Photography: Jasper Sanidad Photography
Gensler has designed the offices for global structural engineer consultants Thornton Tomasetti, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Equipped with more collaboration space than ever before, Thornton Tomasetti breaks down silos and rethinks their Fort Lauderdale location. The open and bright office emphasizes wellbeing, collaboration, and sustainability. Employees can more easily team together with a plan that fosters more social interactions, as evidenced by having more collaboration seats than dedicated workstation seats. In lieu of a formal seating area at the reception, a combined library, lounge, and pantry space encourages guests and staff to gather together.
Social spaces and work neighborhoods are connected together with the design concept of a bridge. Ropes in the ceiling form a crisscross pattern—a reference to the structure of a bridge and nod to Thornton Tomasetti’s structural engineering roots—to act as a guide that leads to the central pantry hub. Finishes and color are used as a transition between work and public areas.
