Project Description
FROM THE AIA MARYLAND:
As a fast growing tech company headquartered in
Baltimore, Millennial Media expanded their operations into the large floor
plate of the historic American Can Company factory building. The expansion required a smart strategy for
occupying the sprawling space while keeping the culture intact and employees
connected. A circulation ‘avenue’ was cut across the space to better connect
remote points and act as organizing circulation. A central ‘node’ was created
in the townhall, which accommodated a variety of activities from casual
meetings and employee dining, to company-wide presentations. To allow for the
mobility embraced by the laptop-oriented company a variety of work spaces were
created with varying levels of light and acoustic privacy. Off the central
circulation spine ‘neighborhoods’ of open workspace were developed, broken up
by bars of enclosed meetings rooms and offices. To gain additional square
footage, take advantage of the ceiling heights and lift program toward the
clerestory windows, mezzanines were added on top of these enclosed rooms. These
lofted spaces provided break-away space for programmers, areas with whiteboard
for meetings, recreation space for games, etc. Light shafts protruded through
the mezzanines to bring natural light to the enclosed rooms below.