One of the main issues was to create one environment where you could all interact under one roof,' explains lead architect Burrell Saunders of CMSS Architects in Virginia Beach. Staffers zip from floor to floor on spiral staircases. It's very unusual. Nooks jut at weird angles. Executive offices are encased in glass.
Accent lighting creates the feel of an art gallery.
A multiscreen video display lights up the lobby, and laptop computer outlets are everywhere. We could have made it a high-tech statement, but there would've been nothing left to the imagination. It's what you expect. It's a really high-end finish. The 14-story precast concrete building resembles two grayish stacked boxes being split along the top by an onrushing prow of dark glass.