Architect: ai Design Group

Location: Charlotte, NC

Description:

Occupying 364,000 square feet over fourteen floors, MetLife’s new U.S. Retail division headquarters combines progressive workplace strategies with culture-shifting, sustainable design. The design promotes a work environment rooted in engagement and employee well-being. Certified LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors—the 8th project to achieve the designation in North Carolina—the upfit also raises the standard for sustainable design in the local corporate real estate market. As a result of the headquarters’ success, the philosophy of designing spaces tailored to the vision for specific business lines is now being used to guide the design of other MetLife facilities around the world.