July 10, 2013 by CallisonRTKL

Fostering Culture Through Design

How design helped create a healthier, stronger and more collaborative office.

Last month, RTKL won Best New Workplace Solution at the 2013 CoreNet awards for the M+R Strategic Services project. This campaign strategy and services company based in Washington, DC tasked RTKL with creating a colorful, open headquarters that would encourage organic collaboration among its employees. In order to understand M+R and their mission, we started the project with an in-depth immersion process where M+R’s internal design committee evaluated how the company is seen by industry peers and staff, as well as how they want to been seen in the future. By working with M+R to understand their culture and develop a solution, we were able to provide a successful design that meets the staff’s needs and reflects M+R’s brand and mission.

We knew the project was special after the extremely positive response from M+R staff and visitors. We took the opportunity to highlight the success by showcasing it at CoreNet, and we’re even more excited that our efforts paid off.

From Left to Right: Weaver Carroll, Irwin Gueco, Stephanie Clements (RTKL Associates, Inc.), Marlee Miller, Julie Lush (M+R Strategic Services). Not shown were David Schienberg (Serten Advisors), Scott Frantz (Corporate Services Group), Bill Wasserman (M+R Strategic Services) and Dennis Gaffney (RTKL Associates).

Cover image via Paul Warchol

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For more than five decades, Callison and RTKL have created some of the world’s most memorable and successful environments for developers, retailers, investors, institutions and public entities. In 2015, our two practices came together under the Arcadis umbrella, expanding our sphere of influence and the depth and breadth of our resources. Our team is comprised of nearly 2,000 creative, innovative professionals throughout the world who are committed to advancing our client’s businesses and enhancing quality of life.