Format
Full
City
Washington
State/Province
DC
Country
USA
Metro Area
Washington
Project Type
Office Building(s)
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Office
Keywords
Changing workplace
Collaborative office space
Innovative interior design
Office relocation
Space planning
Tenant improvements
Site Size
0.39
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2015
Date Opened
2016
The new headquarters space for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in Washington, D.C., is an innovative example of office space planning driven by a desire to create a more collaborative culture for the organization. The newly occupied space, encompassing 33,481 square feet on two floors in a recently renovated building, brings together in one location the ULI global headquarters staff, the ULI Americas staff, and the local ULI Washington staff. The open-space office plan is designed to encourage interaction, communication, and collaboration, and includes a variety of work settings, including individual workstations, small workrooms, lounge areas with comfortable seating, numerous meeting rooms of various sizes, telephone rooms, two large café and kitchen areas, a member area, and a large multipurpose/conference space. Staff members are free to choose whichever work setting best suits their needs; few workstations are assigned.
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Format
Full
City
Washington
State/Province
DC
Country
USA
Metro Area
Washington
Project Type
Office Building(s)
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Office
Keywords
Changing workplace
Collaborative office space
Innovative interior design
Office relocation
Space planning
Tenant improvements
Site Size
0.39
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2015
Date Opened
2016
Tenant
Urban Land Institute
Washington, D.C.
www.uli.org
Architect
Studios Architecture
Washington, D.C.
www.studios.com
Tenant broker
Cushman & Wakefield
Washington, D.C.
Building owners (at time of lease)
Minshall Stewart Properties
Heitman
Building owner (at time of occupancy)
Swiss Re
Building manager (at time of occupancy)
Transwestern
Construction management
Hitt Contracting
Lighting
Lutron
Furniture
Steelcase
Interviewees
Patrick L. Phillips, global chief executive officer, Urban Land Institute
Michael Terseck, chief financial officer, Urban Land Institute
Tim Cooper, senior vice president, human resources, Urban Land Institute
Sherry Cushman, executive managing director, Cushman & Wakefield
Brian Raher, executive vice president, Cushman & Wakefield
Christopher Budd, managing principal, Studios Architecture
Ruben Smudde, associate principal, Studios Architecture
Christian Zazzali, vice president, Hitt Contracting
Further reading
S. T. White, "Individual Work Space: The Nail in the Coffin," Metropolis, Feb. 2017, http://www.metropolismag.com/Point-of-View/February-2017/Individual-Work-Space-The-Nail-in-the-Coffin/
ULI Staff
Patrick L. Phillips
Global Chief Executive Officer
Jeanne Myerson
Chief Executive Officer, Americas
Kathleen Carey
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