The Fountain Place office tower is giving its tenants one more reason to look forward to coming to the office each day.
A new social club dubbed The Cypress at Fountain Place is slated to open in the plaza of the iconic 58-story rocket-shaped glass office building.
The invitation-only private club will be open to the building’s tenants and some of the elite business professionals and impact-makers in the city of Dallas, CultureMap reported.
Chris Hipps, the senior managing director at CBRE Group, promises the new amenity will not be any run-of-the-mill club.
“Cypress at Fountain Place is not just another club, it’s truly a groundbreaking creation. This is first-in-class, first-in-market, and first-in-country,” he said in a news release. “It sets Fountain Place apart and marks a new era of workplace luxury.”
Spanning 13,000 square feet, the club will include art displays, sports activities, dining, a bar, and space to relax. The artwork will comprise “one-of-a-kind creations from regional and international artists, ensuring that members can truly ‘relax in art,'” according to Dallas Innovates.
Two Trackman golf simulators, indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, and a hunting simulator will give club members plenty of ways to relieve some stress at the end of the workday. The hunting simulator will be the first in “any office environment or urban club of its kind.”
Matt Frelich, the senior vice president of sales and business development at Trackman, described the inclusion of the golf simulators as “a groundbreaking fusion of leisure and productivity.”
“What sets Cypress at Fountain Place apart is that no one else has ventured into this unique blend, making them pioneers in redefining the way we work, play, and achieve a perfect swing under one roof,” he said, per CultureMap Dallas.
Kellie K. Sirna of Studio 11 designed the club’s interior. She drew inspiration from “the timeless elegance of [designer I.M.] Pei’s diamond faceted building, the rich geometric foundations of [landscape architect Dan] Kiley’s water features, and the soft beauty of the Cypress tree.”
“It’s a design that pays homage to Texas ways of life while embracing the spirit of innovation, art, and nature that defines this remarkable place,” Sirna explained.
The addition of the new club comes on the heels of a $70 million refresh of the Fountain Place building’s interior. Hipps believes adding the new club will help draw people back into the office environment and increase the tower’s occupancy rates.
“[I]t will offer the companies that office at Fountain Place a significant advantage in their effort to recruit new employees, as well as to retain their existing high-performers,” Hipps said, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Cypress at Fountain Place is expected to open in the summer of 2024.
