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Nixon Peabody
Architect and interior designer
Perkins+Will
Client Nixon Peabody
Where Washington, D.C.
What 65,565 total square
feet on three floors
Cost/sf $110

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Reception
Pantry/cafe
Lounge
Conference room
Team meeting room
Partner offices
Library
Case room
Finance
Coffee bar
Files/records

5
4

6

6

4

10

8

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5

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6

9

Sixth Floor

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5

4

1

7

4

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5

6
6

6

Fifth Floor

6

5

11
8

SP

4

5

SP

6

10
11

6

Fourth Floor

Located on the middle of
three floors, the reception
area (top and above) serves
as a common meeting space.
The nature-inspired material
palette includes warm oak
floors and walnut wall panels
(above). A three-story open
stair (opposite) is lined on one
side by a window wall and on
another by a living wall.

When a law firm forgoes tradition to embrace innovation with
an open and sustainable design for its own workplace interior, it is
groundbreaking. That is exactly what happened in the Washington,
D.C., office of Nixon Peabody-a global law practice with locations in
16 major cities-after a major rebranding and new workspace design.
"We weren't interested in following benchmarks or what
other firms were doing," says Nixon Peabody Managing Partner
Jeff Lesk. "I was charged with reducing our footprint by 30 percent
while still allowing for growth." To accomplish greater flexibility
and planning efficiency, the firm relocated its 160 staff members
to 65,565 square feet on floors four through six at 799 9th Street,
NW, a 10-story, LEED Gold-certified, Class A office building built
in 2001. The location is just three blocks away from the former
Nixon Peabody office.

To have a new workplace that reflects authenticity, a connection
to the natural world, and collaboration-and to align its own culture
and values within the new interior-Nixon Peabody commissioned
the Washington, D.C., office of Perkins+Will. "Jeff made it clear that they
were not interested in anything done before," says Ken Wilson, FAIA,
the project's design principal at Perkins+Will. "So we looked deep into
what kind of firm [Nixon Peabody] is and what its values are. We let
those things drive the design."
Bringing nature indoors
Nixon Peabody took a teaming approach, and began with a
sustainability charrette to define its program. "If you start early with a
great team, everything goes through an environmental lens," Lesk says.
"Flexibility was also a huge element. We wanted the ability to grow while
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Contract - October 2016
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Columnist: Productizing Practice: Growing Revenue Without Growing Staff
Healthcare Design Expo Product Preview
Product Focus: Haute Couture
Product Briefs
BBC Worldwide
Nixon Peabody
GLG Austin
Reconsidering the Midcentury Workplace
2016 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design
An Interview With Philip Freelon
Designers Select: Tables and Casegoods
Sources
Ad Index
For the Calhoun School in New York, FXFOWLE Reconceives Interiors With Renewed Vitality
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Contract - October 2016 - Healthcare Design Expo Product Preview
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