BF Goodrich, BF Goodrich Corporate Headquarters

The 125-year-old company with origins in tire and rubber manufacturing made a transition in the late 1980's to chemical engineering and aerospace technology. The exterior of the building reflects the dynamics of a corporation rooted in tradition yet looking forward, as glass and aluminum are set against monumental walls of cleft sandstone. Dramatically cantilevered roofs, reminiscent of airplane wings, evoke the weightlessness of flight. The L-shaped building embraces...

Invacare, Invacare Corporate Headquarters

Meeting a tight budget and aggressive schedule, the headquarters for a manufacturer of home healthcare products achieves a refined, world-class image on its industrial site. Expressing its utilitarian vernacular, the building uses a unique combination of standard and readily available construction materials with a high level of sophistication. The building skin is accented with composite metal panels, aluminum with exposed fasteners, masonry and clear glass with clear anodized aluminum frames....

Parker Hannifin, Parker Hannifin World Headquarters Expansion

Parker Hannifin is an international manufacturer of products associated with hydraulics and pneumatics. The profile adds a 95,000 square foot wing to an existing 200,000 square foot corporate headquarters and provides façade re-imaging for the original facility. The new wing provides a combination of private offices and workstations for their marketing and research divisions. In addition to workplaces, the building contains an amphitheatre, interactive product display space and boardroom. Primary...

Westlake Reed Leskosky, Westlake Reed Leskosky Corporate Headquarters

Westlake Reed Leskosky's design studio is an efficient arrangement of custom designed workstations, conference rooms and areas for model making, material samples and display. Indirect and task lighting along with large windows that provide natural lighting and a lookout on views of the city create a pleasant work environment. There is an economy of materials and a simplicity of detail. Color and finishes such as cork, medium density fiberboard, carpet...