For this ambitious adaptive reuse project that transformed Albert Kahn’s 270,000 sf Book Depository building into an innovation hub for mobility, Civilian focused on how interior design could support the innovative work focused on the future of mobility and society, while also paying respect to the past. Working closely with Gensler, the architect of record for the project, Civilian has reimagined the interiors of the 270,000 sq ft building into a dynamic workplace with unexpected adjacencies and visual connections between fabrication shops, work and public spaces to foster a sense of transparency, connection and collaboration. The result is a space that feels both industrial and inviting, both technical and human. The spatial organization, material palette, and furniture selection re-animates Albert Kahn's industrial architecture, positing a new vision for supportive innovation workspaces for the 21st century.
For this ambitious adaptive reuse project that transformed Albert Kahn’s 270,000 sf Book Depository building into an innovation hub for mobility, Civilian focused on how interior design could support the innovative work focused on the future of mobility and society, while also paying respect to the past. Working closely with Gensler, the architect of record for the project, Civilian has reimagined the interiors of the 270,000 sq ft building into a dynamic workplace with unexpected adjacencies and visual connections between fabrication shops, work and public spaces to foster a sense of transparency, connection and collaboration. The result is a space that feels both industrial and inviting, both technical and human. The spatial organization, material palette, and furniture selection re-animates Albert Kahn's industrial architecture, positing a new vision for supportive innovation workspaces for the 21st century.