Project Data:

Completion Date:     7/31/2021

Square Footage:      186000

Building Use:           Office

Project Description:

Microsoft’s RTP Office Interiors was a multi-phased whole building renovation to accommodate a fast-growing team in the area. The office floors were designed utilizing corporate guidelines catered to local business, to create zoned, team-based office areas with social amenity spaces and robust working labs that support a wide range of work styles, tasks, and functions all in a flexible work environment. Each floor brings in local flair with maps and custom graphics tied to localities in the Triangle.

Team rooms were designed to anticipate the different ways teams need to work together while providing the agility and flexibility required. They promote operating as “One Microsoft” team by enhancing collaboration and increasing productivity amongst teams, both 1-on-1 and 1-to-many, with open workspaces outfitted with mobile desks, a private phone room, a focus room for small groups, and a project room for larger groups. Open meeting spaces, large conference rooms, lounge hubs, and computer training rooms are also available for shared use located along active “boulevards” that connect the spaces.

The design is a cross-section of residential and hospitality, creating a workplace where employees feel just as comfortable as they would at home with homelike furnishings and state-of-the-art A/V equipment. Many informal work areas also offer modular furniture, such as tables that can be fit together into ad hoc groupings as needed. The project includes over 200 high-end, unique finishes including hand-crafted wood ceilings, subtle branding elements, custom environmental graphics, acoustical treatments, screening elements, felt walls, custom textile, 3-D art, and more.

To support employees’ physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing, each floor includes a vibrant recreation area and a Hub lounge where employees can gather, play games like ping pong, shuffleboard, and Xbox, or grab food and a drink. These hubs are flooded with daylight and have long sightlines. There are also unique multipurpose collaboration spaces that support their social culture for jam sessions, crafting clubs, and board games. A new Wi-Fi enabled, outdoor courtyard patio is available for employees to enjoy fresh air and sunshine as they work, interact with others, or perhaps partake in a game of bocce ball. Technologies include secure access control, smart monitors, room reservation software, and a state-of-the-art frictionless market for employees to purchase fresh food and specialty drinks.

Firm Name:              Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc.

Completion Date:     7/31/2021

Square Footage:      186000

Building Use:           Office

Location:                 Morrisville, NC

Project Description:
Microsoft’s RTP Office Interiors was a multi-phased whole building renovation to accommodate a fast-growing team in the area. The office floors were designed for INTEGRATION, utilizing corporate guidelines catered to local business, to create zoned, team-based office areas with social amenity spaces and robust working labs that support a wide range of work styles, tasks, and functions all in a flexible work environment. Each floor brings in local flair with maps and custom graphics tied to localities in the Triangle.

Team rooms were designed for CHANGE, anticipating the different ways teams need to work together while providing the agility and flexibility required. They promote operating as “One Microsoft” team by enhancing collaboration and increasing productivity amongst teams, both 1-on-1 and 1-to-many, with open workspaces outfitted with mobile desks, a private phone room, a focus room for small groups, and a project room for larger groups. Open meeting spaces, large conference rooms, lounge hubs, and computer training rooms are also available for shared use located along active “boulevards” that connect the spaces.

Designed for DISCOVERY, lab space is located in the core of the building, convenient to the team neighborhoods.

The design is a cross-section of residential and hospitality, creating a workplace where employees feel just as comfortable as they would at home with homelike furnishings and state-of-the-art A/V equipment. Many informal work areas also offer modular furniture, such as tables that can be fit together into ad hoc groupings as needed. The project includes over 200 high-end, unique finishes including hand-crafted wood ceilings, subtle branding elements, custom environmental graphics, acoustical treatments, screening elements, felt walls, custom textile, 3-D art, and more, adding ECONOMIC value for owners, occupants, and community members.

To support employees’ physical, mental, and emotional WELL-BEING, each floor includes a vibrant recreation area and a Hub lounge where employees can gather, play games like ping pong, shuffleboard, and Xbox, or grab food and a drink. These hubs are flooded with daylight and have long sightlines. There are also unique multipurpose collaboration spaces that support their social culture for jam sessions, crafting clubs, and board games.

A new Wi-Fi enabled, outdoor courtyard patio is available for employees to enjoy fresh air and sunshine as they work, interact with others, or perhaps partake in a game of bocce ball. Gardens throughout the courtyard offer a variety of plants and greenery to benefit the local ECOYSYSTEM. Technologies include secure access control, smart monitors, room reservation software, and a state-of-the-art frictionless market for employees to purchase fresh food and specialty drinks.

Design Architect:
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc.

Associate Architect or Firm:

Landscape Architect:

Owner / Developer:
Owner/Developer: Microsoft Corporation
Contact Name: Dena Quinn
Owner/Developer Phone Number: 617.872.4412
Owner/Developer Address: 3025 Carrington Mill Blvd, Morrisville, NC 27560

Engineer:

General Contractor:
General Contractor: Barringer Construction
Contact Name: Travis Post
General Contractor Phone Number: 919.307.2880
General Contractor Address: 417 S. Dawson Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

Consultant:
Consultants Name/Company: Newmark
Contact Name (if different from above): Martin Gallagher
Address: 4242 Six Forks Road, Suite 930, Raleigh, NC 27609
Website: www.nmrk.com
Phone Number:
Contribution: Project Management

Consultants Name/Company: Trinity Partners
Contact Name (if different from above): Ryan Peterman
Address: 3020 Carrington Mill Blvd., Suite 425, Morrisville, NC 27560
Website: www.trinity-partners.com
Phone Number: 919.674.3690
Contribution: Building Management

Consultants Name/Company: CBRE
Contact Name (if different from above): Scott Strausbaugh
Address: 555 Fayetteville Street, Suite 800, Raleigh, NC 27601
Website: www.cbre.com
Phone Number: 919.831.8200
Contribution: Project Delivery Manager

Photographer:
Monica Slaney with photographie:fourseven