BUILDING H – BRACCO DIAGNOSTICSBUILDING H – BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS BUILDING G – NEW CAMPUS CAFE BUILDING M – AMERIHEALTH
DESIGNING ANINNOVATION CENTERAT THE HEART OFA COMPANYCASE STUDY:LINDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERAt the center of a well-executed project is a well-articulated goal. Through a leading-edge visioningprocess, KSS worked with our client to delineatethe overarching goal of the project—to drive thespeed of delivery by facilitating collaboration andinnovation. For the Linde Technology Center, thatmeant intentionally balancing laboratory spacefor complex food processes with workplaces andcustomer interaction spaces.By internalizing the driving project ideas ofinnovation, engagement, and transformation, theproject team led interactive sessions with theclient to reexamine the client’s organizationalstructure, designing a project and an organizationalmodel that would be high-performing, functional,and flexible to future needs. By arranging openoffices and co-working spaces adjacent to aresource-rich “collaboration spline”, KSS craftedopportunities for innovation through interaction.A clear glass wall illuminates lab spaces acrossfrom the collaboration spline, cultivating a sense oftransparency and accessibility across departments,encouraging R&D, engineering, and special projectteams to engage in moments of exploration anddiscovery throughout the day. 53 |
Laboratory Space COLLABORATION SPLINECustomer Interaction SpaceFocus Workplace The heart of the design is the collaboration spline, anCollaboration Workplace innovative plan that emphasizes the flow through and identity of the three central program components. The collaboration spline features: - Clean, linear organization emphasizes clarity - Simplicity of one-floor environment prompts atmosphere of teamwork & unity - Allée emphasizes transparency & collaboration - Ample daylighting in the workspaces - Linear warehouse has easy access to labs/demo spaces - Organization highlights interdisciplinary collaboration LABORATORY SPACE Laboratory spaces are designed to be clean, functional, and secure, reflecting Linde’s high-precision, professional approach to research and development. Due to the interactive nature of the building and the presence of customers, in addition to the potential for collaboration and employee engagement, laboratory spaces are transparent and inviting, expressing Linde’s drive toward innovation. Laboratory space design focuses on functionality and safety—providing a secure space to explore innovations in industrial processes.
WORKPLACE The workplace balances transitions between focused and collaborative environments—understanding thatCreative, efficient, and flexible, workplace areas are traditional desk space & small group huddle space aredesigned with plenty of natural light to improve key components of productivity. The best approachproductivity and illuminate an engaging environment. for Linde is not a one-size-fits-all solution, but aThe Technology Center is an opportunity for Linde variety of spaces that meet the wide span of Linde’sto redefine and explore parameters for effective and organizational needs, providing employees with choiceinnovative workspaces. By examining balanced ratios and variability to suit their individual needs.of collaboration and focused work opportunities, theworkplace program will fulfill Linde’s vision. Workplace design balances focus & engagement, providing an environment that empowers employees to be productive and collaborative. CUSTOMER INTERACTION Customer interaction spaces should be expressive, informative, and interactive. For the Linde Technology Center to build upon the company’s brand and identity, clean spaces with welcoming, engaging features should be incorporated into the very fabric of the built environment. In exploring the interactivity of the customer interaction spaces, we will focus on the demonstration of product as a centerpiece for the Technology Center. Customer interaction spaces emphasize Linde’s processes and products while engaging the customer at an expressive and informative level. 55 |
HEADQUARTERS ASMARKETPLACECASE STUDY: BURLINGTONSTORES HEADQUARTERSWith fresh ideas and offerings, Burlington Storeswas growing and transforming itself in the off-price retail market. They were in need of a newcorporate headquarters that would create amodern and dynamic workplace and display theirbrand for the world to see. The executive teamat the new building would be supported by alarge workforce of merchant buyers—young anddynamic, they moved frequently and effortless-ly between locations in New York City and thecompany’s traditional home in Burlington, NewJersey. As such, they craved collaboration—a placeto intersect with vendors and a space where theycan interact with merchandise. The solution:to create a workplace that is a marketplace. 57 |
Option 1: Large Floor Plate FINDING THE RIGHT FLOOR PLATE Option 2: Campus Community Option 3: Integrated Approach Burlington Stores sought to build its new headquarters on a previously purchased site| 58 adjacent to its existing offices. They engaged a civil engineer to develop a plan to accommodate their full office needs on a three-story footprint. The result was a deep floor plate with its dominant facades oriented away from the street and facing East and West. Given this circumstance, an opportunity existed to explore the prototypical office building with the owner in order to better realize the corporate objectives. To find the right fit for the right floor plate on the site, a sequence of scenarios was developed: LARGE FLOOR PLATE: The given site diagram, this solution turns away from the street requiring an expression of identity associated with a minor façade. The East / West dominant facades would need to incorporate screening elements to protect from direct sun. Light wells would be required to introduce natural light. MODIFIED LARGE FLOOR PLATE: The depth of the floor plate has been reduced by introducing a fourth floor. The geometry has been modified to address the entrance drive, and hierarchy created. Yet the building still suffers from large and deep floors and less than optimal solar orientation. THE CAMPUS APPROACH: Understanding the desire for residual value, three “prototypical” developer office buildings are joined to form a corporate campus. While floor plates are more manageable and offer opportunities for better daylight, the workspace becomes disjointed and fails to bring the organization together. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH: Learning from the optimal depth of the prototype buildings and the opportunities for better integration offered by large plate solutions, a diagram is developed that extends a four-story bar of appropriate depth along the best solar orientation and toward the street. A second “building” is introduced that is lower in height and
carefully positioned. An extended, rather thancentralized atrium of public space is introduced tointerconnect the spaces.THE SIMPLIFIED DIAGRAM:The idea is simplified into a diagram of two officeplaces interconnected by a dynamic public space.That space, organized against an outdoor plazaand stretched against the whole building, providesfor corporate identity towards the street withprogram and spaces that interconnect a dynamicworkplace.Beginning with site orientation and floor platedesign, an extensive, in-depth exploration revealedthe most advantageous scenario: it is of two officeplaces interconnected by an energetic public space.That space, organized against an outdoor plaza andstretched against the whole building, provides forcorporate identity towards the street, and offersprogram elements and spaces that together createa dynamic workplace.A new face of corporate identity is achieved asthe bustling public space within the building opensonto the outdoor plaza in which it is nested. Theground floor of this building is where vendors andvisitors come to interact with the merchant teamand where that team can come together in a largeand vibrant way. Vendor rooms, where garmentsare displayed, bought, and sold, line the majorthoroughfares through the building along withlarge meeting rooms to accommodate town hallpresentations. The upstairs workplaces are lively—there are special delineations for workstationsto be left open, creating a more studio-likeatmosphere, encouraging and accommodatingcollaboration. Work groups are punctuated by
kiosks that contain spaces for racked clothing andwhere clothes and goods can be displayed anddiscussed.The atrium is stretched along the entire publicspace and is anchored by a café, coffee bar, andreception area, which flow together to form themarketplace. The marketplace is edged by a wallwith integrated LED displays where the latestproduct line can be projected. A large ribbon ofred hovers above this space and is visible to theoutside, capturing the Burlington brand.The vocabulary of this building is important inthe conveyance of marketplace and identity.Simple office volumes are stitched with a broadand sweeping atrium space. The skeletal spaceis held together with the vocabulary of an openair market, with an exposed structure of lightcolumns, king post trusses, and a graceful curtainwall suspended by columns. Yet performance asmuch as elegance is a criteria for the buildingsystems. Designed to meet a standard of at least 15percent better energy performance than permittedby code, the project incorporates high efficiencymechanical systems and lighting. In addition, theglazing systems take advantage of optimal solarorientation. The North façade’s atrium glazingremains clear allowing the interior structure and ared ribbon wall to read prominently to the exterior,while the glazing on other façades are highperformance, limiting heat gain and providing aneffective energy envelope.The iconic sweep of transparent glass showcasesthe activity within and the synergies throughoutBurlington’s new corporate headquarters.Featuring an open office layout, with a wide rangeof amenities and a variety of spaces, the buildingis designed to bring Burlington’s diverse workforcetogether. Employing informal meeting places andoutdoor lunch spaces, avenues to walk and talk,and alcoves to think and solve, the design of theheadquarters successfully interprets and translatesworkplace as marketplace. The collaborative,pensive, and productive site analysis process,followed by an imaginative yet practical designresulted in finding just the right fit for BurlingtonStores. 61 |
PROJECTS
PANATTONI / PA ASSOCIATES iPORT 12 Large-scale warehouse spaces located as far as site’s environmental hazards by properly closing the 25 miles from Port Newark demand high rents. landfill and incorporating a methane and leachate Subsequently, the site directly at the port, off collection and monitoring system. New Jersey Turnpike’s exit 12 was ideal for a new industrial park with one exception: It was a landfill. iPort 12 has become a bold icon on the turnpike- Building a 1.2 million sf warehouse is no easy -an unmistakable, yet beautiful, expression of task, particularly with contaminated soil as the its purpose and character. In daylight, dramatic substrate. Supported on recycled oil pipes driven vertical fins on the building’s west facade cast down 70 ft to hit bedrock, the building became a dynamic shadows on its textured concrete skin. At first-of-its-kind pile structure specially designed for dusk, glass panes cut vertically into the concrete a warehouse’s lateral and dynamic loads. The team emanate light from inside out and illuminate a devised an 80 ft by 80 ft structural grid, setting a project that has become an environmental and new standard in warehouse design. In addition to economical success. restoring natural wetlands, iPort 12 mitigated the Location: Carteret, New Jersey Size: 1.2 million sf of brownfield redevelopment Features: Flexible, state-of-the-art distribution center, 80’ x 80’ structural bays Recognition: 45th Annual New Jersey Concrete Awards, Merit Award, 2008| 64
PROLOGIS PORTS JERSEY CITY It takes courage and vision to build on a former warehousing, and outlining their plan for closing landfill. Prologis and KSS Architects worked and converting the landfill into a thriving industrial together to plan and design a groundbreaking site. The Pulaski master plan and development urban facility whose close proximity to Port by the Prologis and KSS team sets new standards Newark and a skilled workforce can revitalize for urban planning and land redevelopment, and the industrial heritage of Jersey City’s west side. significantly will benefit the Jersey City community. The project turns a once lifeless, contaminated brownfield into a modern industrial facility that Facility modifications during construction will reinvigorate the city’s economy and create successfully accommodated Ahold, a food continuous, public waterfront spaces. e-fulfillment center with conditioned storage, coolers and freezers, and dry goods distribution, Through a process of approvals, the team showed as well as Imperial Bag & Paper, with narrow aisle the city the redevelopment’s environmental and distribution and 30,000 SF of class A corporate economic benefits by diagramming non-intrusive offices.Construction plans accounted for operational truck routes, explaining the nature of high cube processes, with minimal impact to the two tenants. Location: Jersey, City, New Jersey Size: 900,000 sf. Clear Height: 36 ft. Recognition: LEED Gold Certified, U.S. Green Building Council| 66
THE TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND CLARION PARTNERS LEHIGH VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PARK VII DISTRIBUTION CENTER Part of Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VII, a 1,000- adds visual interest, while vegetated screens hide acre business park taking shape on contaminated the loading docks beyond. and abandoned land once home to Bethlehem Steel Corporation, KSS’ speculative distribution center Situated on a brownfield, the team incorporated pays homage to the site’s industrial past while environmental systems into the building’s design. creating a flexible design future users. A venting layer below the slab with a continuous vapor barrier prevents harmful gases below ground A double-loaded warehouse for up to two tenants, from getting into the building. Should any gas the new building can accommodate manufacturing, escape, a passive venting system of wind-activated retail, distribution and office. To anchor the entry, turbines on the roof is in place to alleviate the a glass “lantern” with muntins harkens to the issue. former steel plant’s architectural aesthetic while bringing in much-needed natural light. A canopy Location: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Size: 677,000 sf Features: Double-loaded, 32-foot clear height building with 135 loading docks, car parking, and trailer parking| 68
THE HAMPSHIRE COMPANIES 50 BRYLA DISTRIBUTION CENTER A companion project to The Hampshire Companies’ industrial facility. A full-height patterned glazing 200 Milik Distribution Center to the west, 50 Bryla system defines the project entrance and will work Street further develops many of the iconic and to be an illuminated billboard signaling the presence sustainable building features at 200 Milik and of Hampshire’s industrial presence within the Port responds to the site’s unique visibility from the New industrial community. Patterned ribbed metal Jersey Turnpike. panels adjacent to the entry patchwork window and high patterned clerestories, reinforce the unique This historically significant site, visible from and just brand presence for Hampshire and the sustainable off of exit 12 of the Turnpike, takes the former Saint- qualities which prospective tenants seek –daylight Gobain glass manufacturing plant and transforms it and energy efficiency. Further, the project cleans back into a functioning, money-generating property up a contaminated site and ensures its economic within Carteret. The designs’ combination of similar success well into the future. This building achieves building elements to 200 Milik ensures its place as a LEED Certified rating from the U.S. Green Building a sustainable, energy efficient and daylight filled Council. Location: Carteret, NJ Size: 459,000 sf Program: Double-loaded warehouse divisible for up to two tenants Features: Flexible 36-foot clear warehouse, office space, 91 trailer spaces Sustainability: LEED Certification| 70
THE HAMPSHIRE COMPANIES 200 MILIK NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTEROne of the first speculative industrial projects to window facing Blair Road, create a unique brandcome to fruition following the economic downturn, presence for Hampshire and prospective tenants.Hampshire’s 200 Milik New Distribution Center is an It maximizes the potential to attract tenantsexample of how to create an iconic, cost-effective, with an open plan filled with natural light anddistribution center with the features needed to energy-efficient light fixtures—both measurableattract today’s industrial tenants. incentives. These elements work together to create a sustainable workplace, LEED-certified by theLocated just off of the NJ Turnpike, a few miles US Green Building Council, which is becoming ansouth of Port Newark, 200 Milik takes an existing industry standard.site and restores it to be a functioning, money-generating property within Carteret. The designs’ As a tribute to the success of this project, FedExcombination of building elements: anodized ribbed Ground is taking the whole building for part of itsmetal panels, a sleek storefront system, high Ground Delivery supply chain.patterned clerestories, and the iconic patchworkLocation: Carteret, NJSize: 231,941 sfProgram: Single-loaded warehouse divisible for up to two tenantsFeatures: Flexible 36-foot clear warehouse, offices with future office mezzaine, 50 trailer spacesSustainability: LEED Certification 71 |
MERCEDES-BENZ USA PARTS DISTRIBUTION CENTER When Mercedes-Benz embarked on their goal of and training spaces. The distribution center has creating the finest warehouse in the world, it was many “firsts.” Programmatically, it is the first only natural that the sleek and classic beauty of to receive any part shipped from Europe to the the company’s W125 Silver Arrow racing car would United States. As the first building to occupy inspire its architecture. KSS created a building the industrial development park at New Jersey that celebrates the Mercedes-Benz aesthetic in an Turnpike Interchange 7A, it had to be perfectly entirely new scale, utilizing layers of perforated oriented on the site to create a lasting impression and solid metal panels and glass, redefining the on the public. The distribution center brings in standards of industrial architecture. Inside this extensive natural light and creates a workplace building is the Mercedes-Benz east coast parts environment that conveys the qualities of what distribution center as well as extensive office it’s like to work for Mercedes Benz. Location: Washington Township, New Jersey Size: 1.2 million sf Features: Office space, Support space, Training rooms, Warehouse| 72
HYUNDAI MOTOR CORPORATION PARTS DISTRIBUTION CENTER Located on the summit of the hill at the New The rear-loaded, end parts distribution center for Jersey Turnpike’s Interchange 8A, the Hyundai Hyundai’s northeast region towers dramatically Distribution Center slowly emerges into view for above grade. Horizontally, long expanses of travelers on highway. The design and accessibility clerestory windows allow daylight to penetrate the of the prominent building, wrapped on three warehouse. The exterior comprises intersecting, sides by the highway, suited Hyundai’s needs bent planes of brick masonry, concrete block, while speaking to the architectural vernacular of and glass that at times cantilever into space. Forsgate Industrial Partners. In addition to the parts distribution center, the building contains corporate offices as well as a fully equipped automobile maintenance training facility. Location: Jamesburg, New Jersey Size: 352,000 sf (30,000 sf office) Clear Height: 36 ft Features: Office space, Service training facility, Parts distribution center, Warehouse| 74
SOMERSET TIRE SERVICE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER As the largest independent company in its market, to actualize that goal, achieving significantly Somerset Tire Service (STS), Inc., wanted to expand greater clear heights than typical construction. its corporate campus. However, the 25 acres of land The increased volume of space allowed STS to available on its site was not only located in a flood store more inventory in an efficient and effective hazard area, but contained contamination decades manner. The design also implemented the latest in ago from the previous user. KSS and a team of sustainable technologies for industrial architecture, professionals designed the way to reclaim the site including energy efficient lighting systems and a and improve the environment while delivering roof-mounted, 1.2 MW photovoltaic array that met this new facility designed specifically to meet the demands of STS’ entire corporate campus and STS’ needs for tire storage and corporate training had a payback of less than five years. space. KSS applied innovative fire code approaches Location: Bridgewater Township, New Jersey Size: 200,000 sf (2,100 sf office space) Features: Lobby, Training facilities, Food preparation, Locker rooms, 1.2 MW photovoltaic array| 76
CULTECH US HEADQUARTERS As an international designer, manufacturer, and space, and warehousing on two floor levels. distributor of high-end packaging for cosmetics, Ideas originating from the second floor offices Cultech wanted to bring its corporate, creative, of corporate and executive staff and package and production staff together to an iconic US designers stream to the factory floor in a building headquarters. Cultech selected Scozzari and KSS designed to enhance the creative process. Architects as the design/build team to create the Celebrating Cultech’s unique products, KSS elegant building that would express that vision. designed the building exterior to be an elegant The fully-conditioned and humidity-controlled carton of textured metal skins and graphic forms. building comprises office space, production Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Size: 151,000 sf (25,000 sf office space) Features: Lobby, Presentation room, Gallery, Boardroom, Training rooms, Photo imaging room, Locker rooms, Loading docks, Design-Build Partner: V.J. Scozzari & Sons| 78
EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER On a 21-acre site straddling two townships, Empire line by using a sawtooth building footprint along Merchants North wanted to build a state-of-the- the public facade. The resulting niches from the art corporate headquarters and distribution center sawtooth pattern form a welcoming office plaza in upstate New York to ease accessibility and framed by trees, flagpoles, and a low stone wall. distribution logistics and consolidate two existing facilities into one new location. The site required Working with the township planning board, the careful planning to create an efficient building project team secured approvals for the project in footprint that stayed within the boundaries of one an incredibly short time period. Part of the design’s township. Working closely in collaboration, BBL appeal was the materials proposed for the exterior Construction Services and KSS came together as a of the sawtooth entrance: Load-bearing concrete design/build team to tackle the challenge. panels have an exposed aggregate finish inspired by stones from around the township and include hues KSS designed an innovative site plan that representative of colors from the area. Tall vertical simultaneously creates an interesting main windows march along the main facade, adding entrance experience and adheres to the Township height to the relatively long and narrow building. Design/Build Partner: BBL Construction Services Location: Coxsackie, New York Size: 255,100 sf (38,000 sf offices); Clear Height; 37 ft Features: Mezzanine, Entrance plaza, Warehouse, Loading docks Recognition: LEED Silver Certified, U.S. Green Building Council| 80
LIBERTY PROPERTY CORPORATION AMB LIBERTY LOGISTICS CENTER Located on the west side of Newark Liberty wooden columns to a major international retailer International Airport near Port Newark, AMB Liberty for use in stores. Insulated precast concrete panels Logistics Center is the first major sustainable contribute to the building’s energy efficiency. distribution center built in the Newark submarket in more than a decade. The building sits on a nine- Designed for single or multi-tenancy, Liberty acre brownfield, formerly the site of a 27-building Logistics Center features finish-to-suit office pharmaceutical plant, and required extensive space and rail accessibility. Within months of its remediation. completion, the building attracted its first tenant, Mimeo.com, which leased about one-third of the The Class A distribution center incorporates total warehouse. environmentally-responsible design features. The project team recycled and reused steel, brick and concrete from the existing structures, and sold aged Location: Newark, NJ Size: 191,000 sf Clear Height: 36 ft Features: Class A rating, 52 x 52 ft column spacing, 32 loading docks, Two drive-in ramps, 120-ft truck court, 33 spaces of trailer storage Award: New Good Neighbor Award, 2009| 82
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA NEW DISTRIBUTION CAMPUS The fully conditioned and validated pharmaceutical features redundant 80-foot clear storage and distribution center will become the central hub receiving buildings that incorporate an Automated for North American distribution operations for Supply and Retrieval System (AS/RS) housed in Teva, a leading pharmaceutical company and the an environmentally conditioned structure that is largest generic drug manufacturer in the world. tightly controlled and monitored. In addition to the Its strategic and continuous growth demanded distribution center, there are over 100,000 square an exceptional distribution system, to which feet of corporate offices and a tier IV data center. this facility will be integral. KSS Architects has This is all supported by a central energy plant worked with Teva to design the project to set stringently designed to pharmaceutical standards new precedents in distribution center design. It while reducing long-term operational costs. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Size: 136 acres of brownfield redevelopment, 1.1 million sf Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company| 84
MCKESSON PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL SURGICAL NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER The McKesson Corporation has engaged KSS standardized information that can be drawn upon to develop prototype designs for distribution by business unit representatives, design teams, centers for two business units and to implement developers and construction managers. Adopting these designs at locations identified throughout this approach has allowed McKesson and the design the United States. This includes validated team to continue to advance innovative solutions pharmaceutical distribution as well as distribution and adapt specific design elements to local for medical surgical consumer goods. The process conditions or business objectives while efficiently has included parametric programming and design and comprehensively preserving corporate enabled by the Building Information Modeling (BIM). decision-making. Full projects have been completed Utilizing Revit software, KSS has lead a process at six facilities, with five additional ongoing that includes the work of structural engineers projects varied in phase from site selection and and MEP engineers to design and document programming through construction administration. specific building programmatic elements. These These locations have been withheld at McKesson’s elements are infused with important technical and request for confidentiality. Location: Confidential Size: Confidential| 86
TECHX TECHX FOUNDRY Innovative Incubator for the Maker Industry. TechX brings ideas and their proprietors to life. From inception through production, from mentoring to marketing, Tech X is the largest With deep experience in centers for innovation, and most advanced ecosystem available for the learning environments and design for community commercialization of tech hardware innovations. building, KSS is partnering with TechX to make Conceived as a consortium of leading edge their Big Idea a reality. In addition to design and experts and cutting edge technology, TechX programming of the prototype building, KSS is offers members work space (office and industrial), also lending expertise in brand development and academia (training, certification and coursework), identity, and the provision of marketing materials community (events and expert guidance), and the to assist in fundraising efforts with investors. FabLab: access to millions of dollars of equipment to design, prototype or make anything. Location: Northeast Region Prototype Size: 80,000 sf Features: Meeting spaces, Production spaces, Flex office spaces| 88
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNOVATION CENTER Pennovation Works—the 23 acre former DuPont and a “bleacher” to facilitate the many pitches that industrial site along the Schuylkill River, in the start-up companies typically present. This central up-and-coming neighborhood of Grays Ferry, is the space, above all else, is an area of intersections— next generation of Philadelphia and global innovation. where disciplines, theories, and brilliant ideas overlap Pennovation Center, a brick and mortar factory and collide in a spectacular array of what-if, outside- relic, is the site’s anchor building and will become an the-box, next-big-thing thinking, doing, and “we’re iconic landmark for Penn. The Pennovation Center’s going to need more space” happening. program will enable entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry partners to translate inventiveness into KSS, as the executive architect, has facilitated viable ventures in a dynamic environment. a thoughtful process through creativity, careful management, and thorough oversight in all aspects Co-working space has been amalgamated and of the team’s work. The Pennovation Center is centralized to connect offices, labs, and shared the cutting edge home for the next generation of resources—allowing engineers to break out from their entrepreneurship in the region and its design is both laboratory space and work cross-curricular with other an inspiration and a testament to the University’s lessees. In addition to co-working desk space, the mission of fostering innovation by creating vital, common area includes meeting rooms, social space, vibrant, and prolific intersections. Location: Philadelphia, PA Size: 65,000 sf addition and renovation Completion Date: Est. Summer 2016 Features: Business Incubator, Offices, Wet and dry labs, Co-working desk spaces, Studio spaces, Meeting rooms, Central presentation “bleacher,” Social spaces Design Architect: HWKN Recognition: CREW Philadelphia Community Impact Award, 2016| 90
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KSS ARCHITECTS FIRM HISTORY EXPERTS KSS Architects is a full-service architecture, AT BUILDING BONDS BETWEEN planning, and interior design firm in Princeton, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PEOPLE, PROJECT, CLIENT, Since our founding in Princeton in 1983, KSS AND COMMUNITY Architects has matured, growing in size, abilities, and ambitions. KSS today has a staff of near RELATIONSHIPS that are lasting 60 talented and dedicated design professionals passionate about creating built environments that We believe that deep human relationships are the stimulate commerce, learning, and community. heart of all great architecture. We value building those relationships as much as the building ofWE THINK LIKE OWNERS GUIDANCE through the process stone and steel. We are experts at building bonds between people and project, client and community.STEWARDING ALL Our clients are leaders in the fields of business, Our firm creates design solutions that facilitate RESOURCES industry, education, development, cultural and and celebrate these interwoven relationships, social impact. They call us their trusted advisor creating rich and rewarding communities. because we have honed a process of ideation, built upon intensive listening, deep research, and DESIGN that inspires collaborative imagining. We think like owners, stewarding all the resources of the project to the Architecture, when steeped in expertise greatest return. We have earned the trust of our and insight, can affect meaningful change— clients to lead them through challenges, manage transforming the heart of the matter beyond the process, and exceed their goals with design metal and mortar, into empowerment, creativity, that inspires and execution that delivers. knowledge and achievement. Thoughtful detail imbedded in a structure cultivates change - INNOVATION in the intersections meaningful and lasting change. We consistently use creativity to turn opportunity into reality. We are relentless and fearless in our reimagining of what places can be, creating meaningful innovation that realizes many goals at once. Although we face a world more complex than ever before, our inquisitive minds and deep expertise provide the unique ability to solveRELENTLESS IN REIMAGINING challenges with elegant, effective solutions that goWHAT PLACES CAN BE beyond single paradigm design. 95 |
EDMUND P. KLIMEK AIA, NCARB KSS ARCHITECTS | PARTNERPROFESSIONAL MERITS Ed’s passion is the Architecture of Commerce, designing places that bring people together in the grand endeavor of the economy. Working closely with clientsNational Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) as both designer and trusted advisor, he has helped to create visionary placesUrban Land Institute for work and industry. Collaboration is the cornerstone of Ed’s architecturalArchitectural Consultant, LEED for Warehouse and approach. He thrives in leading larges complex teams through a process driven by a dedication to exceptional design that draws upon the unique skills of all Distribution Center; Adaptations Working Group, U.S. its members. Ed is an innovator in his field. His clients have invited him to Green Building Council speak at national corporate gatherings, he has been a frequent contributor at“Preserving Assets, Maximizing Investments.” SCUP national industry conferences, he has lectured at MIT and other higher education Southern Regional Conference, October 2015. institutions, and he has been a consultant to the United States Green Building“Green Industrial.” ARCHITECT Magazine, January 2011. Council. Ed has been a partner at KSS since 2000 and has over thirty years of“Empire Merchants North: Green Design for the End User.” experience. Development, Summer 2010.“Bringing Productivity Back to Brownfields.” New Jersey RELEVANT EXPERIENCE League of Municipalities, April 2009.“iPort 12: A Former Landfill Comes of Age.” Development, Burlington Stores, New Headquarters Summer 2008. Cabot Industrial Trust, Volkswagen of America,Inc., Regional Distribution Center“Greening of Industrial.” NAIOP’s Industrial Conference Cultech, Inc., U.S. Headquarters (I.con) presentation, Spring 2008. Empire Merchants North, Corporate Headquarters and Distribution Center“New Distribution Center for Mercedes Proves Big can be Forsgate Industrial Partners, Coca-Cola Refreshments Distribution Facility, Beautiful.” Development, Summer 2004. Building S320-321ACCREDITATION / LICENSURE Forsgate Industrial Partners, Corporate Offices Forsgate Industrial Partners, Hyundai Motor Corporation, Distribution Center,AIANCARB Building S139NJ, PA, GA, FL, IA, IL, SC, TX, ME Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Scandling Campus Center, Add. and Reno. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Stern Hall, Academic Building Matrix Development Group, Bracco Diagnostics Inc., Headquarters McKesson, Multiple Confidential Projects Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, New Parts Distribution Center New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Trenton Headquarters Panattoni Development Company, P/A Associates, iPort 12 Princeton University, 701 Carnegie Center, Off-Campus Administration Building Prologis, Cranbury Business Park, Buildings 1- 8 Prologis, Elizabeth Seaport Business Park Prologis, I-78 Distribution Center Prologis, I-81 Distribution Center Prologis, Liberty Logistics Center Prologis, Portview Commerce Center QPSI, Headquarters and Supply Chain Center for Excellence Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP), Book Storage Facility Somerset Tire Service, Corporate Headquarters and Distribution Center Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Distribution Campus W.W. Grainger, Zone Distribution Center Warby Parker, Optical Lab and Northeast Production Facility EDUCATION Bachelor of Architecture, University of Detroit| 96
PROFESSIONAL MERITS SCOT MURDOCH AIAReal Estate New Jersey, 40 Under 40, 2008 KSS ARCHITECTS | PARTNERYoung Architect of the Year, AIA New Jersey, 2004 Scot has supervised the successful transformation of millions of square feet of industrial development from design to production. He excels at developing and implementing solutions to design challenges in both new and existing buildings for many project types. With a deep understanding of the value of sustainable design and the role of cutting-edge facilities in the marketplace, Scot’s work unlocks value and improves performance for clients. Scot’s work unlocks value and improves performance for clients. His knowledge and commitment to sustainable design have contributed to KSS’ leadership in the development of contaminated sites in New Jersey, and in facilitating industrial growth in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Forsgate Industrial Partners, Building M40 Forsgate Industrial Partners, Coca-Cola Refreshments Dist. Facility, Blg S320-321 Forsgate Industrial Partners, Hyundai Motor Corporation, Dist. Center, Blg S139 Forsgate Industrial Partners, Restaurant Depot, Building S41, Redevelopment KTR Capital Partners, 600 Meadowlands Commercial Facility, Alterations Matrix Development Group, Somfy Systems, Inc., U.S. Corporate Headquarters Newark Farmers Market Panattoni Development Company, P/A Associates, iPort 12, Wakefern Pro Warehouse, Distribution Center, Expansion Prologis, Cranbury Business Park, Buildings 1- 8 Prologis, Elizabeth Seaport Business Park Prologis, Franklin Commerce Center Prologis, Highridge Business Park Prologis, I-78 Distribution Center Prologis, I-81 Distribution Center Prologis, Liberty Logistics Center Prologis, Mohawk Industries, Inc., Interstate Crossdock Redevelopment Prologis, Portview Commerce Center Prologis, Portview Commerce Center, FedEx Prologis, Prologis Park South, Buildings 2 and 3 QPSI, Headquarters and Supply Chain Center for Excellence Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP), Book Storage Facility River Terminal Development, Kearny Campus, Speculative Warehouse Somerset Tire Service, Distribution Center Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Distribution Campus The Coca-Cola Company, Lehigh Distribution Facility The Hampshire Companies, Speculative Warehouse W.W. Grainger, Zone Distribution Center Warby Parker, Optical Lab and Northeast Production Facility EDUCATION Bachelor of Architecture, University of Arizona 97 |
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