RAND Corporation
Owner : Architect : Landscape Architect : General Contractor :
RAND Corporation AECOM Mia Lehrer + Associates Turner Construction
The RAND Corporation Headquarters is a five-story structure totaling 325,000 square feet and includes three levels of subterranean parking . The elliptically shaped office building , which encloses interior courtyards , is traversed by two open air bridges . This project is LEED Gold certified .
More than 70,000 square feet of Shaw Beige Type III cement with mica was constructed mainly on our slip sheet detail over eight inches of foam floating over structural deck . This system with our construction joint detailing virtually eliminated all cracking for the Rand Corporation .
“ The Lithocrete paving of the courtyards at the RAND Corporation allows for an inviting multipurpose space for social gathering , promoting interaction amongst the staff and guests . The mock-ups provided by Shaw & Sons during the design process allowed the colors and textures of the pavement to complement the building palette and landscaping . The curvilinear nature of the building massing is expressed with precise sawcuts running through the pavement .” - Steven Zimmerman , AECOM
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