Alaska Company

Alaska Company

Dec 20, 2022

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Alaska Company

ROLE: Interior Design Tenant Improvements & Construction Administration
CLIENT: Confidential
PHOTOGRAPHY: Chris Arend Photography
From the lush open space to the chic design details, RIM Architects designed a new luxurious, modern 5,000 SF executive-level office space for an Alaska company, which was a significant move from the client’s previous 30,000+ SF location. The tenant improvement focused on open lounge areas while embracing the concrete building structure with open ceilings, exposed ductwork, custom desks, bookshelf walls, and timeless furnishings. The floor-to-ceiling glass in the offices offers views of Cook Inlet, which brightens the overall lighting within the internal spaces.
BART Headquarters

BART Headquarters

Jan 20, 2022

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BART Headquarters

ROLE: Lead Architect
CLIENT: Bay Area Rapid Transit
PHOTOGRAPHY: Tyler Chartier
AWARDS:
  • International Partnering Institute: Diamond Award, John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year
  • International Partnering Institute: Sue Dyer Innovation Award
  • ENR California: Best Interior/Tenant Improvement Project

In collaboration with Turner Construction, RIM Architects designed this 250,000 SF restack and relocation of Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) headquarters to a newly acquired building in Oakland, California. This progressive design-build project involved 10 floors, and a roof deck, and shifted the internal space from a traditional arrangement to a primarily open office configuration with strategically positioned private offices at key locations.

Time was the most critical project component the team faced, as BART needed to move out of their current leased space and relocate to their new headquarters in Downtown Oakland in a little less than a year from the time of project kickoff.

Swinerton Concord Office

Swinerton Concord Office

May 25, 2021

COMMERCIAL / OFFICE

Swinerton Concord Office

ROLE: Interior Design Tenant Improvements; Programming
CLIENT: Swinerton Builders
PHOTOGRAPHY: Tyler Chartier
Swinerton Builders engaged RIM Architects to envision their new work environment, spread onto two high-rise floors in Concord, California. Tenant improvements focused on connecting all departments via an open stair of clean, modern expressions of materials. During the early stages, RIM provided a visioning workshop to capture their needs, goals, and aspirations for a work environment with cross-generational appeal. The result is a space that reflects Swinerton’s brand palette, patterns, and culture while also prioritizing daylight and views.
JL Tower

JL Tower

Jan 8, 2021

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JL Tower

ROLE: Architect 
CLIENT: J L Properties
SUSTAINABILITY: LEED-CS Certified 

This 14-story office tower features a sweeping glass façade that terminates high above the top floor shielding the penthouse and becoming a sleek internally lit beacon on the midtown Anchorage skyline. This Class A+ office building provides 360-degree views of Anchorage and its surrounding landscape. 

 The entire building embraces sustainable design technologies that are energy efficient and environmentally responsible, creating a high-performance work environment.

Honolulu Design Center

Honolulu Design Center

Nov 8, 2017

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Honolulu Design Center

ROLE: Architect
CLIENT: Thomas Sorensen
AWARDS:
  • Hawai`i Kukulu Hale Award of Excellence, National Association of Industrial & Office Properties
  • Award of Merit, American Institute of Architects, Honolulu
  • Grand Award (New Commercial more than 15,001 SF), Building Industry Association – Hawaii
  • Build Hawaii Award of Merit [Building Construction More Than $25 Million], General Contractors Assoc. of Hawaii
  • Project of the Year, Masonry Institute of Hawaii

The Honolulu Design Center (HDC), a 3-story, 80,000 GSF, modern retail building providing spaces that stimulate creativity, and offer highly interactive environments for all the creative arts. This high-end furniture center includes a fine dining restaurant, cafe, wine bar, and space for special events and performances.

As a showcase of contemporary architecture, the design picks up the subtle curves of the surrounding buildings while at the same time incorporating cutting edges that reflect the retail within. Clad in bold materials and colors, the orange pearlescent paint was custom-created for this project and nicknamed “Honolulu Red”. Much of the facade is transparent to show the inside contents of the building. The architectural design has two intersecting forms – a solid (the “initial” orange wave) and a void (the “reflected” curtain wall wave), with terminating wing extensions that greet visitors on Pensacola and Pi`ikoi Streets.