Shady Brook Office building

DALLAS, TEXAS | 47,014 SQFT | COMPLETED IN 2023

DALLAS AIA DESIGN AWARDS 2023

Shady Brook Office Building is one part of a larger 5.5-acre development project intended to help revitalize an evolving neighborhood of North Central Dallas along Northwest Highway. Beside other retail and restaurant buildings, this project seeks to provide 26,000 square feet of office and retail space with unique exterior amenities. The 4-story building is comprised of an exposed cast-in-place concrete structure with nine-foot cantilevered slabs at the upper levels. These deep recesses allow for exterior covered walkways around the entire building, bookended by a galvanized steel stair tower to the north, and a series of porches with benches and planters supporting various native flora to the south. As a foil to the hot Texas sun, the entire building is wrapped in a series of Accoya wood fins with various densities based on solar orientation. Solar heat gain and glare are significantly reduced, as evident at the west elevation, wherein the setting sun barely encroaches upon the glass surface until late afternoon, when most users would be leaving for the day. Concurrently, bird-safe patterned glass is utilized at the storefront glazing system to ensure safe migratory passage for the avian population. Shady brook Office Building seeks to reassess the role of nature and its influence in designing healthy and sustainable public spaces.