Perkins+Will has been selected by the Washington Business Journal as one of the most entrepreneurial and groundbreaking people, products and places in the Washington region for its design of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) new headquarters, on track to be the first project that is platinum level certified in both LEED-CI and the WELL Building Standard.
The 2016 inaugural Innovation Awards recognize the collaboration between Perkins+Will and its client, ASID, to reinvent an interior space that promotes health and wellness, while employing cutting-edge workplace strategies and measurable models for efficiency, flexibility, and technologically superior work spaces. The new headquarters will serve as a living laboratory to examine the impact of design combined with processes and policies that contribute to greater health and well being. To measure and assess these goals, ASID launched a partnership with Michigan State and Cornell Universities for pre- and post-occupancy studies to advance a model for future workplace innovation, which included biophilia, air purity UV and Charcoal filters, use of materials, configuration that promotes movement, sit/stand desks, circadian lighting.
“Innovation begins with asking, “What if?” But the real magic happens when you figure out how to move beyond “what if” to something that is transformative. In the case of ASID, we integrated design strategies that focus on enhancing health and wellbeing in order to improve, employee engagement, retention, productivity and the bottom line,” said Ken Wilson, FAIA, a Principal and the design director for interiors, with Perkins+Will Washington, D.C. office who led the design team.
The design of the ASID office advances the art and science of workplace design by reducing square footage and real estate costs with greater efficiencies; creating a work environment that promotes better health, translating into greater employee engagement and productivity, and reduced company health-related costs; and supporting specific work tasks with a variety of enabling environments.
Joining Ken Wilson on the design team for the ASID project were David Cordell, and Haley Nelson.
About Perkins+Will
Perkins+Will is an interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm established in 1935. Founded on the belief that design has the power to transform lives and enhance communities, we collaborate with clients all over the world to create healthy, sustainable places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. More than 2,000 professionals across over 20 Perkins+Will offices include some of the brightest minds in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, and landscape architecture. Clients consistently turn to us for our leadership and expertise in areas like sustainability, resilience, health and wellness, and mobility. Additionally, our 10 Research Labscatalyze innovative design technologies and solutions that result in better, smarter, more competitive built environments. The recipient of hundreds of design awards each year, and a progressive leader in corporate social responsibility, Perkins+Will is consistently ranked among the world’s top design firms. Our family of partner companies includes retail strategy and design consultancy Portland; transportation planning consultancy Nelson\Nygaard; healthcare technology planning firm Genesis; and luxury hospitality design firm Pierre-Yves Rochon(PYR).
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