FOX Populi

Congrats to Andy for winning a spot in BD+C’s 8^th annual “40 under 40” competition. Of the award winners, Andy is one of three professionals based in Washington, DC. Read more about Andy in the magazine excerpt below:

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April 16, 2013

Washington, DC – FOX Architects, an expert in commercial office design, today announced that it received two prestigious awards from the International Interior Design Association’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter.  During the 2013 Design Awards program, FOX was recognized for their CQ Roll Call and Sapient projects.   These awards are the interior design industry’s premier program that recognizes IIDA members’ achievements and design innovations.

Bob Fox, Principal of FOX Architects, shared his excited about the firm’s wins sharing, “we are honored to receive such high profile awards.  Our accomplishments speak to the success of FOX’s philosophy that the built environment is a business performance tool and we are proud of our extremely talented teams that worked on both projects.” 

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CQ Roll Call Commercial Headquarters Media

The CQ Roll Call

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FOX celebrates an evening with friends and colleagues in their new Virginia studio in McLean, VA. During the event, guests toured the 10,000-square-foot office which features a Design Lab and Ideation Center. The Design Lab and Ideation Center, a combined 1,458 square feet, are adaptable, active work spaces. Flocos spearheaded the effort to develop a comprehensive workplace strategy that replaced the firm's existing second-generation space. The new FOX Virginia studio is an open, activity-based environment that 96% of employees report has made them feel more energized and engaged, according to an initial post-occupancy survey. In addition, elements such as the interactive kinetic wall engage the senses through touch and sound. This is one of many design features that plays to the five sense, a unique approach to office design developed by Flocos.

 “The entire design process

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As the corporate workplace continues to shift and evolve the architecture and design industry is constantly flooded with workplace terminology – efficiencies, flexibility, organizational change, hoteling, benching, workplace standards…the list goes on. What does this mean and how does this apply to the office environment? Many industry professionals, including those heavily involved in commercial real estate decisions, know that they need to implement a strategy when reorganizing or reassessing their client’s requirements, but this is only half the battle. Organizations hear the buzz words and attempt to shoehorn their existing space and their existing workforce into a new configuration, new office or new program, and call this a “Workplace Strategy.”  What’s missing is probably the most obvious component – the people.  A well-executed Workplace Strategy ignores the buzz

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by Bob Fox, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP
Founding Partner

I’ve always been fascinated by the interactions that take place in the workplace and how the space can drive organizational performance. Recently I had the

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