To accommodate all of the logistical challenges inherent to shuffling employees and rebuilding interior spaces, SMMA established a phased design and construction program.
The design team also constructed a 10,000-square-foot open office area—complete with café, meeting rooms, and collaboration spaces—to test ideas and gauge staff acceptance. This ultimately resulted in developing more efficient office layouts, furniture, meeting spaces, and flexible work areas, designed to match the need for collaboration among scientists, programmers, researchers, and administrative staff.