Balancing the requirements of people and buildings to create a comfortable and healthy workplace and living environment that advances the mission.
US Navy
The Joint Air Defense Operations Center (JADOC) facilitates a critical defense mission, providing direct command and control capabilities for air security in the nation’s capital. Consolidating functions from multiple facilities that had been erected following the 9/11 attacks, the building provides a permanent home for the joint US Air Force and US Army staff who monitor and safeguard the skies.
Security is a critical aspect of design resiliency that takes many forms, depending on building type and location, as well as the nature of various threats and vulnerabilities. Physical security, screening measures, and electronic monitoring help ensure the safety of facilities and their users – tenants and visitors – but government buildings must also fulfill functional and representational goals that require openness and accessibility.
Adaptive re-use transformed this former Army hospital in Frankfurt, Germany to meet the needs of a US Regional Consulate housing 1,000 people. The perimeter site design features new anti-climb and anti-ram wall and fence systems.
Inside the Frankfurt compound, multi-purpose outdoor spaces are networked by landscaped paths to foster community and provide a variety of venues for contemplation and relaxation.
At the US Embassy Compound in Rome, we maintained the architectural and aesthetic integrity of this significant 1886 palazzo while still incorporating modern security measures.
Without compromising the historic fabric of the palazzo, we inserted a glass-walled secure public access center, a design intervention that can be wholly reversed.
The only Veterans Affairs medical facility located outside of the United States, this outpatient clinic in Manila, Philippines needed to comply with stringent infection control as well as anti-terrorist measures.
At the VA clinic in Manila, Philippines, specialized mechanical systems help decrease the spread of air borne viruses common to the region.
