b'with different architects and contractors. We thought that it was important that there be a cohesive language between the two, explains Jake Baker, an HOK associate. So we took the same claddingJAKE BAKERmaterials and some of the same lines from the atrium and just extended those into the office building. Marc Munago, an executive vice president with VanTrust, compliments the way HOK considered scope and materials to seamlessly incorporate the office building. SkyCenter One and theMARC MUNAGOatrium are flawlessly joined to form a stunning Class A+ structure, including impressive floor-to-ceiling glass throughout, he comments. In addition to HCAAs Real Estate and Planning and Development departments, other stakeholders such as the Maintenance Department weighed in on the buildings plans as well.Paradigm ShiftWhen the design process began on the Authoritys offices in early 2020, the team was operating in a pre-pandemic world. Concepts like working from home, virtual meetings and flexible workspaces had not yet been embraced on a large scale. However, as HCAA and the project team worked remotely to keep the design process moving forward as COVID-19 raged, Avitation Authority officials realized that this new way of work was an opportunity to design its own workspaces differently. This ultimately resulted in their decision to move away from 1:1 dedicated workstations and allowed them to gain more collaborative and amenity type space, explains Brian Robbins, the project executive from DPR Construction, which built out the interior of the HCAA floors.BRIAN ROBBINSHCAA is shifting from about 40% of its administrative employees in offices to about 15%, adds Senior Manager of TPAs Office AirportImprovement.comMay | June 2022'