The Clarient Group | Marriott International: Vertically Integrated, Amenity-Rich Smart Corporate HQ
The IBcon Smart Building Best Practice Showcase is an annual event held at the Realcomm | IBcon conference where real estate leaders present their most innovative, technology driven commercial and corporate real estate projects. These projects demonstrate leading-edge technologies and vision for intelligent and adaptive design that is transforming the next generation of IT-enabled real estate. The Weekly News Briefing will feature a unique Showcase project each week.
Marriott International’s new corporate headquarters was designed to enable connectivity, collaboration, growth, ideation, and well-being through diverse and dynamic spaces and state-of-the-art technology.
It is the global hub for Marriott’s research and development operation, featuring an Innovation and Design Lab, a premium test kitchen and beverage bar, as well as “model” hotel rooms in the adjacent Marriott hotel, where new concepts, design elements, service approaches, and amenities will be tested for potential use across the company’s portfolio. Marriott believes a blend of in-person and virtual connectivity enhances the associate experience, enables collaboration for a global workforce, and fuels business performance. This flexible model of work is responsive to associate feedback and will enable Marriott to continue to attract, grow, and retain top talent.
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