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Public/Private Client:
Completion Date:
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Construction Cost:
Role in Project: Principal
Architect: MLD Architects, Inc.
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Project Manager:
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The Summit East
Office Park was created to provide a new kind of workplace. A high
technology, high amenity, commercial campus, supporting forward thinking
companies and their employees in the 21st century. Mainline's global
headquarters is the park's prototype building.
Mainline is a Fortune 500 high technology company that needed a facility to
meet today's technology needs and tomorrow's technology growth. The
company's president envisioned a technology campus surrounded by nature. He
wanted the building to take advantage of and incorporate the natural
features of the pristine site, while still promoting the image of a "High
Tech Global Company." He wanted free public access to portions of the
building, while maintaining a high level of security in work areas. Creating
a feeling of home for employees and an interaction between staff and
administration was paramount.
In our design, the building became the campus with program areas being
connected through open "living" areas. We developed two axes to
differentiate between the public vs. private spaces and the "manmade" office
vs. the "organic" living areas. Each axes focuses the occupant's views and
leads them toward select natural features of the site. The building was
constructed of split faced concrete block and glass to elicit a feeling of
the building growing from the earth, as the site slopes to the adjacent
pond. The building is comprised of open office team environments with two
story glass walls, providing breathtaking views. The administration suite is
strategically located at the opposite end of the building from the entry,
promoting interaction.
Concept Sketch Hand Rendered The
Hillside Office Building is the second of our three commissions in the
Summit East Technology Park. The building was designed to convey the
technology theme of the park, while retaining a strong connection to nature
and the surrounding environment. The building is built into the side of the
site’s hill with a partial basement floor. The building contains multiple
meeting rooms, offices, and a food service cafeteria.
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