Industrial / Office RFP

This is an unbuilt RFP entry for a company in suburban Minneapolis. The prompt included a selected site, general program, and boilerplate language about the company’s goals for the new headquarters and production facilities.

I led the development of the concept and design.

 
 

— Maple Grove, MN

— 52,000 SF

— 2017

— Unbuilt

 
 

  1. Main site access

  2. Interstate 494 - views from the interstate provide an opportunity for branding.

  3. Buildable area

  4. Property line

  5. Wetland - this area has too high a water table to safely develop, and is maintained as an asset for visitors and employees.

  • The Program

    This is the initial programmatic requirements. 30k SF production (yellow) + 18k SF office (blue).

  • Extruded Form

    The program shaped into a 30’ x 30’ module for maximum efficiency, arranged according to the conceptual venn diagram.

  • Buildable Form

    By splitting the blue office portion and stacking it, it accommodates the higher ceiling requirements of the yellow production area and creates a more compact footprint. This also creates a dramatic double-height volume for the green common amenity space.

 

  1. Building Core

  2. Office

  3. Production

  4. Production area mezzanine

  5. Entry / Visitor Experience

  6. Building Common Amenity

  7. Loading

  8. Open to Below

Building Elevations. Note the simplified form used to reduce building costs.

View from I-494

 
 

View at entry towards wetland.

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