LA Warehouse Office is a Shipping Container City

<a href="http://www.pallottateamworks.com" target="_blank">Pallotta TeamWorks</a> is a charity event production company that runs bike races and other events. In 2002, they had grown out of their existing offices and needed more space, which they found in a large warehouse in the Atwater Village area of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/?cat=13219" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a>. The event company contracted <a href="http://www.clivewilkinson.com/work/pallotta2_desc.html" target="_blank">Clive Wilkinson Architects</a> to come up with a solution for creating an inspiring new headquarters inside the warehouse on a tight budget. The result is a <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/29/shipping-containers-turn-warehouse-into-office-space/" target="_blank">shipping container</a> city topped with tents that are reminiscent of the very events that Pallotta sets up.

Clive Wilkinson Architects have built out creative solutions for warehouses in the past. They were chosen by Pallotta to create an inspiring headquarters on a tight budget.

Clive Wilkinson chose to use shipping containers and white tents to create "breathing islands" for each department in order to minimize the volume of air-conditioned space.

Streets are naturally created between the islands, resulting in a tent city reminiscent of the charity events and races that Pallotta produces.

Map tables, brightly colored walls, fountains, and lots of open space create an inspiring place to work.

Skylights from the warehouse bring natural light into the space to reduce the need for artificial lighting.

Clive Wilkinson's design for the Pallotta TeamWorks headquarters received a design award from the AIA in 2002 for creating a lively, energy-efficient warehouse work environment despite a low construction budget.