Self-reflection at Gensler in Denver

With 45 offices across the globe, Gensler, like many large-scale A&D firms, has an opportunity to explore and communicate a lot with their own workspaces. Just as people in different regions of the U.S. and around the world have unique qualities, each Gensler office and the people who work there often reflect those qualities as well. The Gensler Denver office, newly designed by a team that ebbed and flowed between five and nine designers on the Denver team, became a study in self-reflection. “As designers, it’s a challenge designing for ourselves because we know so much and have seen so much, said Michelle Liebling, principal and design director at Gensler in Denver. “We had a lot of different groups leading focus groups around culture, sustainability, innovation and other things.” After a rigorous workplace strategy effort – looking into how the Gensler Denver team works, the types of spaces they use, …