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culture of making in Texas, and lots of access to local craftsmen,"
says Nielsen. "It's something you could never really do in New York."
Nielsen and Wilkinson designed an activity-based working
environment with neither corner offices nor assigned cubicles. Divided
simply into "neighborhoods" of 65 to 100 employees each, the floors
are filled with varied seating arrangements, allowing for every
possible work style and need. These range from custom sit-stand
desks to colorful, two-tone meeting rooms clad in colored glass
fabricated by Pulp Studio. Informal seating areas, like those in
the coffee bar and pantry spaces near the building's core, allow for
various work conversations. The furniture selection is an eclectic mix
of simplicity and ruggedness, with colorful modern desk chairs, bar
seats, cushioned benches and loungers, as well as custom-made
steel-and-leather bar stools.

Open work areas offer a range
of seating options from a
custom long bar (above, left)
to informal seating within the
coffee bar and pantry (above).
Bold graphics, such as those
on the far side of the wall near
the pantry spaces (above,
right), proclaim the GLG name
and mission statement. Metal
mesh ceilings and guardrails
line an open stair in the central
atrium (opposite, and previous
spread). At the stair's base,
an oak platform creates a warm
seating and presentation area,
and two-tone colored glass
encloses a meeting room.

A lab for innovation
Now, GLG workers are on the move more often, and people who once
never saw each other are constantly interacting. But, that is coupled
with a somewhat surprising new challenge: Finding colleagues is
difficult because they rarely stay in one place. "[The new office] works
spectacularly well for us as far as promoting collaboration across
disciplines," says Socarides.
Atop the atrium, a field of hanging LED lights reference industrial
and agriculture architecture. Each LED can be controlled digitally,
and their long shelf life allows them to be placed in hard-to-reach areas.
Dome lights in the pantry areas add a modern touch. Like most CWa
projects, ceiling heights are maximized in this interior by leaving the
ceiling structure, ducts, and electrical systems exposed.
Besides operating as a lab for innovation, the interior also serves
as an excellent advertisement for GLG itself. Bold graphics, on the far
side of the pantry spaces, proclaim the GLG name along with the mission
statement. "We try to do all our meetings with clients in our office,"
says Socarides. "We can say more about our brand with the space
than we ever could with words. When people come here, there's this
'wow' effect-a sense that there's something cool and something
spectacular happening here." c
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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
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