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In The Office: Octagon

Editor’s note: This story is updated from the print edition.

Octagon houses its talent that represents talent in 27,000 square feet in McLean, Va., near Washington, D.C., where the company was founded in 1983. TPG Architecture of New York City handled both the layout and the creative design for the space, which Octagon moved into in 2011.

ALL PHOTOS BY JOANNE LAWTON
Employees can meet and socialize in the “OctaPen.”
Who’s that at his standing desk in his corner office? It’s Octagon President Phil de Picciotto.
David Yates, managing director of golf, and other team members keep their travel plans on their office doors.
Octagon Basketball’s area includes a hoops-centric body comparison chart.
Esther King of Octagon Financial Services shows off her extensive bobblehead collection.
Sean Packard of Octagon Financial Services plays table tennis on the logoed table with trainee Alex Jacobs.
Octagon’s offices are in the Gannett/USA Today Headquarters.
Dining in the “OctaPen”
Wall graphics include entryway walls and a timeline of Octagon’s history (below).

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