HOK is designing Porsche Cars North America’s new headquarters in Atlanta. The project includes a contemporary workplace for up to 400 people, a Technical Service and Training Center, and a Customer and Driver Experience Center with an integrated road handling track. The team is targeting a Silver or higher LEED rating.

“Our design goal was to capture the essence of the Porsche brand and performance,” said Todd Bertsch, director of design at HOK in Atlanta. “We have designed a movement-filled building with the same high-energy feel and performance as Porsche automobiles.”

“Our vision for our new U.S. corporate home is to create a bold and energizing environment where the physical elements are as memorable …

Last week Steve Jobs described plans for Apple’s new corporate headquarters to the Cupertino City Council, noting that the large circular building (there won’t be a single straight piece of glass), which would hold 12,000 people, resembles a spaceship and has “a shot at being the best office building in the world.” The new campus will augment Apple’s current 1 Infinite Loop headquarters, which was designed by HOK and opened in 1993.

Over the weekend, Mashable published a story on the design that quotes HOK San Francisco Senior Designer Sean Gallivan and HOK San Francisco Director of …

Carnival House is the new headquarters space for Carnival UK (the holding company for five of the best-known cruise lines in the UK: Cunard, P&O Cruises, Ocean Village, Princess and Yachts of Seabourn).

Previously located in five different buildings around Southampton, these brands now share a single space, one designed to facilitate the cross-pollination of ideas between teams via open plan areas and free access to different departments.  (Not to mention it floods the place with tons of daylight!)  Check out the cool cruise-ship-like atrium and the whole Flickr set to see what we mean…