Is This Thing What Millennials Really Want at The Office? – Washingtonian.com

Thestructures owner and architect call it a meditation room but that doesnt seem to do it justice. Its more of a pod. You might even argue its a cabin.

Whatever you call it, its in the basement of the building at 1110 Vermont Ave., NW to attract, retain, and appease the younger workforce of today, says Matthew Lefkowitz, a representative of the buildings owner, Epic. We wanted to think in the Millennial mindset.

With DCs office vacancy rateat itshighestpoint in decades,its not surprising that landlords are getting creative to keep occupantsin place. Lefkowitz says the pod is also intended for napping and yoga (the building offers free classes inside it). It was designed byarchitect Gavin Daniels of Wingate Hughes, who also included a game area, conference room, and bar and lounge space in the basement.

Daria Hall, who works in the building at nonprofit Americas Promise Alliance, says her employer often usestheconference room and lounge, but she and her colleagues werent sure what to make ofthe pod:We actually didnt quite know what it was supposed to be used for. But it sounds like meditationis that what you said?

There should be no ambiguity about the landlords next move: free beer. Lefkowitz says theyre in the process of getting a liquor license so they can have a keg in the basement on Fridays.

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