EHDD

The transformation of the headquarters was a project that was really important to Robert Ivey, who is the CEO from about 2011 to 2021.

That's Rebecca Sharkey, partner at the architecture firm EHDD.

And he always said this was like his lifelong dream, his priority to make this project happen at some point during his tenure there.

The AIA did look into around 2007, 2008.

It was about keeping the building, so the Brutalist style, and how did we soften it and bring it into this century with more energy-efficient systems and ways to get it to zero carbon.

The board approved the basis of design and proposed budget in 2019, then began inviting firms to participate in the RFP process.

By 2020, they had selected EHDD in San Francisco as the architect of record and design lead, and it was off to the races.

Then COVID happened.