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MDR Truss Campus

Rapt Studio

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Designer
Client
The Bradmore Group
Floor area
12100.00 ㎡
Completion
2018

When a private equity real estate firm approached Rapt wanting to transform six distinct industrial buildings into a cohesive multi-tenant campus, Rapt decided to combine the two lots they were on and make them feel whole. In addition to designing the workplace interiors of several of the buildings, Rapt provided a facelift to the campus and unified its disparate parts. The original structures were stripped back to their bare finishes and left exposed, so that a mix of textures and layers interplay. Masonry walls were repainted to unify the color palette, and clean metal finishes polish the look. Perforated surfaces add extra texture. Prioritizing the indoor-outdoor connection, Rapt opened up previously closed-off, disconnected spaces, establishing clear sightlines from inside to outside and building to building, revealing activity that would otherwise happen behind closed doors. Ground-level and second-story outdoor spaces were added, and solid walls were opened up with windows and skylights. A continuous path now winds its way from one end of the campus to the other, and new doors on adjacent buildings allow tenants to meet outside and drift in and out of their office spaces. Two fully furnished roof decks provide views of the entire campus, and numerous ground-level patios offer a chance to catch some sun. Luring people outside and inspiring them to connect, these new changes interject life into the space and encourage tenants to cross paths all day long.