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PROJECT OF THE WEEK • ARCHITECTURE
RNL designs SYKES Regional HQ,
consolidates from 2 buildings into 1
O ccupying two buildings – one in downtown Denver, and one in the Tech Center
– SYKES was finding it difficult to work well while growing so quickly. Consoli-
dating its North American regional headquarters in Denver was the first step in
maximizing efficiency. RNL worked with SYKES to redefine its program standards by
reducing private offices, evaluating workstation sizes, and setting the company up for
better collaboration. SYKES is the innovation leader in customer call care because it has
revolutionized how and when people go to work. One of the many goals SYKES wanted
to achieve in this project was creating a place where people wanted to work. With a
rising competition of remote positions, the company wanted a space that would make
its employees want to come into the office. Pushing daylight into the space with glass
walls and low workstation panels created open, bright workspaces, and a large com-
munal break room drives employees, who are spread across two floors, to one location
to interact and socialize.
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • INTERIOR DESIGN
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • ARCHITECTURE
ELEMENTS works with CSNA to
outfit Bal Seal Engineering space
BOX Studios designs Canadian HQ
for Carlson Wagonlit Travel
B al Seal Engineering prides itself on valuing a healthy balance between work
and family life. For its new offices, the company wanted a high-functioning
work environment for employees as well as space where employees’ fami-
lies would feel welcome.
ELEMENTS, in partnership with CSNA, selected sleek, modern ancillary products.
The space is now a great reflection of Bal Seal’s inclusive culture.
C arlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has hired BOX Studios to provide ongoing de-
sign services for its offices in Colorado and in global offices worldwide. BOX
Studios has designed more than 50 office spaces for CWT over the last 14
years. As part of each CWT project, we incorporate environmental branding into
each design. The unique challenges of this Toronto project were finding the best
way to manifest the brand while reflecting the unique geography and culture for
this regional office.
Our team combined elements of Toronto’s metropolitan culture and the office’s
location (next to the Toronto Pearson International Airport) within branded elements
that communicate CWT’s identity and culture. Because of a few unique technical el-
ements that helped solve these design challenges, this project won the ASID Crystal
Award and was chosen as the Colorado Facility Awards of Excellence (COFAX) win-
ner for Leading Edge Elements.
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • CONSTRUCTION
Calcon Constructors breaks ground
on affordable housing: 2300 Welton
C alcon Constructors recently broke ground on 2300 Welton, the largest afford-
able housing development under construction in Denver
Located on the corner of Park Avenue West and Welton Street, this transit-
oriented development in Five Points is one block from a light-rail stop and across
the street from a refurbished park. The 223-unit project includes a four-story build-
ing with 195 units and a smaller three-story building with 28 units. Other amenities
include a fitness center, three courtyards and two levels of underground parking
with 205 spaces. The floor plans include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom
apartments.
Designed by Humphries Poli Architects and developed by Century Real Estate
Advisors and PacifiCap Properties Group, this 260,000-sf project is scheduled for
completion in September 2016.
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