Microsoft Corporation
We respect and acknowledge the individual and unique needs of companies. However, we also know how to deliver on what is needed while creating an unparalleled and smart design. These projects demonstrate that two-pronged ability.
Client
Microsoft Corporation
Location
Multiple / Chevy Chase, Maryland
Markets/Services
Architecture, Corporate Interiors, Interiors, Workplace
Size
800,000 SF
Featured Awards
Silver Award -- Commercial Over 100,000 SF
Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) -- Illumination Award of Merit, 2015, 2012 and 2011
SmithGroup has been working with Microsoft since 2009 and has completed over 50 projects totaling over 800,000 SF across North America.
We design spaces that balance brand, function, and product, our team uses Microsoft-produced guidelines to ensure the company’s operations will be properly serviced.
Microsoft Chevy Chase Office
As one of the largest and most revered technology companies in the world, Microsoft has reached success by establishing diligent and specific processes to accommodate its workflows and products.
Determining the best design decisions for their offices was no exception. Microsoft has a specific set of standards for all their workplaces. After all, the technology company needs spaces that complement its practices, and allow for the type of creative collaboration that it’s so widely known for.
When it came to Microsoft’s Chevy Chase location, the tech company wanted something different. It was its first joint sales and development office, meaning the space would serve both the regional DC sales team as well as the Amalga product development center, a health system designed to collect and display patient information.
Enhancing Microsoft’s existing campus design guidelines, our team worked to create a design that would reflect the company’s mission to encourage spontaneous interaction and progressive thinking. The space would also be modern and vibrant, and would allow the company to showcase its products, while simultaneously reflecting its core values of openness, integrity, passion, commitment, and accountability.
To express Microsoft’s brand and creative process, the design elements incorporate both digital and analog. High tech surfaces of bronze, polished glass, and steel juxtapose with natural and reclaimed materials to convey a timeless space indicative of Microsoft’s commitment to sustainability. Custom-designed workstations, overhead lighting fixtures, and a reception desk create a one-of-a-kind environment, while floor plans leverage maximum access to daylight and views. Flat screens and changeable product roll-out materials accent the open corridors, which lead to a variety of meeting areas and touch-down spaces.