Location
1145 17th St NWWashington, DC
National Geographic’s headquarters renovation unifies employees across a dynamic 424,000-SF campus in an open-office environment that authentically represents the organization’s brand, culture, and legacy. The new office design introduces a flexible suite of amenities and public spaces while improving connectivity across multiple floors and departments.
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An expansive second floor conference center, known as “The Passage,” supports internal business needs while stimulating the brand experience for visitors with a digital screen displaying a rotation of signature images from the magazine’s past. The area offers formal and flexible conference rooms, with a variety of catering support spaces, and touch down areas for focus work, and breaks between sessions.
Centralized amenities including cafes, outdoor terrace and patio spaces, and an employee library and lounge, further modernize and activate the public spaces. A double-height multi-purpose room with stadium-style seating and vinyl flooring features contour lines detailing the topography of Machu Picchu, creating a unique connection to the organization’s mission.
2020
CoreNet Global MAC Chapter Awards of Excellence
2020
NAIOP DC|MD Awards of Excellence
1145 17th St NWWashington, DC
National Geographic Society
Project Manager + Broker: JLLGC: DAVIS ConstructionMEP: GHT LimitedStructural: Theobald + Bufano AssociatesExperiential Branding: National GeographicLighting: Patricia KazinskiFurniture: Peabody Office
AV, Acoustical, IT & Security: Cerami & Associates
Code and Life Safety Consultant: Arup Group
Post Production Facility Consultant: Communications Engineering, Inc.
Photographer: Garrett Rowland
424,000 SF
Amenities, Art Curation, Broadcast + Media, Headquarters, LEED, Sustainable Design
LEED Gold