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American Nurses Association (ANA)
2005 Starnet Award Winner

At the beginning of the project, we conducted interviews with personnel from each of their more than twenty departments to determine their specific needs. We were then able to create the Architectural Strategic Plan, which was used as a reference throughout the design process, from the onset of the space plan through the design and conceptualization of the space and into construction. This ensured that the office space delivered met the future needs of the enterprise, its entities, and its people. Since furniture was an important issue for ANA, OTJ arranged for four different furniture vendors to create complete office furniture mock-ups for the staff to “test-drive.” OTJ navigated the complex permit process for this office, which, as the first space being built-out in the new building was the “acid test” for the base building. The project was designed for three floors of 8515 Georgia Avenue, the new Foulger-Pratt/Peterson office complex. OTJ applied for and gained approval for a modification to the base building core & shell permit, to allow our client to begin construction within their schedule requirements, thereby avoiding double rent. After we filed for the modification to the base building to accommodate our client ANA, OTJ Architects and WDG Architects met with Montgomery County together as a unified team. It was with this spirit of collaboration, that the modification to the base building came about in a timely manner, allowing the construction for ANA to continue on schedule.

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