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The Slate

A dynamic co-working environment in the Design District designed to empower small business owners

Project Brief

The Slate is a 11,333 SF co-working office space created by sisters Shelly Slater and Jodie Hastings of Shelly Slater Strategies. Shelly Slater Strategies partners with businesses and non-profits around the country to find effective strategies for communication and story-telling.

The goal of the project is to create a dynamic co-working office and training facility where small business owners can effectively work while learning how to tell the story of their own businesses. Using an existing warehouse / office structure in the Design District of Dallas, Texas, the project introduces a new program into a layered, textured space.

Part of the project incorporates a dedicated studio space named “The Trev” in honor of Trevor Cadigan. It is here where small business owners can create audio and video content.

Office & Workplace

A standout presence along East Plano Parkway through material and form

Signazon

Plano, Texas

Visualization of boutique retail buildings along Henderson Avenue, highlighting streetscape design and pedestrian-friendly features in a mixed-use environment.

A half-mile stretch along Henderson Avenue is prepared to claim its place as one of the great retail streets in Texas

Henderson Avenue Mixed-Use

Dallas, Texas

Architectural rendering of a public broadcast center with an amphitheater and large screen in Downtown Dallas.

GFF’s design for the broadcast facility responds to its unique topographic and urban context, carving out moments of pause, projection, and public connection along the Katy Trail

Public Broadcast Headquarters

Dallas, Texas / Unbuilt

The Billingsley Company multipurpose pavilion serves as a bright, transparent hub that seamlessly connects indoor and outdoor spaces

IBP XVII Amenity Center

Plano, Texas

Our People

Maria Gomez

President
Chief Practice Officer

Alix Rios

Associate Principal
Studio Director

Todd Toupal

Associate
Technical Director

David Boone

Associate Principal
Senior Interior Design Leader

Russell Hagg

Associate Principal
Senior Interior Design Leader

Beth Schmidt

Associate
Senior Design Leader

elevating human experience

and strengthening community

through our craft

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3030 Nowitzki Way
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Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 303-1500

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114 West 7th Street
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Austin, Texas 78701
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1701 River Run
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Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 303-1500

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