio room for video and photo, and testing night vision equipment. The media-heavy design also required installation of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and generator. Octo is a premier provider of emerging technology and modernization for the federal government, and oLabs will be a hub for internal collaboration and product development focused on solving federal agencies’ most complex issues.

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Confidential Government Agency Washington, DC / 450,000 SF New construction of a government agency office building built to wbe a technically state-of-the-art facility and provide cutting edge resources for the agency’s mission.

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Texas A&M Washington, DC / 11,000 SF

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Texas A&M (TAMUS) hired DBI Architects to build out their new space at 1747 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, DC. The University had recently secured a contract with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), requiring them to expand their existing space to occupy the full floor, as well as construct a secure suite. DBI worked in conjunction with both LANL and TAMUS teams to create a solution that would satisfy their requirements for the expansion, secure suite, and growth space. The expansion, in addition to the secure suite, included a large open office area with touchdown desks, five new enclosed offices, one phone room, an open pantry, and large and medium conference room.

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Ambu, the global market leader in single-use endoscopy, including the world’s first single-use bronchoscope, the Ambu® aScopeTM, chose DBI to create their

States headquarters, in Columbia, Maryland. This hybrid office, promoting maximum flexibility, offers an abundance of huddle spaces, phone booths, Ambu United and open collaborate zones , to promote collaborative teamwork. A core number of assigned offices is provided, as well as ample “nomadic” workstation

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seating. A simulation lab was created as part of this “brand-forward” approach. Displaying much of Ambu’s groundbreaking technology for outpatient care, operating theater, and emergency room, the sim lab is integrated into the reception area, through a glass partition.

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Smith Currie Tysons, VA / 10,000 SF

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The client, a leading law firm, sought to consolidate two offices (DC and VA) into one. Their goal was a sleek and sophisticated design that paid homage, through exposed and raw elements, to their culture as construction lawyers. An open plenum with drywall clouds, paired with finished walnut edges in prominent areas, create a balance between the exposed and the sleek. The office-intensive environment features roomy, comfortable conference rooms and a centralized “hub” for large gatherings, with a moveable glass partition allowing the breakroom to open into the reception area. The reception area features a large central logo wall with custom wood details and pin-mounted lettering as a grand welcoming entrance.

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Valcourt Vienna, VA / 8,684 SF

This design addresses the client’s desire for high-end, executive level design for their new corporate office. Designed to make the most of natural light, the space includes private offices with all glass fronts on the perimeter that also allow unhindered visibility of the beautiful views outside. The design team created a space that is modern, yet incorporates traditional elements such as brass light fixtures, solid textured carpeting, wood veneer wall panel, dark wood finishes, Carrara patterned flooring, etc.

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ATCC

Manassas, VA / 34,500 SF

While working with American Type Culture Collection [ATCC] on its headquarters expansion project, the objective was to create a space embodying the company’s culture, built on scientific innovation, collaboration, and teaming, while maintaining a high level of corporate professionalism. The design philosophy was to keep the palette simple, using only a few materials, while incorporating into every aspect ATCC’s strong scientific brand, mission statement, corporate colors, core values, and corporate commitments.

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Standard Solar Rockville, MD / 16,372 SF

While working with Standard Solar on its new headquarters in Rockville, MD, the main objective was creation of a space embodying the purpose-driven mission of its staff and culture, built on innovation, collaboration, and teaming, while infusing a clean design with an energy, brightness, and warmth that is reminiscent of solar rays themselves. You are immediately welcomed at Standard Solar with rich hues and vibrant yellow tones, crisp high-gloss whites, warm walnut veneer, exposed polished concrete floors, and a custom reception desk that incorporates actual solar panels. The open studio space was broken into five main neighborhoods. Each neighborhood has a vibrant backdrop of color with custom graphics that 54

tie into Standard Solar’s branding. All workstations were designed with height adjustable desks to maximize human ergonomics and to allow access to natural light and views.

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Constellis Herndon, VA / 90,000 SF

When Constellis opted to consolidate their headquarters into one centralized headquarters facility, they called DBI to design over 90,000 SF of floor space on 3 floors. The innovative solution includes an Executive Suite, roomy and ample open-plan workstations, and private offices ringing each level. Frosted glass fronts were selected to allow natural sunlight to penetrate to all inner areas. DBI designers infused the Constellis brand into the space by taking the company logo – a free-drawn star – and expanding on the angles. The faceted reception desk, open-plenum ceilings, dual-toned carpeting, and acoustical ceilings in the break rooms all leverage those angles. A Feature Wall displays a star for each Constellis employee whose life has been lost in performance of their duties.

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KLNB

Washington, DC / 8,610 RSF Tysons, VA / 11,807 RSF

To provide the executive and polished look that KLNB sought, DBI implemented a clean, minimalist palette of warm white, dark oak veneer, crisp marble, and accents of stainless steel, raw black steel, and indigo. The office layout features team-based, collaborative working areas, as well as traffic patterns with strategically placed intersections that increase staff interaction and, as a result, enhance team productivity. State-of-the-art conference rooms, located adjacent to the reception area, utilize the latest in audio-visual technology, so KLNB staff can easily connect with staff members across the globe.

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A refined design with rugged masculine undertones greets you as you enter the new US Corporate Headquarters for FN America, LLC, a global leader

FN America Mclean, VA / 13,474 SF

in development and manufacture of firearms. Crisp, cream ceramic tile and custom-stained decking material, installed horizontally as shiplap, serve as a dramatic backdrop. Rich Indigo blues paired with warm camel desert tones tie the space together while focusing on the brand. State-of-the-art reconfigurable conference rooms utilize the latest in audio-visual technology, allowing FN America to collaborate with its staff around the world.

DBI designed a sculptural wall installation of over 2,200 gun parts, painted matte black to allow the wall to be viewed as one unit instead of the individual parts from which it was created. This distinct feature is paired with a chiseled stone entry wall displaying the FN America logo.

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Acumen

Washington, DC / 23,806 SF

Inspired by California’s “surf city” vibe, this West Coast-based company infused its East Coast location near Capitol Hill with a beachy yet simple palette of ocean, indigo, and violet, underscored by clean modern lines. The design embodies the purpose-driven mission of its staff and culture, built on innovation, collaboration, and teaming, while infusing a minimalist design with a vibrant flair throughout. Maintaining a flexible and casual working environment was key. The open studio space was broken into seven neighborhoods. Each includes streamlined open workstations, private meeting rooms, phone booths, and open collaborative lounge areas to promote impromptu discussions. Most enclosed offices were double occupied with full-height glass walls to maintain the visual connection to the adjacent studio and natural light.

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SAIC

Washington, DC / 44,509 SF Chantilly, VA / 79,768 SF

Incorporating benching workstations with glass wall office fronts for internal offices ensures that the entire space is filled with natural light. Phone booths, video teleconferencing rooms, and conference rooms are included, to provide privacy for individual or group calls, or meetings, as is a spacious conferencing center.

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Repositioning older buildings is a strategy undertaken to increase a property’s value. Redesign of exteriors and interior spaces, and adding amenities like fitness rooms, tenant lounges, and terraces contribute to what essentially becomes “new” office, retail, experiential, residential, or multiuse space.

Recent counts put the inventory of commercial buildings in the United States at about 5.6 million, covering nearly 90 billion square feet. Roughly half of these buildings were constructed before 1980. Obviously, these older structures were built to very different standards than those we see today.

These may be valuable structures, sitting on valuable real estate. The cost to demolish and rebuild might exceed the cost of updating for code and marketability. Or, they might be relics of a different time – factories or warehouses that no longer fit with the zoned uses of a particular area, but still that retain some intrinsic value quite separate from use type or costs of demolition and construction. The building might fit in so well with its surroundings that it makes sense to leverage its heirloom or idiosyncratic qualities.

In the case of an office building, a repositioning might be about refreshing the look-and-feel, and adding value, to present the greatest potential to prospective tenants. Outdated factories and industrial buildings could see new use as a brewery, or shared workspace. Warehouses might get a new life as condominiums or apartments.

Over the past several years, DBI has been engaged to execute a range of repositioning projects, including transitioning an abandoned building in a neglected industrial area into a state-of-the-art craft brewery in a thriving historical district, and reviving a 1970’s era Washington DC office building and turning it into an amenities-rich tenant magnet, among many others.

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open and airy atrium design welcomes the visitor with plenty of light, activating the space in a human-scale, collaborative, multifunctional design that 277 South Anis flexible enough to accommodate anything from an intimate collaboration to large events. Positioning the brick construction elements as a “feature” in Washington the stairway, penthouse, and common areas resonates with the historical importance of the site, near the center of the City of Alexandria, VA, at the original location of the Alexandria Hospital. Acoustic challenges in the atrium were addressed, through the use of rugs which delineate areas, movable media Street

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towers, and sound-absorbing furniture. An amenity room at the penthouse level includes a Golf Simulator lounge.

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Ballston Station

Arlington, VA / 10,000 SF

The revivification of the main lobby and vestibule of 4301 N Fairfax Drive, a Class-A office building in downtown Arlington, was undertaken to make the space more attractive to visitors, current and prospective tenants, and elevate the building among its peers on Fairfax Drive. The main lobby was updated to a modern yet timeless aesthetic with warm wood paneled walls contrasting with opaque, corrugated metal and back-painted glass.

Lighting was a key feature in this design, as the building’s entrance is recessed off Fairfax Drive. A backlit 2-story feature wall draws the eye, creates visual interest, and integrates with the postmodern light fixture of the exterior facade.

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Lookout

Falls Church, VA / 3,110 SF

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This conversion of an outdated former bank headquarters transformed a dated and dark space into a light-filled and welcoming amenity for the tenants of Lookout at 6400. Opening the interior space to the building’s panoramic views of Northern Virginia brings a “trophy-class” amenity to the property. Elements such as hardwood floors, fireplace, and crown molding were retained, adding warmth and charm.

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KBS Dulles Station East Herndon, VA / 11,000 SF

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Texas A&M (TAMUS) hired DBI Architects to build out their new space at 1747 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, DC. The University had recently secured a contract with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), requiring them to expand their existing space to occupy the full floor, as well as construct a secure suite. DBI worked in conjunction with both LANL and TAMUS teams to create a solution that would satisfy their requirements for the expansion, secure suite, and growth space. The expansion, in addition to the secure suite, included a large open office area with touchdown desks, five new enclosed offices, one phone room, an open pantry, and large and medium conference room.

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4501 N Fairfax Drive

Arlington, VA / 22,475 SF

The speculative suites at 4501 N Fairfax Drive consist of 6 separate units. Designed for flexibility to allow for easy modification to combine adjacent suites or to modify for prospective tenants, full glass front-framed windows provide all users with daylight through to the core. Each suite has a dedicated conference room and coffee station, and all suites share access to the town hall amenities, including 3 conference rooms, 2 phone/huddle rooms, a shared pantry/cafe with nitro brew coffee bar, and 2 lounges. The design concept focuses on opportunities for tenants to lease a smaller footprint suite with access to the shared amenities to provide flexibility in design while minimizing burden. The suites and amenity spaces are designed with sophistication. Clean, sleek, simple lines with pops of graphic wallcoverings bring energy and inspiration to the space.

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1015 18th Street

Washington, DC / 110,587 RSF The repositioning/upgrade of a 1970s-era, 11-story, precast concrete office building replaced a dated front façade with a sleek modern design, renovated the main lobby, restrooms, and elevator lobbies; and added 3,700 SF of habitable space at the penthouse level for a conference center, restrooms, wellness center, and roof terrace. New features include an energy-efficient, structural silicone-glazed curtain wall system; signage and canopy for stronger street presence; and ultra-clear glass to promote visibility and create a more inviting space. The façade’s new structure, placed over three colors of glass, creates a “super grid” of alternating hues that divide planes along a cascading scale of color.

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Junction

Reston, VA / 19,750 RSF

The transformation of a 188,000-SF out-of-date office building into a Class A, amenity-rich asset created sophisticated, vibrant, and collaborative environments that accommodate various work styles and tenant activities. The scope of the project included a 5-story atrium lobby, conference facility, new elevator and restroom upgrades, terrace, fitness center, and mechanical system. A 5-bay loading dock was reimagined as a 4,000-SF 82

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This 167,039-SF commercial office building, located a short walk from the future Innovation Center Metro and only 3 miles from Dulles International

was repositioned to include a modernized main lobby and restrooms, a new amenities facility featuring a 16-seat boardroom with full AV/ Dulles Executive Airport IT capabilities, as well as a 96-occupant conference suite that can be reconfigured into two smaller conference rooms. A new fitness center was Plaza added, and an exterior plaza featuring new entry and exit doors from the fitness center, café, and lounge areas to facilitate access between DEP I

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and II. Conference areas, also offering informal at-bar seating, are supported by an adjacent pantry, kitchen, servery, and café.

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2245 Herndon Metro

Herndon, VA / 27,046 RSF

For this repositioning project, Transwestern selected DBI to redesign several amenities spaces within this Class A, 6-story office building located within walking distance to the Herndon Metro. The scope of work areas renovated include the building’s main lobby, core restrooms, elevator cabs, a tenant lounge and game room, an 80-seat conference center, a fitness 86

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Combining elements of design and construction, retail design is a specialized practice within architecture and interior design. Incorporating elements of industrial design, graphic design, ergonomics, branding and advertising, retail design today is concerned with user experience, seeking to ultimately embed the encounter as a value separate from products or services purchased.

Heavy demands are placed on retail space. These spaces must be designed in a way that promotes positive shopping interaction, providing intuitive, dynamic spaces that facilitate successful exploration on the part of the consumer, leading to successful outcomes for both the customer and the retailer.

Experiential spaces take this idea even further. Experiential Interior Design provides spaces that motivate sales and elevate brand. By placing people at the center of the space and activity, these designs place emphasis on positive experiences. Incorporating hands-on participation in the design, these spaces emphasize doing, as part of – or all of – the primary component of interaction within the space. Consumers today are no longer passive entities. Studies show that Young Urban Professionals tend to consume entertainment and nightlife as a primary way of defining who they are and how they evaluate others. As a primary product, experience is many times valued over merchandise. This has given rise to retail-level cooking schools, do-it-yourself makerspaces and hacklabs, and other concepts. Spaces providing physical interaction are becoming the new retail destination. Forming relationships through experience, these venues fill a need in today’s retail environment that is broad and deep.

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Fortessa Ashburn, VA / 110,587 RSF

The “perfectly imperfect” aesthetic – refined yet rustic, urbane yet approachable – conveyed in DBI’s design for Fortessa brings an organic, comfortable feel and a steely industrial quality, a juxtaposition articulated by reclaimed wood wall panels wrapping throughout, uniting different space types, polished concrete floors, thoughtfully curated and 96

positioned sleek light fixtures, and a paradise of gleaming tableware products displayed on farm tables and iron racks.

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Building on the success of the first DBI-designed Caboose Brewery in Vienna, DBI designed a second brewery in the Mosaic District of Fairfax, VA. Although

Caboose at heart, an extension of the brand, the reclaimed wood gives the space an entirely new and relaxed feel. The space includes indoor and outdoor tasting The outdoor tasting room is the largest of its kind in the area. A beautiful steel staircase guides you to the top of the two mezzanines that overlook Commons rooms. the entire brewery, perfect for private parties or gatherings. Caboose Commons is designed and permitted to grow into a distillery. The full kitchen serves Fairfax, VA / 3,200 RSF

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farm fresh food, ideal for any occasion or family gathering.

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Brickyard Ashburn, VA / 2,905 RSF

A co-working office space to serve the DC suburbs, Brickyard serves as a “third place” between home and office, two spheres blended through the incorporation of casual and professional design elements. Open studio layout with minimal separation between stations, Brickyard in Ashburn is a prototype for future locations.

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Cookology Arlington, VA / 12,600 SF

For Cookology, DBI designed a recreational culinary school offering professionally taught, hands-on cooking classes for the public and professional training for food service industry specialists. This location is Cookology’s second (the first being Dulles, VA). The new space is comprised of five separate commercial kitchens that can be joined into one large space for private events.

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District Hardware and Bike

Washington, DC / 8,500 SF

District Hardware relocated from Foggy Bottom to the new Wharf neighborhood to increase its retail space and gain exposure to a new clientele. To renovate the large space, which was previously comprised of three tenants’ businesses, DBI optimized the floor plan, and moving walls and conduits.

District Hardware is a True Value reseller, so half of the building space is devoted to the hardware store, while the remainder is shared between a bike shop and the Velo Café, a small in-store eatery that features local coffee and beer. A bike repair shop is tucked under the space’s mezzanine, and offices and support spaces are located upstairs. The street-level café also has a serving window to accommodate patrons grabbing a quick cup of coffee to go.

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