NEXT Dallas Architecture + Design Firm Proposal | Martha Wait

N=XT Dallas Architecture and Design Firm designed by: Martha Wait

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This is the plan and design NEXT’s new Dallas office- an architecture and interior design office for the global architecture and interior design firm based in Los Angeles, California. This new office located in Dallas, Texas, will be for the 46 employees and visiting teammates from other global locations. With the change of workplace habits after the covid-19 pandemic, NEXT will be implementing a hybrid workplace strategy allowing employees to have flexibility in working at home or in the office. With a rising percentage of the working population being part of Gen Z, NEXT’s workplace incorporates cross generational mentorship, making the office a great place for collaboration. They are looking for a flexible and modular space that provides ways for those who are traditionally excluded to participate in activities of their choosing. This office is empowering to individuals and constantly evolving to their needs.

PROJECT + CLIENT INFORMATION DALLAS ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN OFFICE 3 STUDIOS- COPERATE WORKPLACE, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION LOCATION: 2601 Victory AveSuite 300 Dallas, TX 75201 3rd floor 11,000 SF

Tasked to plan and design NEXT’s new Dallas office- an architecture and interior design office for the global firm based in Los Angles, California- the project conveys momentum. Next is forward thinking and about new ideas, innovation, wellbeing, and communication. In order to produce the best deigns, next must be looking to the future with forward momentum. This is an encouraging workplace with collaboration and new ideas. NEXT will be implementing a hybrid workplace strategy allowing employees to have fl exibility in working at home or in the office. With a rising percentage of the working population being part of Gen Z, NEXT’s workplace incorporates cross generational mentorship, making the office a great place for collaboration. They are looking for a flexible and module space that provides ways for those who are traditionally excluded to participate in activities of their choosing. This offi ce empowers individuals and is constantly evolving to their needs. It incorporates both the individual and collaborate workplace allowing for people to bring forth their best work in an environment that best suits the individual. Combining private work areas and collaboration, next can create new designs and work culture with momentum. The momentum in this workplace is shown through the innovation in the global, inspiring, and progressive forms and ideas that will be created in this space.

LOCATION + INFLUENCES

Wisches, France

Genk, Belgium (PolyVision)

Strasbourg, France Washington, DC, USA

Chicago, IL, USA

Sarrebourg, France

Durlangen, Germany Hamburg, Germany

Amsterdam, Netherlands London, England

Tijuana, Mexico

Stuttgard, Germany

Athens, AL, USA Toronto, Canada

High Point, NC, USA

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Okmulgee, OK, USA Cologne, Germany

Beijing, China

Seattle, WA, USA Paris, France Grand Rapids, MI, USA Wood/Caledonia + Kentwood West/Kentwood

Kyoto, Japan

Frankfurt, Germany Madrid, Spain Rosenheim, Germany Lisbon, Portugal

San Francisco, CA, USA

New York, NY, USA Atlanta, GA, USA Philadelphia, PA, USA

Tokyo, Japan Hyderabad, India

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Reynosa, Mexico

Shanghai, China

Delhi, India Guangzhou, China

Casablanca, Morocco

Santa Monica, CA, USA

Dongguan, China

Hong Kong, China

Dallas, TX, USA

2601 Victory AveSuite 300 Dallas, TX 75201 3rd floor

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Barcelona, Spain Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Monterrey, Mexico Bangalore, India Mexico City, Mexico

Singapore, Malaysia Pune, India

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sydney, Australia Melbourne, Australia

Next was founded in 1976 in Los Angles, CA, and this proposal for the Dallas Office was influenced by the history and future of this industry leading design firm. 1976 was an important year in which Apple was invented, the first concord commercial flight took place, and the first space shuttle launch by NASA. These forward thinking and high tech achievements reflect the advancement that Next creates. The high tech and science focused firm design pays tribute to the tech focused founding year of 1976. Los Angeles is built on a coastal plain separated by low mountains with steeper higher mountains. The multi-level floorplan is inspired by this natural occurrence. LA is also the home of many leading tech companies, and the braiding of digital elements in the design pays tribute to the founding city of Next. Dallas is also continuously expanding from the middle. It is a transportation hub home to 4 major rail lines allowing access to cotton, cattle, oil. The new Next office is an 18 min trip to the DFW International Airport and a 12 min trip to Dallas Love Field. The new office is also situated directly across from the American Airlines Center. Overall, Dallas is a combination of nature, science, and tech and this is showcased in the New office proposal.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Me + We

Fixed to Fluid

Open + Enclosed

Braiding Digital + Physical

Team homebases create an organic feel.

People can flow between focus work and collaboration.

Modular, movable and multi-use.

Support different types of work and adapteasily when needs change.

Collaboration in more open areas increases transparency and builds trust.

More access to private spaces provides for focus workand solace.

Support teams working remotely and side-by-side.

Pay attention to cameras, acoustics, technology, space + lighting.

CONCEPT

NEWTON’S CRADLE EMPHASIS ON BOTH MOMENTUM AND THE CONSIDERATION OF LIFE

CRADLE OF MOMEUNTUM Next’s new Dallas office is the Cradle of Momentum in their working world. This new office is the birthplace of new ideas, projects, and emerging designers who will become the very best in the field. In an eco-conscious effort to make sure that this new office is both sustainable, and the birthplace of sustainable design, the office is fashioned with green materials and is built to be flexible and changing for the needs of the firm. Designed with an inner core on the production side of the office, featuring the department heads, meeting space, and design library, these things help the foundation of next. The focus on connectivity, sustainability, and mentorship is shown through the planning and design of the space. Momentum is about having a direction and having a positive direction and building off of one another. That is the energy of this design office. Full of connection, diversity, innovative ideas that are always evolving this firm builds off of one another with momentum. This is displayed programmatically through artifacts found locally and worldwide, sensitivity to noise, wayfinding, customization of open and closed spaces, and screens integrated into the design. This high tech office allows for Next’s Dallas team to thrive as they work in a new hightech enviroment.

BUILDING OFF OF THE MOVEMENT, IDEAS, AND WORKING OF THE DESIGN TEAM, INNOVATORS, CLIENTS, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS CREATING EVOLVING DESIGN WITH BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT THE WELLBEING OF PEOPLE AND THE EARTH

CONCEPT THROUGH DETAIL cradle of momentum

The view of the night sky from NEXT’s new Dallas office

The pattern of stars extracted into a gridlike form

The formation of a star pattern ceiling panel

Ceiling panel model

Ceiling panels installed in the work cafe

LOGO COLORS

STANDARD LOGO

RGB 216, 95, 86

RGB 185, 159, 78

RGB 36, 109, 115

RGB 51, 64, 118

TYPE FUTURA MD BT futura md bt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmopqrstuvwxyz

symbol to show the effect of the team working together, as a reflection Newton’s cradle, which is a symbol of momentum

sketch like lines showing that design is a process and always changing

N=XT equation in working and momentum momentum = mass x velocity p=mv

SYMBOL

= N = N architecture + design

DIAGRAMS + PROCESS

BUBBBLE DIAGRAM

BLOCK DIAGRAM

ZONING DIAGRAM

LOOSE PLAN

DESIGN CHARRETTE SKETCHES

UPDATED DIAGRAMS TO PROGRAM

Key:

Private Semi-Private Public Elevators Workstations

Reception Private Offices

MAIN LEVEL

MEZZANINE LEVEL Training Classroom

Mother’s Room

Client Presentation Room

Wellness Room

Meeting Rooms

Resource Center

Private Offices

Innovation Lab & Model Shop Wildcard

Design Library Workstations

Huddle Rooms

Phone Room

Work Cafe

FLOOR PLAN

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MAIN LEVEL 1 Reception 2 Private Office Type 1 3 Private Office Type 2 4 Private Office Type 2 11 WorkStations 13 Client Presentation Room 14 Meeting Room 1 15 Meeting Room 2 16 Huddle Room Type 1 18 Huddle Room Type 2 19 Huddle Room Type 3 20 Phone Room 21 Phone Room 23 Training Classroom 24 Mother’s Room 26 Resource Center 27 Resource Center 28 Resource Center 29 Design Library 30 Innovation Lab & Model Shop

851 SF 140 SF 62 SF 66 SF 2601 SF 478 SF 347 SF 380 SF 59 SF 80 SF 85 SF 18 SF 16 SF 824 SF 128 SF 112 SF 74 SF 36 SF 184 SF 216 SF

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This floor plate was designed to have two distinct sides. The west wing of the building is the focused work and collaboration space. This space is called the “crib” in relation to this Cradle of Momentum office. To access this area you must have an employee id keycard to get through the security doors. All of the workstations and offices are on this west side as well as the design library and lots of team and meeting space. Greeting all employees and guests in the reception, the East wing hosts more meeting and conference space as well as a training classroom on the main floor.

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MEZZANINE LEVEL 5 Private Office Type 3 6 Private Office Type 3 7 Private Office Type 3 Private Office Type 3 8 9 Private Office Type 3 10 Private Office Type 3 12 WorkStations 17 Huddle Room Type 1 22 Work Cafe 25 Wellness Room 31 Wildcard Cafe 32 Monumental Stair

117 SF 116 SF 118 SF 116 SF 115 SF 109 SF 231 SF 47 SF 563 SF 147 SF 1301 SF 205 SF

The West mezzanine has private offices with easy access to the workstation desks and work stations.

The East mezzanine is home to the work cafe and wellness room. The café is an extension of the original program. Because of new ways of working more and more employees enjoy working in a coffee shop.

REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

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MAIN LEVEL 1 Reception 2 Private Office Type 1 3 Private Office Type 2 4 Private Office Type 2 11 WorkStations 13 Client Presentation Room 14 Meeting Room 1 15 Meeting Room 2 16 Huddle Room Type 1 18 Huddle Room Type 2 19 Huddle Room Type 3 20 Phone Room 21 Phone Room 23 Training Classroom 24 Mother’s Room 26 Resource Center 27 Resource Center 28 Resource Center 29 Design Library 30 Innovation Lab & Model Shop

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REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

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SECTIONS

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a. Steelcase- Mackintosh- Lake 3025/401 b. Sceen Solutions - Transparent LCD c. Benjamin Moore- Wedding Veil- 2125-70 d. 3form- Monolithic Glass

The reception is the welcoming space for all people coming to Next’s Dallas office.

There is a reception desk and seating as well as a custom screen wall above the staircase allowing for Next to showcase some previous projects.

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a. Tilebar- Montauk-Gin b. Elmwood Reclaimed Flooring- Clean Linen c. 3Form- Rhubarb d. Benjamin Moore- Wedding Veil- 2125-70

Steelcase- LessThanFive Chair This café offers a change of scenery from a typical workstation area and offers a casual place to meet in teams, a new environment to work in, or take a break during a mealtime without having to leave the office. There is both a staffed café and a snack kitchen area for employees to put meals in refrigerators, make a quick cup of coffee or have a quiet space away from a busy office environment. The wellness room is adjacent to this café area and is sound insulated as well as offering customizable amounts of light. This mezzanine is overall designed to provide a break from personal desks and keep an enjoyable workplace environment.

Steelcase- Together Bench

Steelcase- Bob Table

WORK CAFE

SOUTH ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

FLOOR PLAN

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a. Steelcase- Mackintosh- Lake 3025/401 b. Bolon- Artisan Slate c. Elmwood Reclaimed Flooring- Clean Linen d. 3Form- Rohe e. Steelcase- Everywhere Texture- 4141-301 f. Bolon- Artisan Chalky g. Benjamin Moore- Wedding Veil- 2125-70

Series 1

Ology Desk

Turn Stool

Flex Cart SOTO Mobile Caddy

Lagunitas Lounge

Each Next employee receives their own desk with personal storage space. These are situated next to each other to allow for collaboration, but they also have privacy screens that can be used for pinning up work. All workstations are in view of natural light and they have varying degrees of privacy which cater to different people’s workstyles. These desks are moveable and the team tables situated in the workstation areas can be replaced with more desks as the firm grows.

MONUMENTAL STAIR Digital screen wall for annoucnemnts, deadlines, projects, workshops, and inspiration

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a. Elmwood Reclaimed Flooring- Clean Linen b. Bolon- Artisan Slate c. Benjamin Moore- Wedding Veil- 2125-70 d. Bolon- Artisan Chalky e. Steelcase- Mackintosh- Lake 3025/401 f. 3Form

Series 1

Ology Desk

Turn Stool

Flex Cart SOTO Mobile Caddy

Lagunitas Lounge

Main Floor Railing

Mezzanine Floor Railing

PRIVATE OFFICES

whiteboard and pin-up space

storage for personal belongings 2 monitors mouse

whiteboard and pin-up space laptop

whiteboard and pin-up space

mouse ergonomic task chair storage for personal belongings 36” x 24” space for construction documentation

double monitor laptop

ergonomic task chair storage for personal belongings

ergonomic task chair

laptop 36” x 24” space for construction documentation

36” x 24” space for construction documentation

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