Creative floor plate design brings light and well-being inside

The new campus provides a wide variety of spaces that support and delight employees and visitors. The two story lobby is filled with natural light and views to the lake beyond. Inviting coffee shop and dining areas maximize views and spill out onto the boardwalk along the lake. The multiuse conference center supports large meetings that used to take place off site. A comprehensive graphics solution showcases reuse of the trees from the site, facts about the environment. Custom large scale wall covering is the 'art' that differentiates spaces. Glass stairwells encourage employee use and casual collisions between departments. The workspaces promote activity based design and give employees a variety of space types to choose from for their daily tasks. Residential light fixtures give personality and texture to smaller spaces. Every floor has a unique color palette to encourage wayfinding and provide a sense of place to the many departments. Open area team spaces encourage interaction. The furniture solutions were custom designed to the last detail and every desk is height adjustable. The final result showcases the clients commitment to their employees, they new have a space they are proud of and love to work in. This client desired a new campus that would be a landmark destination of choice in their portfolio and serve as their location for future expansion. The interior design team was engaged with the larger project team from the beginning of the process. This collaboration produced a unique design solution that supports and reflects the values of the client and their mission to promote success and creativity for their employees while respecting the planet’s resources. The new campus is comprised of two buildings totaling approximately 450,000 sf. The elevator cores were located to the outboard corners of the building allowing a narrower floor plate and optimal views and natural light for all occupants. Building columns were also designed to be outside of the building envelope and the floor plate widths were tailored for maximum space planning flexibility. A key interior design goal was the 'inside out' concept and views for all employees, glass stairwell connections and extension of materiality between the interior and exterior were all utilized to connect the interior and exterior spaces and encourage choice of where to work across the campus interior or exterior. The result is a stunning success that shows employees their needs were put first.