Photo by Jasper Sanidad

Other challenges were more familiar. Installing new bearing walls required trenching and digging to provide sufficient working space for rebar and concrete work. Extensive roofing work that included the addition of numerous skylights and air-conditioning units presented fall hazards, addressed early on by safety measures such as warning lines and use of personal fall arrest systems. The discovery of residual soil contamination from the site’s past operations required installation of a vapor mitigation system. The team also temporarily removed the building’s 10-ft by 15-ft glass storefront to bring in large structural steel components for the interior’s new library, stairways, mezzanine and executive offices.

The result is a new headquarters that achieves GoodRx’s vision of bringing the feel of a personal family room into one space, which combines large warehouse spaces with smaller huddle rooms to create a welcoming and collaborative environment, with amenities like a meditation and yoga facility and a speakeasy featuring a restored 100-year-old bar. The natural light supports an extensive range of indoor plants, trees and shrubs supported by an automated self-watering system. Water containers for the system’s planters were custom-fabricated, requiring extra diligence and precision by the construction team when building out the supporting walls.