Welcome Center

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15
Collaboration Areas

3
Levels

32,999
Square Feet

2,500
SF Planned Retail

30%
Shared Space

2Q21
Completed

Finalist

Urban Land Institute
Development of Distinction

The Welcome Center building houses the nonprofit leadership and provides a reception that serves as a front door to the community.

Work space was designed with employee and guest experience at the forefront – creating a true sense of place. Offices feature hospitality-inspired furniture with sit-stand capability, curated art, and transparent partitions to enhance natural light exposure.

Flexible work arrangements in innovative hubs and canteens foster creative collisions across functional groups within the organization. Conference rooms leverage productivity with the latest teleconferencing support along with flexible configurations for multiple uses.

Several art installations by leading urban artists tell the organization’s story and help it adapt to Houston’s historic East End community.

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Programs Building

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Master-Planned Campus

3
Buildings

98,568
Square Feet

25,000
Green Space

4
Acres

2Q22
Completed

Finalist

Urban Land Institute
Development of Distinction

Houston Business Journal
Landmark Award

Developed for The Center for Pursuit, their campus features mixed-use development concepts designed to bring the community to the campus and create inclusion. The master plan features a retail streetscape, two public plazas, and outdoor installations by renown local artists. Planned retail patios will activate the public-facing green space, while a repurposed rail car anchors the more interior plaza for programmatic and community events.

The Center for Pursuit provides services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. After 50 years of operations at its former campus in Houston, the organization needed a new campus for the next several decades.

The site is served by light rail and was designed to efficiently accommodate Houston’s largest METRO Lift use.