Microsoft Mid-Atlantic Headquarters SmithGroup - 2009 IIDA Mid-Atlantic 2010 Silver Award Winner SmithGroup won the commission to complete the interior design and build out of Microsoft’s new 120,000 sf MidAtlantic Headquarters just outside of Washington DC. The project schedule was very aggressive in order to correspond with the expiring lease that Microsoft held for their current space. I joined the team in January of 2009, near the end of the design development stage of the project, and worked on
pantry/lounge space under construction
conference room under construction
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the project through its substantial completion in July of 2009. I worked on all parts of the project, from design, construction documents, millwork design, finish selection, construction administration, contractor and client meetings, consultant coordination, and quality control and punchlisting. Near the beginning of construction, almost half of the project team was laid off, including the project architect. Working with the project manager and design principal, I picked up many of the responsibilities left vacant by the personnel losses. I was charged with the design of a number of millwork pieces for the space. The largest of these was a bar/hub piece that would serve as a focal point in the lounge spaces on each floor. Different colored backlit glasses were used as identifying elements for each floor.