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the FirstBank headquarters
include an advanced heating,
ventilating and air-condition-
ing system that maximizes
energy efficiency and ensures
employee comfort with the
use of natural ventilation. The
design includes the addition
of a first-floor café that opens
to an inner courtyard with a
bocce ball court and putting
green, as well as a rooftop
deck with ample seating and
landscaping that frames views
of the Front Range.
• Design a space where
people want to work. Corporate
culture often dictates how
engaged employees are, and
– when done well – an office’s
design can enhance and com-
municate that culture.With
so much of the day spent at
work, it follows that the more
appealing you can make the
space, the better.
The office floor plates at
FirstBank’s headquarters
focus on open, flexible layouts
designed to enhance collabo-
ration between employees.
Cubicles have low walls, and
employees have the option
of getting up and working in
quiet focus rooms, taking a pri-
vate call in a telephone room
or gathering in a tech-enabled
collaboration space in addition
to working at their own desks.
Conflicts in common space
scheduling are a thing of the
past with digital touch boards
that provide a readout of all
scheduled meetings in those
spaces.
Given the site’s suburban
location and lack of nearby
restaurants and amenities
within walking distance, it was
important to add convenienc-
es and amenities to the cam-
pus environment.Workplace
wellness was a driving factor
in selecting amenities such as
a fully equipped fitness center
with exercise classes along
with a game room filled with
pool, pingpong, foosball and
video game tables.
Ultimately, the design
became a hybrid between
the fully open-concept office
and more traditional space
plans to meet the demands of
FirstBank, which employs and
serves people of all ages from
all walks of life. The final result
creates a sense of community
and equity in the office space,
encouraging collaboration and
improving productivity.
As companies build and
remodel new office spaces to
keep up with their continued
growth, they need to think
strategically about how the
design of that space can not
only improve their operations,
but also reinvigorate corporate
culture and encourage employ-
ees to become the company’s
biggest advocates.s
RNL Design
The open plan with limited perimeter offices allows employees daylight access and views outside.
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