The Richard King Mellon Foundation Headquarters provides space to welcome and celebrate grantees and honr the organization's legacy of philanthropy.
Founded in 1947, the Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded over 8,000 grants and more than $3 billion in funding to support conservation, economic development, economic mobility, health and well-being, organizational effectiveness, and social impact investments.
Their new headquarters inside the LEED Silver Auction House in Pittsburgh's walkable Strip District neighborhood, was designed to welcome their diverse and growing cohorts of grantees and celebrate the impact of their work throughout Pittsburgh and the region. The new space also connects the foundations's employees to the community with an accessible, flexible, and energy-efficient workplace that honors their legacy of philanthropy.
Two enclosed spaces within the office help organize the open floor plan and break down its scale by defining boundaries for the cafe, lounge, and workspaces. The convening center is translucent, appearing to glow from within, adn provides space to welcome and celebrate grantees. Its interior can be configured in a variety of ways to accommodate different sized groups. It also features a custom mosaic representing the nearly 2,000 organizations the Richard King Mellon Foundation has supported throughought its history. Opposite the convening center is a space that houses the cafe and core elements like the restrooms, elevator, and stairs.
Working with the Pittsburgh collective, Monmade, the project includes many regionally sourced, responsibly made, and environmentally conscious products, including light fixtures, signage, planters, and wall treatments.
