The Situation
Transwestern was engaged by a Dallas-based technology company that knew their workplace needed to change. They had an upcoming lease expiration, genuine uncertainty about post-COVID utilization patterns, and a near-term capital event that made major construction investment feel premature. The leadership team needed a thoughtful, low-capital solution that meaningfully improved the space without overcommitting ahead of a transformative corporate milestone.
The instinct in many workplace situations is to pursue a new lease — more space, better location, fresh TIA. For Zimperium, an in-place renovation was actually the right answer. The challenge was making that case convincingly, designing a renovation that genuinely addressed what employees were asking for, and giving leadership real options rather than a single proposal to accept or reject.
The Approach
We held visioning sessions with executive leadership and surveyed stakeholders across the organization to build an honest picture of how the space was being used, what was working, and what wasn't. The analysis surfaced recurring themes with notable consistency: a need for greater community and collaboration, better flow between teams, more professional customer-facing environments, and a desire for more "We space" without the cost of relocation.
We studied the existing configuration and identified reconfiguration opportunities that addressed those themes without touching the building shell. Three cost scenarios — low, moderate, and high investment — were modeled, each with a clear scope rationale. Additional analysis covered potential expansion into a nearby adjacent suite if the business grew faster than anticipated.
The right answer for this client wasn't a new lease. It was a clear-eyed look at what the existing space could become — and three options for how to get there.