Conversion of a 55,000SF manufacturing building into a synergistic
environment for 145 Facilities & Operations personnel, formerly
housed throughout the 124-acre campus. The program includes a wide range
of functions, from offices to machine shops.
The primary organizing element is a new courtyard, anchoring a “street
grid†of open walkways. All departments are accessed from this
network through archways that spring from low partitions defining
“street†edges. The interior space is large and open, but human in
scale. Exposed utilities and the color scheme reinforce spatial
organization. Interior glass walls enclose conference and break rooms
that adjoin the glass courtyard, permitting views to the courtyard from
spaces beyond.
Sustainable strategies include: copious interior daylight, a network of
landscaped bio-swales, 100% of rainwater is absorbed for groundwater
recharge, stands of trees and a vertical planting screen shade the
building reducing the HVAC equipment.
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