Smith & Nephews R&D and Medical Education Training Center is located in the Robotics Row area of Pittsburgh’s vibrant Strip District. The center supports groundbreaking research and development of robotic surgical systems, and the training of healthcare professionals. Our team’s design for the new headquarters converted three floors of a former cardboard box warehouse. The warehouse building, now called The Stacks, is part of Three Crossings 2.0, a development previously master planned by Perkins Eastman. The initial design was inspired by original steel roof trusses and rough-hewn wood ceiling planks, which incorporates Smith + Nephew’s workplace branding guidelines and speaks to Pittsburgh’s maker culture with its mix of colors and materials. The three floor workplace is connected by a striking wood and glass staircase, and features a reception area, secure high-bay makerspace, prototyping labs, collaboration zones, enclosed offices, small nooks, and lounges. Industrial-grade garage doors on the ground floor open to an exterior courtyard, where staff can connect with one another and the city that surrounds them.