HOK Philadelphia | Workplace Portfolio by HOK_Philadelphia

Places that work for people

About HOK

Our design solutions result from a collaborative process that encourages multidisciplinary professional teams to share knowledge and imagine new ways to solve the challenges of the built environment.

Markets

HOK’s experts in strategic practice areas create design solutions that bring great value to our clients.

Aviation + Transportation

Civic + Cultural

Corporate

Government

Healthcare

Higher Education

Hospitality

Justice

Mixed-use

Renovation + Refurbishment

Residential

Science + Technology

Sports + Rec + Entertainment

Workplace

Disciplines

HOK’s professionals bring integrated or standalone services including:

Architecture

Landscape Architecture

Lighting Design

Experience Design

Interiors

Planning + Urban Design

On-site Space Management

Sustainable Design

Engineering

Consulting

70 Years of Design + Innovation

Founded in 1955

#1 A/E firm

Architectural Record ‘Top 300 Design Firms’

27 offices worldwide

2022 Time Magazine Most Influential Companies

1700+ employees

2024 Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm

Sustainability + Wellbeing

We approach every project with health, well-being and sustainability in mind.

#1 Green Architecture/Engineering Firm Engineering-News Record

HOK is on track to achieve a carbon-neutral portfolio by 2030

371

LEED Certified Projects

WELL Certified Projects

#2 Top 100 Green Giants Interior Design Magazine

55+

WELL Credentialed Professionals

Diversity

HOK is committed to embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into every part of our organization and work. We’re dedicating the resources required to make that happen. We believe that to design the most inspirational and inclusive environments places that make individuals feel like part of a community—we must approach design from many perspectives.

36%

Of our staff in the US is non-white (higher in our international offices)

48%

Of our staff worldwide are female

26%

Of our global leadership are non-white

HOK Studios

HOK’s office network spans three continents. We are a global network of designers made up of small teams of friends working together to solve complex problems. During our design processes we engage people from many cultures, both from within our firm and the local community. These diverse backgrounds broaden our vision and feed our strengths.

CANADA

Calgary

Ottawa

Toronto

Philadelphia

EUROPE

London

UNITED STATES

Atlanta | Austin | Boston

Chicago | Columbus | Dallas

Denver | Houston | Kansas City

Los Angeles | New York | Philadelphia

San Francisco | Seattle | St. Louis

Tampa | Miami | Washington D.C.

MIDDLE

EAST

Dubai

Beijing

Hong

Shanghai

Places that work for people

High-performance workplaces enable people to be productive, engaged and happy, whether they are distributed workers, digital nomads or working in an office building, hospital, lab, campus or at home. HOK’s evidence-based design solutions optimize the potential of these experiences. This may involve decreasing occupancy costs, embodying an organization’s culture or fostering innovation—however our client defines success. Leveraging our global network and knowledge of best practices, HOK leads the strategic planning, design and implementation of work experiences across the world.

Our practice is client focused, diverse and frequently published. We have a strong multi-disciplinary practice that includes interior design, base building architecture, strategic workplace and facilities planning. Our 50-person studio is curated by practice areas, with client-dedicated teams serving each project. We take pride in long-term relationships and the unique opportunities presented by each client’s design challenge.

Approach to Interior Design

As designers, we have a remarkable opportunity, moreover, a responsibility to help make the world better, more humane place to live. At HOK, our goal continues to be to create the best possible environments for our clients and their communities. We recognize that good design is an investment, a way to help organizations meet their objectives. A well-designed workplace can improve the communication flow and help organizations attract and retain its most important resource it’s people. We do not have a predetermined “design style,” instead our mission is to develop design concepts that translate a client’s image and business goals into a reflective design vocabulary, productivity, better teamwork, optimized occupancy costs and greater flexibility. HOK’s design of work environments always:

+ Supports organizational change

+ Enhances collaboration & creativity

+ Reduces occupancy costs

+ Reflects a company’s brand & culture

+ Promotes recruitment & retention

+ Accommodates new ways of working

+ Integrates sustainability

HOK Interior Services

+ Feasibility Studies

+ Programming

+ WorkPlace Strategy & Guideline Development

+ Comparative Building Analysis