Inside Lanyon's New HQ at 717 Harwood
Here's a first look at Lanyon's new corporate HQ in 717 Harwood (aka KPMG Centre) in Dallas. Designed by BOKA Powell to accommodate the firm's growing Millennial workforce, the new office space features sustainable materials, a loft-style open design, and alterative workspaces such as cushioned cubbies and walking desks with built-in treadmills.
Along the office perimeter, floor-to-ceiling windows offer sweeping views of downtown Dallas, connecting employees to the city. Partitions between the individual open workstations are low and translucent, facilitating conversation. Alternative individual workspaces include cushioned cubbies with storage underneath, walking desks with built-in treadmills below, and a variety of informal huddle spaces for team meetings. Throughout the space, walls are painted with a dry-erasable coating, allowing employees to sketch out ideas in an instant.
Bright, flexible conference rooms are named after inspiring figures, including Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Hendrix, Mother Teresa and Abraham Lincoln.
An interlocking hexagon motif in the floor tiles and ceiling cloud design is reminiscent of the way Lanyon's teams connect and collaborate.
Sustainability was a key driver in the design: "Each floor displays a variation on a sustainable design theme - with recycled materials including reclaimed wood, shredded magazine panels and composite metal inlays," said Caroline Edsell, interior designer with BOKA Powell. A series of plaques displayed throughout the office tell the story behind the sustainable materials, which include countertops made from blue Skyy vodka bottles, wood walls reclaimed from agricultural mills, and flooring made from Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified recycled wood chips.
Live plants add a touch of green and whimsy in interchangeable, magnetic wall-mounted planters.
