D&W worked with Gensler whom was was engaged by YETI, an Austin-based producer of premium outdoor gear, as a design partner to create its global headquarters. Gensler’s design team crafted a work home as earthy and real as YETI. With plain honest materials and natural outdoor hues, the campus includes a fire pit, an outdoor band stage / workplace, a brew house, and nothing that feels “corporate.” Hand-tooled leather, raw steel, recycled inner tubes, and worn denim materials help evoke the brand lifestyle throughout the interiors rather than echoing typical corporate headquarters. Bottle openers, for instance, form the logo in the lobby. As welcoming and as quirky as Austin and in natural harmony with the Hill Country, YETI’s new home celebrates its hometown hero status.