Bartlett Cocke General Contractor’s Headquarters
Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, a Texas-based, employee-owned firm established its Central Texas office and regional headquarters in Southeast Austin. Situated on a six-acre site near key Austin transportation routes, the office seamlessly blends modern design with natural features, including a preserved wetland, providing a parklike setting.
The building highlights raw materials and construction technologies that are typically hidden, creating a bold showcase of the construction industry’s elegance.
The headquarters offers expanded space for collaboration, growth, and leasing opportunities, reflecting Bartlett Cocke’s innovative and forward-thinking corporate culture.
The building’s dynamic concrete and glass forms shifts back and forth around a central transparent reception wing. This push and pull of volumes accommodates a ten-foot drop in grade on the site as well as the needs of the program.
The main entry sequence moves through an activated courtyard along the northwest facade. The glass lobby bisects the east and west wings, links the front and rear outdoor spaces, and establishes an easy rhythm of solid and void.
The west wing houses permanent offices and shared spaces, including the all-hands conference room, bid review and huddle rooms, and a breakroom that can open to an outdoor landing with integrated bench seating via folded floor-to-ceiling glass nano walls.
A roof deck patio above the entry is accessed by a spiral staircase on the back patio, where a quiet courtyard includes planters and a prominent water feature used for irrigation.
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