埃森哲（Accenture）纽约创新中心荣获WELL铂金级认证

全球知名专业咨询服务公司埃森哲的纽约创新中心坐落于曼哈顿哈德逊城市广场，总面积为3万平方米。此项目已获得国际WELL建筑研究院（IWBI）颁发的WELL v2铂金级认证，这也是此项认证体系的最高级别。

获得此认证意味着该空间满足了空气、水、光和声学等方面的严格评价标准，同时从身心两方面支持健康的生活方式。

这是北美最大的获得WELL铂金级认证的空间之一。该创新中心已获得美国绿色建筑委员会的LEED金级认证。

“恭喜埃森哲纽约创新中心获得WELL铂金级认证，” 国际WELL建筑研究院总裁兼首席执行官Rachel Hodgedon表示。“通过贯彻WELL建筑标准中的工作场所保健和健康战略，埃森哲展示了为员工创造以人为本的工作场所的承诺。”

“该项目展示了像埃森哲这样具有前瞻性的客户和综合设计流程如何增强可持续性、健康以及包容性之间的交叉性，”HOK健康、保健和公平组的可持续设计负责人Komal Kotwal表示。“在如此规模的项目上获得WELL铂金认证，表明设计行业正在朝着正确的方向发展。”

这个办公空间最多可容纳5,000人，但只设置了包含1200个工位的2500个座位。埃森哲的员工每天都可以选择最适合他们需要的私人或公共环境，而不是指定办公桌。这是北美最灵活多样的工作环境之一。

这个获得WELL v2铂金和LEED金级认证的空间支持埃森哲对可持续发展的承诺，以及到2025年实现净零排放和零废弃的行业领先目标。

HOK的设计创造了健康的环境，优先考虑了日光和绝妙的窗外视野。该设计融合了昼夜节律照明、灵活的家具、有助于恢复良好身心状态的空间和室内绿化。每层至少有一个突出了亲生物设计的特点，包括以中央公园为主题的接待区。该接待区设有一个大绿植墙、天然木地板、特色天花板，甚至还有一个古雅的苔藓花园。

为了促进身心健康和健康习惯，该办公场所设有舒适的家具、运动区、健康中心、咖啡吧和可用于冥想或祈祷的私人空间。活力设计措施包括环绕每层的小径和和连接九层楼的楼梯。

近三分之一的空间用于各种创造性、专注力、学习和社交的选择性工作环境，这是一个完整的工作场所生态系统，为神经多样性员工提供了多种选择。该设计考虑了人们的听觉、视觉、触觉、嗅觉和本体感觉。精心配置尺寸和比例、形状和形式、运动、对比度、纹理和颜色有助于提高创新中心包容性。

员工和访客可以通过显示屏查看实时空气质量和能源使用数据。与传统设计相比，低流量固定装置则节省了40%的用水。

ACCENTURE’S NEW YORK INNOVATION HUB AWARDED WELL CERTIFICATION PLATINUM

The 300,000-sq.-ft. New York Innovation Hub for Accenture, a global professional services company, has achieved WELL v2 Certification at the Platinum level (the highest possible) by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

Certification means the space meets rigorous standards for air, water, light and acoustics while supporting healthy physical and mental lifestyles.

It’s one of North America’s largest WELL Platinum-Certified spaces. The Innovation Hub previously earned LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally friendly design.

“Congratulations to Accenture for achieving WELL Certification at the Platinum level for its New York Innovation Hub,” said Rachel Hodgdon, president and CEO of the International WELL Building Institute. “By implementing workplace health and well-being strategies from the WELL Building Standard, this leading professional services firm demonstrates its growing commitment to creating people-first places for its employees.”

“This project exemplifies how a forward-thinking client like Accenture and an integrated design process can enhance the intersectionality between sustainability, health and wellness, and inclusivity,” said Komal Kotwal, HOK’s sustainable design leader for health, well-being and equity. “To achieve WELL Platinum Certification on a project of this scale indicates that the design profession is moving in the right direction.”

Though HOK designed the space to accommodate up to 5,000 people, there are only 1,200 work seats and 2,500 total seats. Instead of having assigned desks, each day Accenture’s employees can choose private or communal settings that best fit their needs. It’s one of the most flexible, diverse workplace environments in North America.

The WELL v2 Platinum and LEED Gold-Certified space supports Accenture’s commitments to sustainability and industry-leading goals for achieving net-zero emissions and zero waste by 2025.

HOK’s design creates healthy environments that prioritize daylight and unparalleled views. The design incorporates circadian lighting, active furnishings, restorative spaces and indoor greenery. At least one major feature per floor highlights biophilic design, including the Central Park-themed reception area with a large living wall, natural wood floors, accent ceiling and even a quaint moss garden.

To support mindfulness and healthy habits, the workplace includes comfortable and active furniture, workout areas, wellness hubs, welcoming coffee spots and hideaway spaces for meditation or prayer. Active design measures include pathways that circumnavigate the perimeter of each floor and interconnecting stairways that link the Hub’s nine floors.

With nearly a third of the space devoted to a wide range of alternative work settings for creativity, concentration, learning and socializing, this is a complete workplace ecosystem with numerous options for Accenture employees who are neurodivergent. The design considers people’s auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory and proprioceptive senses. Careful use of size and proportion, shape and form, movement, contrast, texture and color help make the Innovation Hub inclusive for all.

Real-time displays allow employees and visitors to view data on air quality and energy use. Low-flow fixtures reduce water use by 40 percent compared to a conventional design.