Honor Award — Interior Design

Onyx HQ Rogers, Arkansas

Bradley Edwards Architect

Bradley Edwards (B.Arch. ’93)

Lucky McMahon (B.Arch. ’13)

Kelley Reed (B.Arch. ’16)

Onyx HQ resides in a 30,000-square-foot brick and timber-framed building built as a warehouse in 1907. The building is now mixed-use, split between residential multifamily and retail and restaurant space. Onyx comprises the majority of the public-facing spaces and acts as the main anchor and operator of the building. By consolidating many of the once-disparate aspects of the company into one location, they streamlined operations and put oftenhidden production activities on full display. The main programmatic elements are held within volumes that act as the spatial regulators in the open warehouse. These figures conceal, reveal and reorient space as the user meanders and discovers a series of unique linked and overlapping spaces. This revelatory sensory experience is highlighted by the aromas of baking and roasting, and the sounds of music and conversation.

“The revitalization of the historic building is an excellent blend of celebrating the old and providing counterbalance with new insertions,” the jury said. “Overall, the project is a celebration of the senses with a variety of visual and physical textures and spatial experiences.”