Pen­ta­gon Fed­eral Credit Union, widely known by its abbre­vi­ated name PenFed, is the nation’s second largest fed­eral credit union with assets of $23 bil­lion and more than 1.6 mil­lion mem­bers as of July 2017. In addi­tion to a vari­ety of loans, sav­ings, and deposit accounts, PenFed also offers credit cards and other finan­cial ser­vices.

PenFed recently shifted its head­quar­ters from Alexan­dria, Vir­ginia to an 11-story build­ing in Tysons Over­look with plans for a larger expan­sion at the site. PenFed CEO James Schenck said the credit union selected Tysons Over­look for its new head­quar­ters as part of a regional search after it maxed out its space in Alexan­dria, where it had about 300 people, and in a second data center site in Chan­tilly, with another 200. The credit union wanted a site that was large enough to accom­mo­date its growth over the next decade but also in a loca­tion like Tysons that would help to retain its employ­ees and recruit new ones. PenFed also plans to open a roughly 4,000 square foot retail center on the ground floor.

Selux Inte­rior linear light­ing was used through­out (M36 LED Direct, M36 LED Direct/​Indirect, and M100 LED) — a per­fect com­ple­ment to the design of the build­ing as well as high lumi­naire effi­ciency that pro­vides excep­tional uni­for­mity through­out.


architect: Gensler
lighting designer: The Lighting Workshop
general contractor: HITT
photographer: Meghan Ochs, Regional Special Projects and Photography Manager Associate at Gensler