Interface’s ‘Base Camp’ HQ in Atlanta
Designed to earn both LEED v4 Platinum and WELL certification, the new headquarters keeps company with only a small group of ambitious projects whose leadership is undeterred by the steep resource constraints that certifications introduce. Base Camp, designed by Perkins+Will, was a chance for Interface to move through the intersections of LEED, WELL and biophilic design principles, taking the best of all of those things and weaving them together to create a vision of a sustainable workplace with happier, healthy employees. “Certifications don’t necessarily trump budget or business need, but they deserve consideration, and we feel they’re so important to the design of new buildings,” said Chip DeGrace, VP of Workplace Applications at Interface, in an officeinsight interview. “WELL was valuable to us because it deals with people and with culture. We were bringing together three different groups of people under one roof, and we felt WELL would help us create an …
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