Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee

When BCBSTN decided to unify operations within a single headquarters, the company seized the opportunity to design a healthier work environment for its 4,500 employees. A key design theme centers on the organization’s belief that physical and visual access to nature play a role in overall wellbeing. Located on 12 acres overlooking downtown Chattanooga, the campus’s five buildings radiate around a central plaza, which is also the starting point for a series of outdoor running and walking paths. A spine of skybridges provides easy movement between buildings.

Each building contains features specifically designed to promote health and wellness. On site common amenities include a fitness center, garden spaces, outdoor cafes and walking/running paths, providing numerous opportunities for employees to incorporate physical activity, healthy eating and contact with nature into their daily routine. Open-plan offices feature ‘encounter spaces,’ where employees meet, socialize and share.