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Bismarck, ND, United States
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KLJ Headquarters
Bismarck, ND, United States
KLJ is a growing, quality civil engineering firm in the Upper Midwest. KLJ’s Bismarck headquarter office was not only too small to house the growing employee numbers, but also wasn’t reflecting the identity of this successful Midwest company. KLJ wanted a new facility that could guide the company’s inevitable expansion in the years to come.
The building needed to accommodate 400 staff at capacity, so the architects worked with KLJ to re-think the corporate workplace, with a focus on creating a collaborative office environment with workspace options and common space amenities. Technology is allowing us to re-think the size of our workspaces and visionary leaders recognize the value in turning that square footage over to shared space in the form of cafes, smart rooms and other employee-focused amenities. Using design strategies in the workplace is proven to improve occupant comfort and performance, which was a major priority in the design of KLJ’s headquarters. Better employee performance leads to a more efficient company as well as future expansion, which was another priority for the design – space and a plan for a future addition.
The design team envisioned a modest building that uses massing and materiality in a simple and elegant way. The design called for a steel frame construction , and an exterior skin made from a combination of pre-cast concrete wall panels, glass and core-ten steel panels. These are all core materials of the engineering field, and represent the history, reputation and vision of KLJ.
The plan layout was in direct response to this building program and the site. The shape of the site accommodated an ideal east-west orientation for both daylight and solar control, so the design team organized the building into two “office boxes” along this axis, connected with a north-south “circulation and collaboration box”. Each of the boxes is fifty feet deep with windows on both the north and south faces, offering views and daylight throughout the floor plate. While the layout allows for customization as required for specific workgroup needs, each of the floor plates is generally consistent to allow for maximum flexibility in locating, re-location and creating new departments.
When asked how the building should represent them, the client offered words like “conservative, stable, substantial and trustworthy”, and so the architects proposed a solution that would offer beauty and permanence through the use of utility materials representative of KLJ’s civil engineering core – concrete, glass and steel - in a simple and elegant way. The new 80,000 square foot office building in Bismarck, North Dakota fulfills these requirements well.
The KLJ Headquarters building also incorporates a few sustainable practices including an accessible green roof, permeable pavement, low flow fixtures, energy efficient appliances and lighting, and flooring, insulation, gypsum and cabinetry with recycled content.
In KLJ’s previously existing headquarters, employees were split into two adjoining buildings that were both too small to house the growing numbers. With the new office building, KLJ was able to not only bring all of its employees under one roof, but the building was also designed to prepare for future growth, which is already ahead of the company’s projection. Along with planned open space for future employees, the building’s design allows for an addition. If KLJ ever needs to expand more than it has currently anticipated, there is already a solution waiting.
The building needed to accommodate 400 staff at capacity, so the architects worked with KLJ to re-think the corporate workplace, with a focus on creating a collaborative office environment with workspace options and common space amenities. Technology is allowing us to re-think the size of our workspaces and visionary leaders recognize the value in turning that square footage over to shared space in the form of cafes, smart rooms and other employee-focused amenities. Using design strategies in the workplace is proven to improve occupant comfort and performance, which was a major priority in the design of KLJ’s headquarters. Better employee performance leads to a more efficient company as well as future expansion, which was another priority for the design – space and a plan for a future addition.
The design team envisioned a modest building that uses massing and materiality in a simple and elegant way. The design called for a steel frame construction , and an exterior skin made from a combination of pre-cast concrete wall panels, glass and core-ten steel panels. These are all core materials of the engineering field, and represent the history, reputation and vision of KLJ.
The plan layout was in direct response to this building program and the site. The shape of the site accommodated an ideal east-west orientation for both daylight and solar control, so the design team organized the building into two “office boxes” along this axis, connected with a north-south “circulation and collaboration box”. Each of the boxes is fifty feet deep with windows on both the north and south faces, offering views and daylight throughout the floor plate. While the layout allows for customization as required for specific workgroup needs, each of the floor plates is generally consistent to allow for maximum flexibility in locating, re-location and creating new departments.
When asked how the building should represent them, the client offered words like “conservative, stable, substantial and trustworthy”, and so the architects proposed a solution that would offer beauty and permanence through the use of utility materials representative of KLJ’s civil engineering core – concrete, glass and steel - in a simple and elegant way. The new 80,000 square foot office building in Bismarck, North Dakota fulfills these requirements well.
The KLJ Headquarters building also incorporates a few sustainable practices including an accessible green roof, permeable pavement, low flow fixtures, energy efficient appliances and lighting, and flooring, insulation, gypsum and cabinetry with recycled content.
In KLJ’s previously existing headquarters, employees were split into two adjoining buildings that were both too small to house the growing numbers. With the new office building, KLJ was able to not only bring all of its employees under one roof, but the building was also designed to prepare for future growth, which is already ahead of the company’s projection. Along with planned open space for future employees, the building’s design allows for an addition. If KLJ ever needs to expand more than it has currently anticipated, there is already a solution waiting.
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