Interface Headquarters, known as "Base Camp" to employees, is an ambitious tribute to sustainability and biophilic design features. The building provides a holistically healthy, positive and productive workplace that benefits both employees and guests. Achieving both LEED Platinum and Well Gold certification, Interface’s Base Camp is setting the standard for future workplaces. 

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The building facade is wrapped with a recyclable, energy efficient wrap of a forest that mimics local ecosystems, provides natural light, and reduces energy consumption. Building also houses a 15,000 gallon cistern for flush fixtures. The challenge was to cost-effectively reactivate a circa-1950's office building with 11' slab-to-slab height, irregular structural systems, and outdated MEP infrastructure, overcome by early-stage studies and multiple evaluation strategies. Project team and owner collaborated on indoor environment, energy conservation, and water efficiency through early-stage modeling and evaluation of multiple strategies, resulting in decisions that offset costs introduced innovative features and techniques.

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The building is an example for future workplaces to create positive, restorative spaces that prioritizes the well-being of employees and the community. Recycled / donated building materials resulted in 93% total waste diversion. Re-purposing a building rather than construct new reduced the impact of embodied carbon in building materials. Every aspect of the building design is collaborative with nature. The building offers water and air filtration systems, treated drinking water, a layout that promotes movement, quick access to outdoors, and wellness and restorative rooms.

See the project team.