Lucent Technologies HQ
Corporate Interiors | High Technology Demo Center
Client | Lucent Technologies
Location | Washington | DC
Project Size | 85,000 SF | 7,897 SM
Awards |
AIA-National Honour Award
AIA-Virginia Chapter
Publications |
Architectural Record Magazine
Interior Design Magazine
Offices for the Digital Age in USA Matteo Vercelloni, Milano, Edizioni L’Archivolo
Project Description | The firm designed this National AIA-Award-winning corporate office for the Washington, DC government division of Lucent Technologies. Keeping the business function in primary focus, the main business objective of the project was to collocate constituent divisions such as sales, marketing, contracts, and pricing. Several front-of-the-house conference rooms complement the expansive Demonstration Center designed to showcase Lucent’s products and services. In the back office, the open perimeter and open-plan workstations allow views of the city and its classical architecture, with closed offices and team rooms centered in the interior. Lucent Technologies’ brand image suffuses the efficient and effective workplace with technological sculpture and carefully modulated light. The dynamic interaction of materials, such as aluminum, steel, glass, wood, and terrazzo convey the power, beauty, and energy inherent in technological innovations.
Photographs | Courtesy of and with permission from Group Goetz Architects (d. 2o11).
