Richmond, Virginia, USA
Located in the heart of Richmond, 600 Canal Place is a high-performance workspace for more than 1,000 professionals, designed by Pickard Chilton, Kendall Heaton Associates, and OJB Landscape Architecture to enhance productivity through new ways of working that will benefit Dominion Energy employees and customers.
600 Canal Place has recently been awarded a 2022 American Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
The design team benchmarked facilities nationwide with the goal of designing a next-generation workplace that was innovative, collaborative, and sustainable and that would allow the client to retain, attract, and recruit the best talent.
Acknowledging the city’s historical connection to the James River, 600 Canal’s curved exterior enclosure is inspired by the shape of the full sails of the ships that historically navigated the river.
Stainless steel diagonal rods that articulate the sweeping facade further emphasize the sailing metaphor.
Culminating in a crisp tower top, the billowing sail of 600 Canal Place reflects the city, river, and sky.
The building includes street-level retail, employee amenities, and parking.
Certified LEED-NC Gold, 600 Canal provides for the comfort, health, and well-being of employees.
High-performance low-E glazing, energy-efficient systems, including under-floor air and occupancy sensors, reduce energy use while improving indoor air quality and individual thermal comfort control.
Project: 600 Canal Place
Architects: Pickard Chilton
Architects of Record: Kendall Heaton Associates
Structural Engineers: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Landscape Architects: OJB Landscape Architecture
Client: Dominion Energy
Photographers: David Sundberg
