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Marissa Heyl's sanctuary pods offer a modern solution for personal downtime in busy offices. The self-contained units provide private spaces for meditation, power naps, or focused work, with customizable lighting, sound, and temperature controls. [Image: Inclusive Wellness Design]
From Forest Baths to Recharge Rooms: How One North Texas Entrepreneur Is Transforming Workplaces Into Destinations
by Quincy Preston | Oct 15, 2024
Marissa Heyl is rewiring the workplace—with design. Her Inclusive Wellness Design firm uses neuroscience to create joy-inducing, productivity-boosting spaces that give employees another reason to step away from the home office. Think "happy brain chemicals" meets cutting-edge design, with a dash of "Meow Wolf-meets-Miraval" thrown in for good measure.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 1, 2022
There are new plans for the former Wade Park site in the North Platinum Corridor in Frisco. A 9-acre central park designed by the landscape firm behind Klyde Warren Park will be at the heart of the development that includes office, retail, residential, and two hotels. "We want every view to be a beautiful one," says Tim Campbell.
Developers plan to break ground in December.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 7, 2022
Kaleidoscope Park—under construction now near the Dallas North Tollway and Warren Parkway in Frisco's HALL Park development—will feature a performance pavilion, shaded promenades, Wi-Fi-equipped "technology terraces," and a permanent art installation by fabric artist Janet Echelman constructed of "atomized water particles" and an engineered fiber that's 15 times stronger than steel.
Executive director Dr. Scott Stewart says the park "will be a community park in the truest sense of the word," offering "a free, open, and accessible public space to enjoy, create, and inspire."
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by David Seeley |
Aug 23, 2022
If you think it's just an office building, better tee up another ball. The new PGA of America headquarters aims to be a "first-of-its-kind" golf laboratory and a destination for the future of golf, with indoor training facilities, driving range simulators, state-of-the-art education facilities, a video studio, and more. Take a look inside.
The new HQ is just part of the new 660-acre PGA Frisco campus. Two championship golf courses, a new 510-room Omni Resort, a performance center, and other attractions are expected to drive $2.5 billion in economic impact over the next 20 years.
The new HQ is just part of the new 660-acre PGA Frisco campus. Two championship golf courses, a new 510-room Omni Resort, a performance center, and other attractions are expected to drive $2.5 billion in economic impact over the next 20 years.
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[Photo: The Crescent]
Innovative Spaces: The Crescent’s $12 Million Makeover in Uptown Dallas
by David Seeley | Jul 18, 2022
The iconic landmark has gotten a $12 million renovation of the office towers' first floors, including rejuvenated lobbies, new lighting, commissioned artworks, and more.
The renovation comes as The Crescent has brought its occupancy to over 96%, with new and renewed leases that reinforce its reputation as the “financial center of the Southwest.”
The renovation comes as The Crescent has brought its occupancy to over 96%, with new and renewed leases that reinforce its reputation as the “financial center of the Southwest.”
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by David Seeley |
May 23, 2022
Omni Logistics' new 52,000 square foot headquarters in the Cypress Waters development "strikes a balance between collaboration and privacy," the company says. Its 85 Dallas-based employees have a semi-open seating plan, outdoor decks for collaborating and socializing, and "wellness rooms" for nursing babies or chilling out. And oh yes—lots of high-tech business features, too.
Designed by HKS Architects, the new HQ will be 100% renewable energy-powered, the company says.
Designed by HKS Architects, the new HQ will be 100% renewable energy-powered, the company says.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 27, 2022
Merriman Anderson Architects is leading the restoration of the property's iconic buildings, which were recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, to be used by Dream Center Dallas, a nonprofit helping people in poverty.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Mar 22, 2022
Dallas' status as a growing biotech center got a lift with the official opening of BioLabs, a new coworking space at the Biotech+ Hub at Pegasus Park. The 37,000-square-foot facility offers shared wet labs and office space for up to 35 life science startups.
BioLabs' goal: to serve as the epicenter for life science innovation in North Texas, and to empower biotech trailblazers pursing their next breakthrough.
BioLabs' goal: to serve as the epicenter for life science innovation in North Texas, and to empower biotech trailblazers pursing their next breakthrough.
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[Image: Hines]
Innovative Spaces: Deep Ellum’s ‘Touchless Tower’ Offers Next-Level Wellness and Safety
by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC | Nov 25, 2020
The Stack in Deep Ellum will offer a ‘frictionless path from your car to the office,’ developer Hines says.
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by Payton Potter |
Feb 4, 2020
Here's the story behind American Airlines' massive Fort Worth corporate campus that unified 12,000 team members on one site. A project five years in the making, the airline prioritized mobility, connectivity, and wellness in its $350 million, 90-acre expansion.
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by Jason Heid |
Jan 2, 2020
The company's internal “innovation and development engine” called Dialexa Labs even has a goal of spinning off new companies.
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by Jason Heid |
Jan 2, 2020
Salesforce, which moved into its offices at The Union in Uptown Dallas in December, borrows the Hawaiian concept as one of its organizing principals.
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[Photo: Courtesy Toyota]
First Look: Take a Photo Tour of the Toyota Experience Center
by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards | Aug 8, 2019
From interactive kiosks and a motorsports gallery to virtual test drives and robots, get an inside look at the new Experience Center at Toyota’s Plano headquarters.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 16, 2018
The newest addition to the 172-acre EpicCentral is a 120,000-square-foot fitness, arts, and entertainment facility dubbed The Epic. Before the grand opening this weekend, check out a sneak peek of noteworthy feature—from the culinary kitchen to the digital media studios to the artists' residences.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 9, 2018
As hostel veterans Collin Ballard and Kent Roth looked at doing their next city, Dallas was the logical step. And Deep Ellum is "blowing up," they say, making it the perfect home for the boutique hostel concept.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 6, 2018
INNOVATIVE SPACES | The addiction recovery center was the only North Texas project honored in the national design organization awards, which recognizes architecture that is "resilient, innovative, cost-effective, and beautiful to behold."
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