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Golden Valley, Minn.
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson
Photography © George Heinrich
photography
A corporate community is strengthened
by good design
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Architect
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson www.hga.com
Client
General Mills
Key
players
McGough Construction (general contractor);
Oslund & Associates (landscape)
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The project team for this corporate headquarters
signed a statement at the beginning of the undertaking saying:
"We are committed as a collaborative team to create a work
environment that promotes innovation, productivity, and a
sense of pride in the company." Their project does just that.
The design is based on interaction among employees. The Champions
Center, the new employee services building, centralizes amenities
and serves as a "town center," while a new office building
to the west of it creates an unbroken circulation route through
the entire corporate campus. The steel-and-glass facades of
the new buildings give the headquarters a unified appearance.
An elegantly designed atrium, connecting the cafeteria, amenities,
and conference center, houses a glass sculpture designed by
James Carpenter, frames a 1987 Borofsky sculpture, and opens
onto a pond and landscape beyond. Amazingly, the project was
completed ahead of schedule and under budget. Its true success
is reflected in the positive feedback it is receiving from
its employees.
For more images please see the November
2004 issue or Architectural Record.
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