The Future of Work Might Look Like This

Deemed the most outdoorsy headquarters ever, REI’s so-called summer camp for adults was maybe too good to be true. The multinational firm NBBJ outfitted the eight-acre campus with fire pits, rooftop terraces, sliding glass doors, exterior staircases, passageways, skylights, and thoughtful landscaping, including blueberry bogs, that reference the site’s agricultural past. A multitude of interconnected workplaces with modular features blurred the lines between nature and the built environment.