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Nice piece in the Architecture Today. An interview with Laura Davies from the White Arkitekter London Office about our recently completed #retrofit office space, designed to maximise the #reuse of furniture and support the #circulareconomy. Through this approach we managed to achieve 80% reuse on the CAT B fit out and saved money. When considering reuse opportunities in both CAT A and B our calculations show that this approach has the potential for significant carbon savings in the commercial fit out sector. An area of the industry that creates a lot of waste through short tenancy cycles. #sustainabledesign #retrofirst #circulareconomy

🚀 NBBJ Design's guide to revitalizing outdated office buildings is a step in the right direction. To take it further, we've created a regenerative playbook to transform office buildings into thriving, dynamic ecosystems. Here's how: 🌿 Regenerative Playbook: Guiding Principles: 🌍 Place-Based Development: Design solutions that honor the building's unique cultural and ecological context 🤝 Story of Place Process: Engage stakeholders to co-create a shared vision 🔃 Holistic Systems Thinking: Integrate social, ecological, and economic health collectively In a modern regenerative world, office buildings become vibrant ecosystems where people and nature thrive together. Ground Floor Activation: • 🛍️ Community Hub: Transform the ground floor into a vibrant hub with local markets, coworking spaces, and cultural centers Rooftop Ecosystem: • 🌞🌱 Renewable Energy and Biodiversity Habitat: Utilize the rooftop for solar panels, wind turbines, greenhouses, and biodiversity gardens protected with subtle netting Flexible Interior Spaces: 👨💻 Multipurpose Coworking and Onsite Daycare: Support collaboration and family-friendly environments 🧘♀️ Wellness and Fitness Zones: Quiet rooms, gym, and yoga studio 🛠️ Makerspaces and Innovation Labs: Spaces for prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration 🍽️ Community Kitchens and Cafeterias: Shared kitchens and a farm-to-table cafeteria 🏢 Modular Meeting and Event Spaces: Multipurpose rooms with movable walls 📚 Resource and Knowledge Centers: Library, resource center, and knowledge exchange 🍼 Parent-Friendly Zones: Onsite daycare and family lounge 🎮 Recreation and Social Engagement Spaces: Games room and outdoor play areas 🌳 Nature Integration Spaces: Indoor greenhouses and atrium forests 💼 Flexible Office Pods and Workstations: Privacy pods and ergonomic desks 🛏️ Mental Health and Recovery Spaces: Counseling and recovery rooms Utilities Upgrade: 💧 Smart, Regenerative Utilities: Greywater recycling, smart building management, and passive design Cultural Mezzanine: 🎨 Open-Air Patios and Social Engagement Spaces: Terraces for fitness classes, yoga, and art exhibitions Biodiversity Gardens: 🦋 Rooftop Habitat: Native plant gardens, insect hotels, and bird boxes with netting to deter large birds 🌿 Vertical Gardens: Living walls with diverse native plants 🌲 Indoor Atrium Forests: Atriums with trees and water features #RegenerativeDevelopment #OfficeTransformation #FlexibleSpaces #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Innovation

Bryan Construction is proud to share progress on our latest interior renovation project: transforming 13,000 square feet of office space into a modern co-working facility for Regus! This state-of-the-art space now includes: 🏢 Flexible workspaces with a shared reception area 💼 3 large conference rooms available for tenant use 🖇️ Rentable private offices ☕ A fully equipped breakroom for tenant convenience 🚪 Upgraded common corridors, elevator lobby, and restroom finishes Regus boasts a global network of workspaces, and we are proud to be a part of this dynamic community as we expand our portfolio of shared workspace projects. In Denver, we successfully delivered exceptional results for another co-working facility, VentureX at Plaza Tower One. This project wasn’t without its challenges—specialty lighting, doors, and hardware delays meant we had to be agile, roughing in all possible components to streamline installation once materials arrived. This is a beautiful new shared working space that couldn’t have been made possible without our incredible partners in MTA Architectural Consultants. Learn more about our facility services and renovation capabilities here ➡️ https://bit.ly/42slvQT

Types of Offices When renting a physical office, there are two options: 1. Fitted office – a space with finishing touches, ready for immediate use. It may be leased fully furnished, or the tenant may handle the furnishing themselves. 2. Shell & core requires preliminary renovation, with only concrete flooring and unfinished walls in the space. While it comes at a lower price, it entails questionable savings. Undertaking renovations with prior project approval can consume significant time and money. This option is justified when a specific layout is needed and finding a ready-made space is not feasible.

🚀 NBBJ Design's guide to revitalizing outdated office buildings is a step in the right direction. To take it further, we've created a regenerative playbook to transform office buildings into thriving, dynamic ecosystems. Here's how: 🌿 Regenerative Playbook: Utilize a set of buildings or micro-district community-based design for better economics - using the greater whole to amplify the outcomes and impacts. Guiding Principles: 🌍 Place-Based Development: Design solutions that honor the building's unique cultural and ecological context 🤝 Story of Place Process: Engage stakeholders to co-create a shared vision 🔃 Holistic Systems Thinking: Integrate social, ecological, and economic health collectively In a modern regenerative world, office buildings become vibrant ecosystems where people and nature thrive together. Ground Floor Activation: • 🛍️ Community Hub: Transform the ground floor into a vibrant hub with local markets, coworking spaces, and cultural centers Rooftop Ecosystem: • 🌞🌱 Renewable Energy and Biodiversity Habitat: Utilize the rooftop for solar panels, wind turbines, greenhouses, and biodiversity gardens protected with subtle netting Flexible Interior Spaces: 👨💻 Multipurpose Coworking and Onsite Daycare: Support collaboration and family-friendly environments 🧘♀️ Wellness and Fitness Zones: Quiet rooms, gym, and yoga studio 🛠️ Makerspaces and Innovation Labs: Spaces for prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration 🍽️ Community Kitchens and Cafeterias: Shared kitchens and a farm-to-table cafeteria 🏢 Modular Meeting and Event Spaces: Multipurpose rooms with movable walls 📚 Resource and Knowledge Centers: Library, resource center, and knowledge exchange 🍼 Parent-Friendly Zones: Onsite daycare and family lounge 🎮 Recreation and Social Engagement Spaces: Games room and outdoor play areas 🌳 Nature Integration Spaces: Indoor greenhouses and atrium forests 💼 Flexible Office Pods and Workstations: Privacy pods and ergonomic desks 🛏️ Mental Health and Recovery Spaces: Counseling and recovery rooms Utilities Upgrade: 💧 Smart, Regenerative Utilities: Greywater recycling, smart building management, and passive design Cultural Mezzanine: 🎨 Open-Air Patios and Social Engagement Spaces: Terraces for fitness classes, yoga, and art exhibitions Biodiversity Gardens: 🦋 Rooftop Habitat: Native plant gardens, insect hotels, and bird boxes with netting to deter large birds 🌿 Vertical Gardens: Living walls with diverse native plants 🌲 Indoor Atrium Forests: Atriums with trees and water features #RegenerativeDevelopment #OfficeTransformation #FlexibleSpaces #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Innovation

🚀 NBBJ Design's guide to revitalizing outdated office buildings is a step in the right direction. Let's look through a regenerative lens: 🌿 Regenerative Playbook: Utilize a set of buildings or micro-district community-based design for better economics - using the greater whole to amplify the outcomes and impacts. Guiding Principles: 🌍 Place-Based Development: Design solutions that honor the building's unique cultural and ecological context 🤝 Story of Place Process: Engage stakeholders to co-create a shared vision 🔃 Holistic Systems Thinking: Integrate social, ecological, and economic health collectively Ground Floor Activation: 🛍️ Community Hub: Transform the ground floor into a vibrant hub with local markets, coworking spaces, and cultural centers Rooftop Ecosystem: 🌱 Renewable Energy and Biodiversity Habitat: Utilize the rooftop for solar panels, wind turbines, greenhouses, and biodiversity gardens protected with subtle netting Flexible Interior Spaces: 👨💻 Multipurpose Coworking and Onsite Daycare: Support collaboration and family-friendly environments 🧘♀️ Wellness and Fitness Zones: Quiet rooms, gym, and yoga studio 🛠️ Makerspaces and Innovation Labs: Spaces for prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration 🍽️ Community Kitchens and Cafeterias: Shared kitchens and a farm-to-table cafeteria 🏢 Modular Meeting and Event Spaces: Multipurpose rooms with movable walls 📚 Resource and Knowledge Centers: Library, resource center, and knowledge exchange 🍼 Parent-Friendly Zones: Onsite daycare and family lounge 🎮 Recreation and Social Engagement Spaces: Games room and outdoor play areas 🌳 Nature Integration Spaces: Indoor greenhouses and atrium forests 💼 Flexible Office Pods and Workstations: Privacy pods and ergonomic desks 🛏️ Mental Health and Recovery Spaces: Counseling and recovery rooms Utilities Upgrade: 💧 Smart, Regenerative Utilities: Greywater recycling, smart building management, and passive design Cultural Mezzanine: 🎨 Open-Air Patios and Social Engagement Spaces: Terraces for fitness classes, yoga, and art exhibitions Biodiversity Gardens: 🦋 Rooftop Habitat: Native plant gardens, insect hotels, and bird boxes with netting to deter large birds 🌿 Vertical Gardens: Living walls with diverse native plants 🌲 Indoor Atrium Forests: Atriums with trees and water features In a modern regenerative world, office buildings become vibrant ecosystems where people and nature thrive together. #RegenerativeDevelopment #OfficeTransformation #FlexibleSpaces #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Innovation

We now have five ways to save office buildings before it's too late. Here’s the playbook. NBBJ Design released a guide of architectural (and programmatic) interventions to help save our outdated, unused office buildings. You’ll find the full feature via Fast Company linked in the comments. TL;DR… 1. Reconsider ground floor. Make it more accessible. 2. Accessible roof. Activate it for tenants (others too). 3. Green mezzanine. Create open-air patios. 4. Upgrade utilities. Meet modern standards for energy. 5. Convert spaces. Convert offices for other uses. What’s missing? #adaptivereuse

Exciting News for London's Office Market! A major office retrofit project on the London city fringe has been given the green light. This ambitious overhaul, designed by Fletcher Priest Architects, aims to create a nine-storey commercial office, complete with a winter garden and a green roof terrace. 🌿 Key highlights of this project include: 🏢 Adding an extra floor for more office space 🏡 A stunning double-height lobby and a secondary entrance 🌱 Upgraded exterior and new, all-electric systems powered by air-source heat pumps and solar panels. MEAG stands firm in their commitment to sustainability. They've retained 90% of the existing structure and they're aiming for top-tier certifications such as BREEAM 'Outstanding', WELL 'Platinum', and NABERS. With companies like Knight Frank and CBRE on the project team, the retrofit is set to start next summer. It's a great example of how we can create a sustainable future while giving new life to old buildings. 🤔What are your thoughts on the continuous commitment to sustainability from Investors in recent years? #Sustainability #CommercialRealEstate #LondonOffice

I love good design and a thoughtful use of space. I was so excited to see this project announced. This office tower originally designed by Norman Foster will be given new life as a mixed use tower designed by KPF. The repurposed building will house entertainment spaces, workspaces, retail, and homes. Congratulations to the project team on such a transformative vision. It seems since the pandemic, everybody has had something to say about how to repurpose empty office stock but I’ve seen few tangible projects. This is likely because it is a very complex technical and economic undertaking. A lot has to happen behind the scenes to make the building “work” for its new uses. Here are a few challenges from a noise and vibration perspective: - Floor “bounce” - commercial buildings often have lightweight floors that are flexible and can have some perceptible vibration when occupants move around. This may be acceptable for an office use, but imagine feeling your apartment floor move every time your neighbor walks by. - Building sway - all buildings move in the wind. Tall commercial buildings can move a lot. I’ve spent the 100s of hours helping stop “creaks” in a residential tower that swayed more than expected. I’ve heard these same noises in commercial buildings which are fine based on the occupancy, but could become a major problem if the space is used as a residence instead of office. - The noise isolation between floors may not be high enough. What works for general office use may not work for apartments, and particularly when you have entertainment or retail above or below apartments. - Building infrastructure isn’t typically designed to the same noise standard. Elevators, mechanical shafts, etc, could all be noisy when compared to a quiet residence. What’s amazing to me is that this is a relatively “new” tower, originally completed in 2002. I’m eagerly awaiting to see what buildings will undergo a similar transformation in NYC. The engineering nerd in me would love to take a crack at modeling the dynamics of the cantilevered structure at the top of the building... #acousticdesign #officeconversion #adaptivereuse

Our Glasgow team is providing cost management expertise for Calton Square, a redevelopment project that has recently received planning permission. This symbolises a positive step forward for Edinburgh's high-quality office space portfolio. The project will span nearly 60,960 m² and will feature multiple roof terraces, co-working spaces, and a large atrium capable of doubling up as an event space. With a focus on sustainability, the renovation will preserve the building's existing design and materials, ensuring a low carbon footprint and positioning Calton Square as a premium commercial office space. Owner: Manova Partners Development Manager: Ardstone Capital Limited Architect: Sheppard Robson