Eley Guild Hardy Architect’s new, $2 million, 12,000 square foot office building in Biloxi, Mississippi received LEED Certification in December 2008. The design challenge was to create a LEED Certified building that was sensitive to the site, fosters an environment for creativity, and incorporates sustainable qualities without sacrificing aesthetic appeal. That goal was accomplished.

Large expanses of glass allow abundant daylight and provide visual connections to the surrounding landscape. Colors and textures inspired by the building’s surroundings were incorporated into interior materials and finishes. Natural products such as bamboo, acrylic panels with inlaid sea grass and bio-composite sunflower seed cabinet doors were used in the finish palette to reinforce the building’s connection to the environment.

The building's design was the recipient of the 2007 Mississippi Chapter of AIA Sambo Mockbee Membership Award and the 2006 South Central Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers Gold Award.

Schmidt Consulting Group, Inc. provided the LEED energy model and site lighting calculations for the LEED submittal.

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