fALON PROPOSAL PORTAL

A Flagship Workplace for Falon’s Next Chapter

The new Austin location is an opportunity to create a flagship workplace that reflects Falon’s direction, how teams collaborate, and how culture shows up every day. Mackenzie & Lee proposes a staged transformation that delivers immediate functionality while setting the foundation for a more expressive, future-ready environment.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

What This Office Needs to Accomplish

  • Establish a fully functional Austin headquarters within a six-month window
  • Support rapid post-acquisition integration with minimal disruption
  • Create spaces that encourage teams to re-engage with in-office work
  • Enable indoor, outdoor, collaborative, and social environments to coexist
  • Position the office as a flagship location connected to Austin’s culture and events
  • Set up Phase Two enhancements, including integration with the Round Rock facility
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

Modern, Comfortable, and Intentional

Falon’s future workplace should feel modern, but not precious. The goal is not to create a showroom. It is to create an environment people want to use.

We focus on warmth, flexibility, and flow. Spaces that support focused work, informal collaboration, and social connection without forcing a single way of working.

Outdoor access, natural light, hospitality-inspired common areas, and adaptable meeting zones are treated as core infrastructure, not extras.

The result is an office that feels human, productive, and aligned with how people actually work today.
DELIVERY APPROACH

How We Will Deliver Under a Compressed Timeline

Rather than describing tasks, this engagement is defined by how Mackenzie & Lee operates in high-velocity, post-acquisition environments. The following principles guide how we will deliver the Austin flagship office.

Acquisition-Aware Design Planning

We design with integration in mind, not just occupancy.

Our planning accounts for the realities of post-acquisition transition, including temporary staffing shifts, evolving headcount, and parallel operational alignment. This allows the Austin office to function immediately, without locking Falon into assumptions that may change as the organization stabilizes.
Project Context, Planning Assumptions, pages 4-11

Staged Delivery Without Rework

The project is structured to deliver a fully operational environment quickly, while preserving the ability to layer in enhancements without rework or disruption. Core infrastructure and layouts are resolved upfront, with experiential and brand-forward elements intentionally sequenced for later phases.
Phasing Strategy, Schedule Overview, pages 21–24.

Non-Invasive Enhancement Strategy

An office that keeps working while it evolves.

Phase Two improvements are designed to be siloed and non-invasive, allowing upgrades to occur without impacting daily operations. This approach minimizes downtime, reduces risk, and supports continuous use of the space as the workplace matures.
Phasing Plan, Construction Approach, pages 13-16 and 21–24.

Workplace Strategy That Draws People Back Into the Office

Designed to support the shift away from WFH.

Our workplace strategy prioritizes comfort, flexibility, and choice. Spaces are intentionally designed to feel inviting and human, encouraging teams to return to the office because it adds value to how they work, not because they are required to be there.
Design Narrative, Workplace Strategys, pages 15–19.
Mackenzie & Lee understands that Falon is navigating a period of rapid change, including post-acquisition integration, shifting work patterns, and the need to establish a functional workplace without slowing broader operational alignment.
case study

Falon

Multi-brand apparel company, approximately $3.2B in annual revenue, with corporate offices, design studios, and distribution operations across North America.
Situation
Falon was expanding its corporate footprint following a period of growth and acquisition activity. Existing office environments no longer supported how teams collaborated, nor did they reflect the organization’s evolving culture and scale.

Engagement
Mackenzie & Lee partnered with Falon to modernize a regional office location, balancing operational efficiency with a more welcoming and flexible workplace experience. The engagement focused on phased delivery to allow continuous occupancy during improvements.

Outcome
  • Delivered a fully operational workplace without interrupting daily business
  • Improved collaboration through flexible meeting and shared spaces
  • Established design standards that informed subsequent Falon locations
case study

Technology Services Company [confidential]

Multi-site technology services firm with more than 5,000 employees and a distributed workforce across the United States.
Situation
The client was consolidating operations into a new headquarters following an acquisition. Leadership needed the space operational quickly while signaling a cultural shift toward collaboration and in-office engagement.

Catalyst engagement
Mackenzie & Lee led workplace strategy, interior architecture, and phased implementation for the new headquarters. The approach prioritized speed, adaptability, and non-invasive enhancements that could be layered in over time.

Outcome
  • Activated a functional headquarters within a compressed delivery window
  • Enabled future enhancements without rework or disruption
  • Supported increased in-office utilization post-move
case study

Consumer Electronics Company [confidential]

Global consumer electronics company with corporate offices, regional hubs, and production-adjacent facilities supporting multiple product lines.
Situation
The client was aligning corporate office environments with operational and product development teams following acquisition-driven growth. Leadership needed consistency across locations while supporting collaboration between corporate, engineering, and operations teams.

Catalyst engagement
Mackenzie & Lee developed a scalable workplace framework, first implemented at a flagship office. Design standards were created to extend across additional sites, including production-adjacent and R&D-focused locations.

Outcome
  • Established a repeatable workplace model across consumer electronics locations
  • Improved collaboration between corporate, engineering, and operational teams
  • Reduced future design and build-out timelines through standardization

The Team

This engagement will be led by a senior team with direct experience in corporate interiors, fast-track delivery, and complex stakeholder environments.

Sintha Desai

Principal, Workplace Strategy

Leads client engagements at the intersection of workplace strategy, culture, and business change. Partners closely with leadership teams to translate growth events such as acquisitions and relocations into functional, people-centered environments. Brings a pragmatic lens to phased delivery, ensuring early decisions support long-term flexibility.

Carrie Mcleish

Design Director, Corporate Interiors

Guides the design vision for corporate interior environments, balancing aesthetic clarity with operational realities. Works hands-on with client teams to shape spaces that support collaboration, comfort, and adaptability. Known for creating modern environments that feel approachable and durable, not over-designed.

Arjun Holec

Senior Director, Workplace Integration

Specializes in aligning workplace design with operational and organizational change. Focuses on how teams move, collaborate, and transition within evolving environments. Brings experience integrating new facilities during post-acquisition periods while minimizing disruption to day-to-day work.

Roger Greyson

Managing Director, Corporate Interiors

Provides senior leadership across complex corporate interior projects, from strategy through execution. Advises clients on sequencing, investment tradeoffs, and long-term value creation. Brings deep experience delivering flagship offices under accelerated timelines and multi-stakeholder conditions.

Melanie Coorigan

Director, Technical Design and Delivery

Oversees technical coordination and delivery for fast-track interior projects. Ensures design intent, building systems, and construction realities stay aligned throughout the process. Plays a key role in enabling phased build-outs that allow facilities to remain operational during enhancements.

Mia Pritchard

Director, Workplace Experience

Focuses on the human experience of the workplace, from arrival to daily use. Advises on amenities, shared spaces, and environments that encourage in-office engagement without forcing rigid behaviors. Helps clients design offices that feel welcoming, comfortable, and worth returning to.
Next Steps
We recommend confirming scope and sequencing within the next two weeks to maintain momentum as the acquisition closes. This allows design development to begin immediately and positions the Austin office to be operational within the targeted six-month window. From there, Phase Two enhancements can be planned in parallel, without slowing down delivery.

Review materials

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Timeline

We understand you are targeting a decision by 3/24/26.

If it would be helpful to workshop timing, explore a more aggressive start, or clarify dependencies, we would be happy to support.

Coordination

Roger Greyson
Managing Director, Corporate Interiors
[email protected]

312-555-0194

Roger can coordinate next steps, provide additional detail, or connect you with the appropriate members of the M&L team as needed.
We appreciate the opportunity to present this proposal to Falon. The approach outlined here reflects how we believe workplace design should support growth, integration, and everyday use. We are excited about the potential to partner with your team and confident in what we can deliver together.

Claire Mackenzie, CEO, Mackenzie & Lee
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MATERIALS
Phased Workplace Roadmap
Preliminary Space Planning Concepts
Timeline and Delivery Assumptions
Main Proposal

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