Corporate Campus

Brinks Home Security

Irving, Texas/93,000 square feet

The design of this new Regional Headquarters and Call Center required detailed programming and a highly creative design response to satisfy the complex set of technologic and business requirements of our client. The facility houses a computer center that utilizes the most advanced fiberoptic technology. In addition to providing for their current facility’s needs, we designed an office environment that has built-in flexibility to allow their organization to change in response to changes in their business. To achieve workstation flexibility, the design team developed a new monitoring workstation the same size as Brinks’ existing stations, yet with twice the work surface area. With changes to the work tools and work surfaces, their workstations can be quickly reconfigured to support a range of activities. We also provided much needed teaming areas that enhance interaction and employee communication. The call monitoring facility successfully portrays a pleasant, user-friendly environment within the context of a technologically sophisticated facility. Responding to the client’s desire for an “exit strategy,” we designed and configured the building with wide market appeal for a range of users should Brinks decide to sell or lease the facility in the future.The design of this new Regional Headquarters and Call Center required detailed programming and a highly creative design response to satisfy the complex set of technologic and business requirements of our client. The facility houses a computer center that utilizes the most advanced fiberoptic technology. In addition to providing for their current facility’s needs, we designed an office environment that has built-in flexibility to allow their organization to change in response to changes in their business. To achieve workstation flexibility, the design team developed a new monitoring workstation the same size as Brinks’ existing stations, yet with twice the work surface area. With changes to the work tools and work surfaces, their workstations can be quickly reconfigured to support a range of activities. We also provided much needed teaming areas that enhance interaction and employee communication. The call monitoring facility successfully portrays a pleasant, user-friendly environment within the context of a technologically sophisticated facility. Responding to the client’s desire for an “exit strategy,” we designed and configured the building with wide market appeal for a range of users should Brinks decide to sell or lease the facility in the future.

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CloseJune 09, 2022

How Remote is Too Remote?

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CloseMay 31, 2022

Modern Comfort Meets Effortless Hospitality

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Fort Worth Public Market could get a second life as part of a senior living community
CloseMarch 05, 2022

Fort Worth Public Market could get a second life as part of a senior living community

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Historic Public Market Building Has a New Purpose in Downtown
CloseMarch 04, 2022

Historic Public Market Building Has a New Purpose in Downtown

 By John Henry There is finally a plan for the iconic, albeit lonely, Fort Worth Public Market Building that has sat vacant in the southwest corner of downtown for almost 20 years. Emerging from the cobwebs and rising from the vacant lot behind... LEARN MORE >
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CloseMarch 03, 2022

Historic Fort Worth Public Market Building to Become Senior Living Apartments, Reopen to the Public With a Coffee Shop Under New Plan

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CloseFebruary 09, 2022

Cybersecurity firm created by McAfee-FireEye merger lands in Plano’s $3 billion Legacy West

 By Steve Brown Trellix leasing big block in new office and retail building near the Dallas North Tollway. A new $1.7 billion cybersecurity firm is the latest company to locate in Plano’s Legacy West... LEARN MORE >
Finalists Announced: D CEO’s 2022 Commercial Real Estate Awards
CloseJanuary 27, 2022

Finalists Announced: D CEO’s 2022 Commercial Real Estate Awards

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Office firm Vari’s new Coppell headquarters campus set to open this summer
CloseJanuary 26, 2022

Office firm Vari’s new Coppell headquarters campus set to open this summer

 By Steve Brown Coppell-based workspace systems company Vari has completed the structure of its new headquarters complex. The 180,000-square-foot office building is under construction... LEARN MORE >
From Our Families to You and Yours...
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From Our Families to You and Yours...

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Two new buildings for office tenants north of downtown Dallas
CloseDecember 17, 2021

Two new buildings for office tenants north of downtown Dallas

 By Steve Brown Two new office towers opening their doors just north of downtown Dallas won’t have a lot of competition. With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some developers hit... LEARN MORE >
Navigating Denver’s Connected and Activated Retail Alleys
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Navigating Denver’s Connected and Activated Retail Alleys

 By: LaDonna Baertlien In Denver’s Lower Downtown (LoDo) neighborhood, an interesting addition to the urban fabric has emerged over the past five years in the form of activated streets and alleyways that serve as a connective tissue for art,... LEARN MORE >
Work starts on Plano tower, ending office groundbreaking drougt
CloseDecember 08, 2021

Work starts on Plano tower, ending office groundbreaking drougt

 By: Steve Brown Construction has kicked off on the largest high-rise project started in Plano in almost two years. Developer Granite Properties has already signed a first major tenant for the office high-rise, which faces the south side of... LEARN MORE >