1200 Intrepid

Office building August 2025 1200 Intrepid 1200 Intrepid Building.jpg Office Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 39.8939 -75.1725 region:US_type:landmark inline,title 4 92000 sqft m2 0 on Bjarke Ingels 1200 Intrepid is an office building located in The Navy Yard in Philadelphia.https://www.phillymag.com/property/2015/06/26/bjarke-ingels-navy-yard/ Holy Bjarke Ingels! Starchitect-Designed Office Building Coming to The Navy Yard Jennings James 16 June 2015 Philadelphia Magazine 19 June 2017 It was designed by architectural firm BIG, which is led by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels. It was built by Turner Construction. Construction began in 2015 and was completed in 2016.https://philly.curbed.com/2016/7/14/12187760/bjarke-ingels-1200-intrepid-navy-yard-nears-completion https://web.archive.org/web/20160717094240/http://philly.curbed.com/2016/7/14/12187760/bjarke-ingels-1200-intrepid-navy-yard-nears-completion dead July 17, 2016 BIG’s 1200 Intrepid Nears Completion at the Navy Yard Romero Melissa 14 July 2016 Curbed 19 June 2017 The building's first tenant is Penn Capital Management. The building was built on spec, without a specific designated tenant. It was designed with the curving shape of battleships in mind, as well as the design of the circular park adjacent the building. Despite the curving of the building's walls, it nevertheless conforms to Robert A. M. Stern's master plan for the Navy Yard, which calls for traditional, box-shaped office buildings. Pharmacy chain Rite Aid leased space in the building in late 2021.Fernandez Bob Drugstore chain Rite Aid will move ‘remote-first’ HQ to Philly’s Navy Yard from central Pa. https://www.inquirer.com/business/rite-aid-remote-new-headquarters-philly-pandemic-20210914.html 24 January 2022 Philadelphia Inquirer 14 September 2021 en The company plans to move its headquarters to the building. Architectural reception Inga Saffron, the architecture critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer referred to the building's curved wall as "mesmerizing".https://www.philly.com/philly/living/20160624_Changing_Skyline__Optical_illusion_makes_architect_Bjarke_Ingels__new_Navy_Yard_building_mesmerizing.html Changing Skyline: Optical illusion makes architect Bjarke Ingels' new Navy Yard building mesmerizing Saffron Inga 4 June 2016 Philly.com 19 June 2017 Ingels has compared the white concrete panels that make up the building's facade to "...bracelets of a watch [tilting to create] a graceful, organic space and inviting cavelike canopy".https://philly.curbed.com/2016/7/14/12187760/bjarke-ingels-1200-intrepid-navy-yard-nears-completion https://web.archive.org/web/20160717094240/http://philly.curbed.com/2016/7/14/12187760/bjarke-ingels-1200-intrepid-navy-yard-nears-completion dead July 17, 2016 BIG’s 1200 Intrepid Nears Completion at the Navy Yard Romero Melissa 14 June 2016 Curbed 19 June 2017 References Category:Buildings and structures in Philadelphia Category:Office buildings in Philadelphia Category:Office buildings completed in 2016