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Projects:
Parker Hannifin
Corporate Headquarters
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Located
in a suburban office park, this Corporate Headquarters for a Fortune
500 Company takes its cues from its site, formerly a golf course.
A small lake and fairway defined by mature deciduous trees were
instrumental in determining the placement of two wings connected
by a glass enclosed lobby. An exterior skin composed of two subtle
shades of precast concrete alleviates the monumentally of the three
story wings. Metal panels contribute an even finer scale, and are
used to identify lobby, cafeteria, stairways and a promenade past
the expanded lake.
Structural bays and
window mullions were determined by an interior modular planning
standard of 5 feet, 0 inches.
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The result is a highly flexible
loft space. Through planning and use of interior glass partitions, all
employees have access to natural light and views. Lighting in open office
areas is accomplished with indirect sources supplemented by task lighting
at the work service.
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Throughout
the interiors are neutral with bolder pattern and chroma introduced
in upholstery, work station panels and selected broadloom insets
and walls. While comfortable and serene, the interiors are suggestive
of European sources, reinforcing the company’s global stature.
The new headquarters
has a board room with a rear screen projection as well as meeting
rooms strategically located within departments. A training
center provides a series of smaller meeting rooms plus two large
seminar rooms, one of which is tiered. Both rooms have state of
the art audio visual systems utilizing computerized communication
techniques.
Location:
6035 Parkland Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio 44124
Area: 200,000 square feet
Project Cost: $22,000,000
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