LS3P and Archer Western were selected by the Mobile District to design the Von Braun III Complex totaling 839,873 SF. It is a six story headquarters building developed as part of an existing office park and research campus for the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and contains office and research space, a 750 seat cafeteria, an 800 seat secure auditorium and conference center, a 9,000 SF fitness center with aerobics room, weight and cardio equipment, shower and locker rooms, and a medically staffed wellness center. Upon completion, it will be the largest single building on Redstone Arsenal.

Due to the sensitive nature of MDA’s work, the building includes 240,000+ SF of secure space, of which approximately 50,000 SF is SCIF or SAPF designed for accreditation for Top Secret-SCI level, with the rest built to Open Storage standards.

The building also includes a sixth floor executive suite, numerous General Officer/Special Executive Service office suites throughout the building, secure meeting rooms, large briefing rooms, and video teleconference space. The support facilities include large facility and office support spaces, retail sales and service areas, security force spaces, server rooms and IT spaces, controlled entry lobbies and perimeter, and a large central energy plant with capability to support additional buildings in the complex, with redundant emergency back up power for selected spaces, to include HVAC.