
挑战
Leaders at NGLCC asked HKS to repurpose a sterile commercial furniture showroom into an inviting headquarters for their nonprofit, while finding a style reflective of the group’s identity and the different aesthetic preferences of its two co-founders.
解决方案
HKS reimagined the showroom to create a bright, professional look for NGLCC, also known as the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, which had recently undergone a brand makeover. The NGLCC headquarters feature a custom graphic that deconstructs the nonprofit’s new logo and showcases its vibrant colors.
The HKS team preserved the wood floors to create a warm environment and enhanced existing spaces to boost the nonprofit’s capacity to host events. It outfitted a glass rotunda room with furniture and audio/visual equipment that could be arranged in different configurations to accommodate anything from a board meeting to a cocktail party. Designers eliminated a wall that had enclosed a catering pantry and transformed it into a sleek space that now doubles as an employee break area and a bar for entertaining
HKS worked with NGLCC’s co-founders to personalize their individual offices. The rest of the workspace elegantly merges modern and traditional elements favored by the nonprofit’s leaders.
设计影响
The renovation allowed NGLCC to move into a space where its team could work more communally by sharing a single floor. Since settling into this office in 2018, the nonprofit has received business leaders from around the world and hosted panels, a news conference and other gatherings, including a reception following a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral for gay-rights icon Matthew Shepard.
NGLCC’s partner organizations frequently request the space for their own meetings and events.


项目特色
- 11,000平方英尺(1,021平方米)
- Large entertaining and conference area
- Half open work area and half-closed offices
Our new office has, literally, shed new light on NGLCC’s mission as the world’s LGBT business voice and champion. … we are finding it easier than ever to ideate and innovate in our new home.
co-founder and president, NGLCC
