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Renovating for the future: Michigan furniture manufacturer stakes its claim to sustainability with a new, world-class headquarters.

Publication: Environmental Design & Construction
Publication Date: 01-JUN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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When plans were made several years ago to renovate its aging Holland, Mich., headquarters to achieve LEED-NC (New Construction) Gold certification, furniture manufacturer Haworth Inc. envisioned a modular design that would organically integrate architecture, interiors and furniture. The also...

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...company knew that, as its number-one global product showroom as well as a daily working environment for 750 employees, One Haworth Center would come under the close scrutiny of customers and competitors alike. The new Haworth HQ had to "walk the talk" once its doors opened for business.

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Committed to the belief that interiors should inspire the people who will work in them, the company commissioned Perkins+Will to carry out the renovation under the direction of architect Ralph Johnson and designer Eva Maddox. Turner Construction Company was selected as the construction manager.

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The project team prepared for the deconstruction and renovation of a three-story structure originally erected in the early 1980s, a lifetime ago in the evolution of the modern...

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