Featured Project

Leidos Headquarters

Reston, Virginia

New, state-of-the-art 17-story headquarters

A sleek and modern 17-floor headquarters welcomes each visitor with striking high-end finishes and details. This build-to-suit project beautifully showcases the company's values and innovative history.

Location

Reston, Virginia

Client

Boston Properties
Leidos

Project Type

Office
Base Building

Key Partners

Boston Properties
Gensler
JLL
Shalom Baranes

Awards & Certifications

WBC Craftmanship Award, Electrical, 2021
IIDAMAC Premiere Design Award, Corporate Over 100K sf, 2021
LEED Gold

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ALL-GLASS BUILDING IN RESTON TOWN CENTER

Vision Vision Vision Vision Vision

This flagship office houses two sectors of our client’s internal organization on one modern and cohesive floor.

The project consolidated three separate buildings into a new headquarters and merged cultures from different groups to better collaborate and “make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient.” The space promotes the company’s brand and mission to solve our world’s most challenging and important problems.

The design showcases Leidos’ core brand values and innovative culture. Much of the design is centered around teamwork, displayed through a series of two-story community hubs and collaboration spaces.

Leidos Headquarters was the final building in the Reston Town Center master plan. The completed project was HITT's ninth tower for developer Boston Properties after more than two decades building in the Town Center.

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Kaleidoscope Lobby Art

The kaleidoscope art feature refracts the Leidos name and represents the company’s perspective on problem-solving and ability to unlock new discoveries.

Custom Curtainwall

Every window shows projections ranging from four to twelve inches to provide depth in the curtainwall. Our team completed mock-ups for the curtainwall system and the fin sizes to ensure we could accurately deliver the design vision.

90% Custom Light Fixtures

HITT held weekly meetings with lighting vendors to coordinate the 1,060 field-verified custom light fixtures in the building.

The HITT Experience The HITT Experience The HITT Experience The HITT Experience The HITT Experience

Leidos Headquarters was the first building delivered in Fairfax County during the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial government shutdown occurred with just three weeks remaining before the first turnover. The HITT team completed the project on-time while maintaining the highest jobsite safety and health guidelines.

THE HITT EXPERIENCE

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Unique Challenges, Smart Solutions

Ambitious projects require carefully constructed solutions.

Challenge #1

The site had to remain fully operational to support the three-story annex attached on each level of the adjacent, fully-occupied office tower.

Solution

The tower housed several life safety systems that supported the fully-occupied building. The HITT team coordinated temporary roofing, partitions, power, and additional protection to prevent disruption to operations.

Challenge #2

The project's first turnover milestone was scheduled for March 2020 when COVID-19 hit, causing government shut downs and fear amongst workers.

Solution

When COVID-19 struck just three weeks before the first turnover date, the HITT team swiftly implemented new health and safety guidelines, including phasing work hours, reducing occupancy, and establishing traffic flows. The project completed on-time and was the first project delivered in Fairfax County during the pandemic.

Challenge #3

Reston Town Center is an active development with busy roadways and pedestrian traffic.

Solution

When interior build-out began mid-way through construction of the base building, there was increased activity and risk. We created strategic foot and vehicular traffic plans to ensure human safety and minimize disruption to the Town Center. We carefully located an exterior hoist and interior chute, conducted just-in-time deliveries, arranged off-hours trash removal, and sequenced work across multiple shifts.