Perched high above the bustling streets of downtown Salt Lake City, Reaveley Engineering’s office suite is in a world of its own. From this vantage point the city’s skyline is in simple forms and angles, all rising from the soft earth at the base of the foothill. It’s a view fit for world-class engineers, the perfect backdrop to accomplish the work that ensures the ongoing strength and success of that very skyline. Within its walls, exposed concrete and wood slat features creatively separate the space while allowing for a constantly collaborative atmosphere in this bespoke open office layout.

Our team first met the space when given the task of designing a spec suite to fill it. Its original state was one of generations of remodels, with layers upon layers of unremarkable materials weighing it down. Following our instinct to simplify, we stripped away excess and uncovered the superb original modernist structure of the space. To achieve a functional simplicity, we moved the mechanical systems towards the core of the space and encased the zone with rich wood slats, freeing up the rest of the space and creating breathtakingly high ceilings of the original concrete structure.