Prime Highlights
- The office features a hospitality-inspired design with flexible workstations, collaboration spaces, and a central kitchen as the social hub.
- A custom triptych by RDC’s own project architect celebrates Loudoun County’s transformation from the 1950s to the present.
Key Facts
- RDC, founded in 1979, is an award-winning firm specialising in retail, hospitality, and entertainment architecture.
- PDO, founded in 1984, has designed over 90 million square feet of space across workplace, retail, and medical sectors.
Background
RDC, the international architecture firm, opened a new office in Ashburn, Virginia, a significant step in RDC’s expansion in the DC Metro area. The 2,400-square-foot space sits at One Loudoun, located on Exchange Street, and serves as the new home for RDC’s National Retail architecture studio.
Interior design firm Phoenix Design One (PDO) designed the space to encourage teamwork and creative thinking. Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the office with natural light, supporting a layout built for both focused work and group activity. A spacious kitchen anchors the space, drawing inspiration from the home kitchen island concept and reflecting the realities of modern hybrid work culture.
RDC Principal Joseph Serruya stated that One Loudoun was chosen for its mix of retail, dining, and community energy. He described the location as a DC Metro destination where clients and staff can gather meaningfully, adding that the office experience is designed to be something the team genuinely looks forward to.
PDO Principal Sophia Humphrey worked alongside Serruya to shape a hospitality-inspired workplace complete with soft seating, enclosed and open meeting areas, large collaboration tables, and flexible workstations. Humphrey noted that every detail was carefully selected to reflect what RDC brings to the DC market and the wider industry.
The studio features concrete floors, exposed ceilings, acoustical fixtures, and ash wood-look millwork. RDC Project Architect Veronica Guzman created an original triptych artwork, which shows her personal artistic style through its depiction of Loudoun County’s historical development from the 1950s to the present day.
