JULY 2021CONSTRUCTIONBUSINESSREVIEW.COM8IN MYOPINIONEvery office move requires some adjustment, but coming into a new building during a global pandemic adds some challenges. The Georgia office of the global construction and development firm, Skanska, houses nearly 100 of the finest construction professionals in the Southeast. After a careful search, Skanska opted to relocate leasing 15,000 square feet on the 25th floor of the Marquis One building at 245 Peachtree Center Avenue in the heart of downtown Atlanta, a few blocks from Centennial Olympic Park. We were impressed with a recent renovation of the building to revamp the lobbies, add a new fitness center, revitalize the outdoor spaces, and incorporate a new conference center complete with a training room, board room, and breakout niches. With our involvement in many office building projects, Skanska is uniquely experienced in using design to contribute to positive office culture. We chose to feature an open workspace environment with many common areas for gathering, several large training rooms and idea rooms for collaboration, and privacy rooms for more focused work, calls, or video conferences. The numerous meeting rooms and offices have glass walls to allow natural light into the center of the plan while creating an overall, more transparent, collaborative REIMAGINING OFFICE SPACE FOR A NEW WAY OF WORKINGBy Scott Cannon, Executive VP and General Manager of Skanska Building Operations in Georgia and South CarolinaScott Cannon
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