Rackspace
Rackspace’s location in Virginia Tech’s Corporate Research center benefits the operations of both organizations.
Rackspace’s facility is one of 28 buildings on the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center campus, 15 of which designed by smbw. To encourage collisions and cross-company collaborations, great importance was placed on communal amenities. The project connects the building’s interior spaces and site spaces for work and gathering while the interior design allows for scaling collaboration.
Technology Services
Market: Corporate
Location: Blacksburg
Size: 45,000 SF
Year Completed: 2014
APPROACH
Site and landscape features are tailored to enhance the building approach and mediate circulation. The building’s entry and core allow future multi-tenant occupancy without impeding an efficient single tenant solution. Interior concepts include a flexible workspace designed to support collaboration, product development, and employee morale.
AWARDS
First Place Corporate over 35,000 SF, IIDA VA/WV IDEAs Awards
