{"id":213806,"date":"2023-07-03T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=213806"},"modified":"2023-07-03T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:00:40","slug":"jpmorgan-chase-d-c-office-studios-architecture","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/jpmorgan-chase-d-c-office-studios-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside JPMorgan Chase\u2019s Historic D.C. Offices by Studios Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Andrew Neyer\u2019s Astro Light pendants float above Naoto Fukasawa\u2019s Common benches in the office entry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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July 3, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Lauren Gallow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Garrett Rowland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inside JPMorgan Chase\u2019s Historic D.C. Offices by Studios Architecture<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The nation\u2019s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co., is also one of the oldest, tracing its origins to the late 1700\u2019s. \u201cRespecting history and supporting art and culture have been a part of our DNA since inception,\u201d explains Farzad Boroumand, the bank\u2019s executive director and global real estate head of design. It was only fitting, then, that when choosing a home base for its new mid-Atlantic headquarters, the financial institution would purchase a venerable property: the 1922 Bowen Building in the heart of D.C.\u2019s Historic Fifteenth Street Financial District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much like JPMorgan Chase itself, which is a synthesis of many institutions that have merged or been acquired over the years, including First Republic Bank last month, the Bowen is a hybrid of several early 20th-century structures that had been combined and expanded in phases. Although the 12-story limestone edifice is not landmarked, its listed status and contribution to a historic district stipulated a sensitive renovation\u2014and an equally conscientious design partner. After inviting proposals from several firms, the client selected Studios Architecture<\/a>. \u201cStudios stood out by suggesting innovative interior solutions that were appropriate to the classical exterior,\u201d Boroumand recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For JPMorgan Chase, Studios Architecture Designs a LEED-Certified HQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The firm\u2019s work at the LEED Silver\u2013certified headquarters, totaling 231,000 square feet, encompassed a subterranean mechanicals level, the lobby and an adjacent ground-floor community center, four levels of employee and executive workspace, and a client center with a terrace. The primary challenge was to deliver the perfect marriage of old and new. \u201cThe client sought a modern scheme that spoke to who JPMorgan Chase is and would carry the organization, with its rich history, into the future,\u201d says Studios board chair and principal Marnique Heath, who teamed with the client to lead the project with the support of Studios associate Ethan Levine, both architects from the firm\u2019s D.C. office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At JPMorgan Chase & Co.\u2019s regional headquarters, a 231,000-square-foot, seven-level Washington project by Studios Architecture, Douglas Levine\u2019s Tsai sofa and Oanh chairs surround Luca Nichetto\u2019s Luca nesting tables in the library, part of the client center floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Many of the gestures, Levine notes, \u201cwere centered on thresholds, creating opportunities for visitors to pass into the bank and make them feel a sense of belonging.\u201d That starts at the main entry sequence leading from Fifteenth Street. The client requested that it convey welcome and a sense of transparency, which Studios answered by introducing a glazed portal with revolving doors and, above, a glass canopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Office Design Features Restored Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In the lobby beyond, the team restored the existing decorative ironwork detailing the marble portals\u2019 arched transoms, framing them with new dark-oxidized bronze screens featuring an abstracted version of the same triangular motif\u2014a contemporary yet continuous expression. Overall, the scheme centers on interventions that compliment, rather than copy, the existing elements, Levine says. \u201cThe interior is an amalgam: We kept the best of the old and contributed new features intended to hold up just as well.\u201d In that same vein, Studios installed terrazzo floors<\/a> in a custom mix throughout, a \u201ctimeless and incredibly durable material that marries well to both the modern and the historic,\u201d Heath explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vibe of welcoming access extends to the community center occupying the building\u2019s north end. A mix of work and lounge areas furnished with clean-lined pieces lends abundant adaptability, as do retractable walls that subdivide the space as needed. Besides serving as an event venue for confabs like community board meetings and nonprofit fundraisers, the 1,750-square-foot multipurpose center gives spatial expression to JPMorgan Chase\u2019s recent financial commitment to supporting the greater Washington economy and helping close the racial wealth divide in the region through measures like flexible low-cost loans and investment in philanthropic capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The lobby\u2019s oxidized-bronze screens feature a custom pattern that abstracts the existing original metalwork.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Studios Architecture Creates a Flexible Workplace for JPMorgan Chase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The client center, up on the building\u2019s 11th floor, houses various conference rooms and meeting areas as well as a generous terrace. Continuing the transparency theme, Studios carved out a double-height volume along the terrace-side perimeter, which serves as an airy waiting area. The firm also made substantial facade alterations here, expanding the glazing to create more openness and invite broader views of the Washington Monument and the White House. A new feature stair<\/a>, its balustrade incorporating the same metalwork used on the ground floor, leads to the executive level on 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An elevator bay with tinted, mirrored panels and a series of LED mobile-esque chandeliers provides access to the three renovated floors of flexible work areas accommodating some 500 employees. Architect and client collaborated to uncover future-oriented strategies for the office proper. \u201cWe investigated entirely different models of working, incorporating features such as virtual meeting spaces and more homelike and lounge-y environments,\u201d Heath recalls. A diversity of furniture types and finishes, along with 2,500 square feet of open lounges on each work floor, encourages staff members to access different settings as they shift activities throughout their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, the Bowen Building stands as an example of how legacy institutions like JPMorgan Chase can build a framework for serving their communities on multiple fronts\u2014one that acknowledges the past while making much-needed modern interventions to cocreate a better future for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the Design of JPMorgan Chase’s D.C. Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Terrazzo flooring flows through the lobby, where walls and the custom reception desk with belting-leather inset are limestone and millwork is walnut and oak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Custom laminated, mirrored panels clad the client center\u2019s elevator lobby, with Sean Lavin\u2019s Klee chandeliers. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Space Copenhagen\u2019s Lunar lounges furnish a seating vignette in the center\u2019s waiting area. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A stair screened in oxidized-bronze balustrades and glass fins leads up to the executive suite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The facade\u2019s arched ironwork transoms are original to the 1922 Bowen Building, while the revolving door, curved side\u00adlights, and canopy above\u2014all glass\u2014are new.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A custom-stained hemlock slatted ceiling distinguishes the subdivisible community center, with Samuel Lambert\u2019s Dot Linear Suspension pendant fixtures and Joe Gebbia Neighborhood sofas. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the client center conference area, a custom composition of Stencil pendants illuminates Francesco Favaretto\u2019s Bombom swivel chairs and Bao armchairs by EOOS. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Palisades Grid shelving divvies a work lounge, lit with BuzziDome acoustic pendants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Railway Carriage Classic dividers and alternating patterns of nylon carpet tile distinguish separate seating zones in a work lounge, with Anderssen & Voll\u2019s Connect Modular sofa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andrew Neyer\u2019s Astro Light pendants float above Naoto Fukasawa\u2019s Common benches in the office entry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Petrified moss garnishes custom environmental graphics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The glazing was expanded along the terrace, improving indoor\/outdoor connection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aeron chairs by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick and Antenna Fence desks distinguish a workspace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
PROJECT TEAM<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Studios Architecture<\/span><\/a>: ashton allan; monica castro; kristian passanita; tammy chan; ruben smudde; jennifer hicks; jesse wetzel; katherine luxner; june zhu; maria percoco; gabriel boyajian<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
gordon<\/span><\/a>: landscape architect<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
interior plantscapes<\/span><\/a>: interior plantings<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
mcla<\/span><\/a>: lighting designer<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
tce & associates<\/span><\/a>: structural engineer<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
GHT<\/span><\/a>: mep<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
columbia woodworking; jefferson millwork & design<\/span><\/a>: millwork<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
boatman & magnani<\/span><\/a>: stonework<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
gilbane building company<\/span><\/a>: general contractor<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
PRODUCT SOURCES<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
FROM FRONT<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
bright chair<\/span><\/a>: sofa, chairs (library)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
modernfold<\/span><\/a>: sliding door<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
B&B Italia<\/span><\/a>: shelving<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
bernhardt design<\/span><\/a>: tables, credenza (library), sofa (community center), coffee table, white lounge chairs (conference area)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
spinneybeck<\/span><\/a>: desk leather (lobby)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
shickel corporation<\/span><\/a>: custom screens<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
flos<\/span><\/a>: custom pendant fixtures (lobby, client center)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
bendheim<\/span><\/a>: custom paneling (elevator lobby)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
tech lighting<\/span><\/a>: chandeliers<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
whitegoods<\/span><\/a>: cove lighting<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Stellar Works<\/span><\/a>: armchairs (waiting area)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
cassina<\/span><\/a>: table<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
emerald ironworks<\/span><\/a>: custom stair<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
planter\u00adworx<\/span><\/a>: custom planters (waiting area, terrace)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
pilkington<\/span><\/a>: glazing (exterior)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
boon edam<\/span><\/a>: revolving door<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
alpolic<\/span><\/a>: canopy<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
skyfold<\/span><\/a>: retractable walls (community center)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Lambert&Fils<\/span><\/a>: globe pendants<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
vibia<\/span><\/a>: pendant fix\u00adtures<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
datesweiser<\/span><\/a>: worktables<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
arper<\/span><\/a>: chairs<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
martin brattrud<\/span><\/a>: banquettes<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
9wood<\/span><\/a>: ceiling panels (com\u00admunity center, office entry)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
londonart<\/span><\/a>: wall\u00adcovering (conference area)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
walter knoll<\/span><\/a>: blue lounge chairs<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
axis lighting<\/span><\/a>: linear pen\u00addants (conference area, lounge)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
BuzziSpace<\/span><\/a>: dome pendant (lounge)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
spacestor<\/span><\/a>: cus\u00adtom shelving<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
stylex<\/span><\/a>: coffee table<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Scandinavian Spaces<\/span><\/a>: lounge chairs<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
muuto<\/span><\/a>: sofa, ottomans<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
astek<\/span><\/a>: wall\u00adcovering<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
naughtone<\/span><\/a>: two-tone sofa<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
milliken<\/span><\/a>: carpet tile (lounge, workspace)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Andreu World<\/span><\/a>: tables (ter\u00adrace)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Janus et Cie<\/span><\/a>: stools, chairs, sofa<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Tuuci<\/span><\/a>: umbrella<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
stepstone<\/span><\/a>: pavers<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
andrew neyer<\/span><\/a>: pendant fixtures (office entry)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
adler display<\/span><\/a>: environmental graphics<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Greenmood<\/span><\/a>: petrified moss<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
viccarbe<\/span><\/a>: benches<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
herman miller<\/span><\/a>: task chairs (workspace)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
knoll<\/span><\/a>: workstations<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
armstrong<\/span><\/a>: ceiling tile<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
applied image<\/span><\/a>: privacy graphics<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
THROUGHOUT<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
evensonbest<\/span><\/a>: furniture supplier<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
transwall<\/span><\/a>: glass partitions<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
guardian glass<\/span><\/a>: exterior glazing, fins<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
kawneer<\/span><\/a>: curtain wall, storefront system<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
ege<\/span><\/a>: carpet tile, rugs, broadloom<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Sherwin-Williams<\/span><\/a>: paint<\/span><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n