FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)

In Washington, the 56,000-square-foot headquarters supports customers and policy stakeholders through a conference center, large meeting rooms, hospitality settings, and executive offices. In Rockville, the 61,000-square-foot renovation creates an internally focused destination for training, corporate functions, and employee connection. A cafeteria, fitness center, multipurpose hub, game room, and flexible learning spaces make the consolidated campus more complete. Each location responds to its audience and context, yet both prioritize accessible amenities, varied collaboration settings, inclusive support spaces, and meaningful reasons to gather. IA’s approach gives FINRA different expressions of the same organization without forcing unlike activities into an identical environment.

Both workplaces advance FINRA’s agile model through unassigned seating, a 2:1 sharing ratio, and a mix of collaboration areas, focus rooms, wellness spaces, and social settings. Employee input shaped the DC headquarters, where lighting, biophilia, environmental graphics, and a connecting stair express openness and continuity. In Rockville, a homecoming concept pairs residential comfort with warm midcentury character, reusing cherrywood paneling to carry history forward. Different palettes and local references give each project its own identity. Consistent planning keeps the overall experience recognizable and supports market integrity, belonging, choice, and long-term adaptability as attendance and organizational needs evolve.