FOOTHILL RANCH, CA—Space used to be a place to work; now, it's a true representation of brand, culture, recruitment and vision for the future of an organization instead of simply satisfying the needs of today, Tangram Interiors account executive Stephanie Dickson tells GlobeSt.com. Tangram and H. Hendy Associates were part of the project team for a workplace renovation at Kawasaki Motors headquarters here.
The 120,000-square-foot project received the 2017 REmmy Award for Innovative Workplace over 50,000 square feet from the Southern California chapter of CoreNet Global. One of the key highlights of the project was addressing 250-plus workstations for which Kawasaki allowed employees to select from a set of seven different options.
We spoke with Dickson and H. Hendy senior designer Todd Shumaker about the new processes for creating today's workspaces, which elements make for successful office designs now and the pitfalls to be avoided.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
