Appian 公司是一家云计算和企业软件公司，总部位于弗吉尼亚州麦克莱恩，是杜勒斯技术走廊的一部分。CRTKL 于 2019 年设计了 Appian 的麦克莱恩总部，以反映一种全新的协作式办公方式，同时仍能体现其作为行业领导者的实力。随着 Appian 的不断发展，他们委托 CRTKL 设计邻近办公楼的扩建楼层。新楼层的设计在大流行前就已开始，但由于工作性质的变化，设计工作很快就被搁置了。2021 年，Appian 重新启动了该项目。他们向 CRTKL 提出挑战，要求重新审视设计，重点是创建一个能够抵御未来破坏者的混合办公室，并创造一个鼓励员工返回办公室的空间。Appian Corporation is a cloud computing and enterprise software company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, part of the Dulles Technology Corridor. CRTKL designed Appian’s McLean headquarters in 2019 to reflect a fresh, collaborative approach to office work while still reflecting their strength as an industry leader. As Appian continued to grow, they engaged CRTKL to design an expansion floor in the neighboring office tower. The design of this new floor was started pre-pandemic and soon put on hold due to the changing nature of work. In 2021, Appian restarted the project. They challenged CRTKL to take a new look at the design with a focus on creating a hybrid office that would withstand future disruptors and create a space that encouraged employees to return to the office.

为了满足员工在大流行后的办公环境中的需求，设计力求通过热情好客的特点、关键的品牌元素、自然的融入以及灵活的工作空间来营造一个引人入胜的温馨空间。会所内铺设了花纹地板、镶板木制品、镶边天花板和定制的弧形宴会座椅，充分体现了热情好客的特点。会所和咖啡厅通向一个大型室外露台，可用于工作和社交聚会，营造出理想的室内/室外工作环境。咖啡厅为员工提供小吃，如美食咖啡和冷冻酸奶吧，并配有装满谷物和其他甜味配料的饮水机。In keeping with employees’ desires in a post-pandemic office environment, the design strove to create an engaging and welcoming space through hospitality features, key brand elements, incorporation of nature, and flexible workspaces throughout. Elements of hospitality are on display in the clubhouse which features patterned flooring, panelized millwork, coffered ceilings, and custom curving banquette seating. The clubhouse and café open to a large outdoor terrace for work and social gatherings, creating a desired indoor/outdoor work environment. The café provides staff with snacks such as gourmet coffees and a frozen yogurt bar complete with dispensers full of cereal and other sweet toppings.

会所一角有一棵木制 "树"，树上有层层叠叠的防腐苔藓。树冠由隔音板和木质挡板组成，间或闪烁的灯光让人联想到装满萤火虫的瓶子，图案灯的使用使树枝呈现出斑驳的光影效果。会所还设有大型野餐桌，提供 "家庭式 "用餐，并为团队提供聚会和社交场所。另一个向大自然致敬的地方是接待区外珠宝盒式会议室的 "天窗"。接待区入口处有一面定制的琢面软垫墙，可作为宾客座椅、会议休息空间和特色墙。The corner of the clubhouse is anchored by a wooden “tree” with cascading layers of preserved moss. The tree’s canopy is made of acoustical and wood baffles with intermittent sparkle lights reminiscent of jars filled with fireflies, and the use of gobo lights gives the effect of dappled light through the tree branches. The clubhouse also has large picnic tables that offer “family style” dining and provide teams a place @to meet and socialize. Another nod to nature is the “skylight” in the jewel box conference room off the reception area. The reception area has a custom faceted upholstered wall at the entry that serves as guest seating, conference breakout space,faceted upholstered wall at the entry that serves as guest seating, conference breakout space, and a feature wall.

新楼层提供各种工作空间，包括一个会所、露台和分散在楼层各处的协作区。这些区域包括玻璃标示板 "活动墙"、配有集成视听设备的分组讨论间以及配有分层长凳座椅的项目室。The new floor provides a variety of workspaces, including a clubhouse, terrace, and collaborative areas dispersed throughout the floor. These areas include glass markerboard “activity walls”, breakout booths with integrated AV, and project rooms with tiered bench seating.

重点还在于确保在这个新空间就座的员工感觉到与公司的联系和公司的一部分。为此，CRTKL 在整个扩建楼层中融入了 Appian 新近振兴的品牌元素。例如，将新徽标作为真人大小的 "a "雕塑摆放在接待处，并在金属屏风和金属地板上嵌入节点图案。为了保持整体感，我们使用了与总部其他区域相似的色调和饰面，同时营造了一个具有接待风格的独特空间。其他办公楼的员工也可以使用扩建楼层，进一步将总部空间联系在一起。Emphasis was also placed on ensuring the employees seated in this new space felt connected to and part of the company. To this end, CRTKL integrated elements from Appian’s newly revitalized brand throughout this expansion floor. Examples include the new logo as a life size ‘a’ sculpture in the reception and their node pattern in the metal screen and metal flooring inset. To maintain a cohesive feeling, a similar color palette and finishes to the rest of the headquarters were used while creating a unique space with a hospitality look and feel. Employees from the other office tower are also welcomed to utilize the expansion floor, further tying the headquarters spaces together.