Commercial / Institutional Honorable Mention: Envision Design, PLLC
Project Name: Generation IM North America Headquarters
Project Team:
Architect/Interior Design: Envision Design;
General Contractor: StructureTone;
Construction Manager: CBRE;
Furniture Manufacturer: Haworth;
Millwork Fabricator: Peter Geller Spurge
Location: New York, N.Y.
Square Footage: 3,461 square feet
Amount of FSC-Certified Wood, by cost: 86%
Jury Comments
This project, located in a building designed to be the world's most environmentally responsible high-rise, features a design and furnishings that are built to showcase the use of FSC-certified wood. The use of wood is refined, restrained and attractive, and the lines are clean and sharp. Generation IM is a private investment firm that has a focus on long-term environmentally sustainable investments. Led by their Chairman, The Honorable Al Gore, Generation IM is dedicated to thought leadership on sustainability and capital markets. The beautiful use of FSC-certified wood in the LEED-certified headquarters of this sustainable investments firm is appropriate and will help reinforce the FSC message with a like-minded audience.
Use of FSC-Certified Products
Lumber, panels, doors, seating, tables, and carts.
Words of Praise
"The use of FSC-certified wood here is restrained yet expressive. The design uses the simple natural pattern and color of the selections to act as both background and furnishing. The presence of the wood finish is strong but balanced and clean. It offsets the minimalist lighting and office modules beautifully. What a calm but energetic place to work!"
Thomas A. Fisher, AIA, LEED AP+,
Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Design Consulting, Washington, D.C.
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