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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