Inspiration Firm Profile | September 2010
Inspiration Firm Profile | September 2010
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About NBBJ Change Design Process Sustainability Master Planning
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Master Planning 1. Stanford University 2. Salk Institute
Architecture and Interior Design Master Planning 1. Stanford University 2. Wellcome Trust/Sanger Institute 3. Microsoft 4. Seattle Children’s Research Institute 5. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 6. Novartis 7. J. David Gladstone Institutes 8. University of Utah 9. University of California, SAn Diego 10. University of San Francisco 11. California Maritime Academy
About NBBJ
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NBBJ is founded on the evolution of over 65 years of ideas, vision, and people that share one
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driving inspiration: achieving design excellence in collaboration with our clients. In designing
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communities, buildings, and environments, NBBJ helps companies and organizations create innovative places that enhance people’s lives. The best attributes of a large and small firm merge at NBBJ, where specialized studios within the larger structure ensure personalized service for clients. Since its inception, NBBJ has
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grown from an impromptu partnership amongst four Seattle architects to become one of the
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largest architectural firm in the United States, and in the world. Today we employ over 650
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people in six U.S. cities and four international offices. Our practice has also expanded to
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include expertise in many fields:
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..Business and Organizational Strategy ..Campus Master Planning and Urban Design ..Architecture ..Interior Design ..Lighting Design ..Environmental Graphic Design ..Project & Cost Management ..Construction Administration Given the range of our experience, there is no typical NBBJ project in terms of size, budget, or complexity. Rather, the firm’s practice is characterized by a combined emphasis on design excellence and high standards of service.
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About NBBJ
Change Design Process Workplaces designed to address change—whether change in market, technology, mission, strategy, structure, or operations—are critical in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace. Rather than trying to mitigate change, many enterprises are redesigning their physical environments to purposefully encourage and accomplish change. We call this design approach “Change Design.” It leverages new design directions, tools, and methodologies to develop environments that are performance-driven, humanistic, and sustainable and set a clear and effective project management path shared by all project stakeholders. NBBJ strives to help clients use buildings and workplaces to encourage and accomplish productive change across multiple dimensions -- behavioral, relational, organizational, and performance -- in order to build transformative, effective, and competitive organizations. CHANGE DESIGN TOOLS: 1.
Challenge assumptions
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Let vision drive the programming
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Keep your eyes on the prize
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Site see
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Simplify complexity
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Work with change agents
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Create champions for the vision
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Design the relationship
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Walk a mile in their shoes
10. Invest in travel 11. Make everyone the architect 12. Break bread 13. Build renaissance teams 14. Give clients the keys 15. Model it
To this end, we have developed a set of tools that allow clients, designers and other
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stakeholders to envision, collaborate, communicate, and set a course for architecture that
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will enable change. By using these “change tools” in concert with traditional architectural
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practices, NBBJ has successfully designed buildings that have strategically impacted the performance of numerous organizations and Fortune 500 companies in areas such as employee retention and recruitment, productivity, and profitability.
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Commitment to Sustainability:
183 LEED Accredited Professionals
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Recent projects are USGBC LEED Registered
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Recent projects LEED Gold Certified
Sustainability NBBJ works closely with our clients early in the project process to clearly define sustainability goals and the potential strategies to achieve those goals. We prioritize those strategies for
2030 NBBJ is a signatory of
the 2030 Challenge that all NBBJ buildings be
environmental protection and enhancement based on programmatic requirements, scale and
designed for carbon
occupancy at the conceptual level of design, where the most significant results are produced.
neutrality by 2030.
As one of only a handful of architectural firms with a strategic agreement level of collaboration with Autodesk, NBBJ uses 3D modeling programs that include Green Building Studio, Ecotect and Revit as tools to help meet LEED targets. Using these tools, NBBJ has accrued a portfolio of 20 LEED registered projects — with a cumulative total of more than 3 million square feet of registered space ranging from LEED Certified to LEED Platinum. We use building information modeling and energy analysis throughout the design process to assess the design and confirm the most benefit for the end users. An integrated design process and early engagement of the client’s goals lends to a united understanding by all team members to align approaches that result in a cost effective, high performance project. When the team is thinking sustainably from the beginning, synergies begin to emerge that involve multiple systems and achieve cost effective solutions for the issues at hand. Having all disciplines at the table early enables these kind of benefits to happen. As a member of the USGBC, NBBJ actively participates in and supports their leadership as the center for education, debate, and action on environmental issues facing the building industry’s multiple interests. In early 2008, NBBJ also signed on as a supporter of the Architecture 2030 Challenge, marking a firmwide goal that all new buildings and major renovations reduce their fossil-fuel GHG-emitting consumption by 50 percent by 2010, incrementally increasing the reduction for new buildings to carbon neutral by 2030.
WEllcome Trust / Sanger Institute Hinxton, United Kingdom
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Master Planning 1. Stanford University 2. Salk Institute
Architecture and Interior Design 1. Stanford University 2. Wellcome Trust/Sanger Institute 3. Microsoft 4. Seattle Children’s Research Institute 5. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 6. Novartis 7. J. David Gladstone Institutes 8. University of Utah 9. University of California, SAn Diego 10. University of San Francisco 11. California Maritime Academy
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Master Planning NBBJ has a proven track record of excellence in leading campus master plans for research institutions throughout the United States and abroad. Much of our success is due to our proven approach to such work, which is distinguished by the fact that it is comprehensive, systematic and inclusive. The comprehensive nature of our approach comes from the attention to details of each physical, educational, and economic determinant of the study. Rigor in understanding the existing institutional vision and development grain, the principal values and collective vision for each part of its campus, and the practical realities are active ingredients for success in planning the future. The systematic nature of the work involves analysis, verification, and approval before moving forward. Simply, we build databases of physical, program, and economic determinants for each campus setting and ensure we have the accuracy needed to consider alternative futures. As the master plan develops, we assess multiple options to determine approximate costs and implementation issues. When we zero in on the final campus master plan, we organize the potential projects into logical project bundles, which can be used to appeal to different donors or funding sources. Our approach allows master plans to be implemented in an incremental manner that can adapt to emerging opportunities or respond to funding sources. Visioning and master planning are core strengths of NBBJ. We bring imagination to create innovative solutions, the practicality of attention to detail and proven leadership. By comprehensively planning to resolve all the challenges of development and gaining the acceptance of all participants, we facilitate our client’s success.
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Stanford University, School of Medicine Master Plan | Stanford, California Client Stanford University, School of Medicine Completion date 2006 Scope Offices Simulation Suite Classrooms Conference Space Fitness Center Services Master Planning
Salk Institute for Biological Studies Master Plan | La Jolla, California Client Salk Institute for Biological Studies Completion date 2008 Scope Offices Technical / flexible labs Information technology Staff support services Physical environment improvement Services Master Planning
Stanford University, School of Medicine Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge | Stanford, California Client Stanford University, School of Medicine Components Classrooms, Cafe, Lecture halls, Conference area, Executive Office Suite, Simulation Center Completion date 2010 Construction cost $90,000,000 Size 120,000 SF, New Construction NBBJ services Master planning, programming, full architectural and interior design services
Transforming the Future of Medical Education
Project Description: The Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge is the centerpiece of the “new” School of Medicine. Located with the main university / medical center thoroughfare passing directly through it, the Li Ka Shing Center will be an active hub of services and facilities. It is designed to create “a seamless social, academic, and professional experience” and create a place for limitless multi-disciplinary medical, scientific and educational exchanges. NBBJ’s Master Plan for the School of Medicine is based around achieving the School’s vision of creating the future of academic medicine through translational discovery. Successful scientific translation depends on connectivity and the design sets the stage for this by the creation of a new and distinctive address for the School.
1 Campus Place-Making The Stanford University, School of Medicine Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge and Connective Elements (LKC) serves as a new gateway to the School of Medicine and a hub for all of its educational activities.
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A top priority for this project is to establish an identifiable front door for the School of Medicine and provide a compact development plan that preserves future expansion potential.
3 Transforming Medicine Completed in early 2010, the building will enable interaction between medical, research, and educational students and staff.
4 Planning for Innovation “This new facility will bring together state-of-the-art information technology, robotics and virtual
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reality to create an environment that provides novel approaches to education that are coupled with a commitment to humanism and compassion, and which will transform the educational experience for our medical and graduate students, as well as postgraduate residents, fellows and faculty.� --Dr. Philip Pizzo, MD, Dean, School of Medicine.
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Wellcome Trust/Sanger Institute Genome Campus Extension | Hinxton, United Kingdom Client Wellcome Trust / Sanger Institute Completion date 2005 Scope Research laboratories, research support facilities, data center, academic offices, ancillary facilities (dining, reception, sports, auditorium) Size 226,000 sf Services Master planning, full architectural design
Project Description: The Wellcome Trust’s Sanger Institute contributed over 35% of the total genetic code, or genome, to the Human Genome Project, more than any other single organization in this global endeavor. This achievement has opened the door to the next stage of genomics research at the Institute, in which they are focusing on unraveling the messages within our genes in order to improve the treatment of human disease. To facilitate this transition, a campus master plan was created for an adjacent 30-hectare parcel of land called the South Field. The Academic Building located on this part of the campus contains two floors of research laboratories, utilizing modular design concepts to provide future flexibility and adaptability. Designed with extensive collaboration with Sanger Institute user representatives, all aspects were considered - from organizational concepts to the selection of lab fixtures. The modular labs are placed along the exterior window walls to provide daylight to staff while specialized support areas are created between both to isolate equipment that generates excessive heat, noise or environmental issues.
Awards - 2006 R&D Lab of the Year Award, Project of Mention - 2006 BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Citation - 2006 Considerate Constructors Scheme National Award Most Considerate Site Award - 2005 Royal Town Planning Institute RTPI Planning Awards, Planning for Business Award
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Respect of Site (1) The project integrates several diverse and technically challenging buildings to create a progressive symbol sensitive to the rural community.
Animated Interiors (2) A central light-filled atrium space is successful in its integration of different forms and materials to create lively and functional spaces.
Human Interface (3) NBBJ looks for opportunities to create collaborative, and interactive spaces where spontaneous communication thrives and new discoveries are possible.
Sustainability (4) Sensitivity to neighboring villages and preservation of wetlands drove a sustainable approach to campus planning and building design, earning a top UK sustainable rating equivalent to BREEAM.
Microsoft Learning Center | Redmond, Washington Client Microsoft Completion date 2008 Scope Offices, visitor center, library, retail space, training laboratories Size 200,000 SF NBBJ services Full architectural services Interior design Sustainability LEED Silver
Project Description: NBBJ is working with the world’s leader in software development to create a world class learning center for its employees, customers and partners. Situated in the heart of the corporate headquarters campus, the project includes learning spaces, training laboratories, a corporate library and archives, a visitor center, and a company store. Workplace and human resources support services enhance the central role the new facility will play within the campus. Housed within an existing building, the 200,000 square foot project is a major adaptive re-use, and achieved a LEED Silver rating. Notable sustainable successes:
..96% construction waste diversion rate ..73% reduction in potable water for irrigation ..45% water efficiency savings, enhanced commissioning and EnergyStar equipment ..Lighting power outperforms IESNA standards by 10% with advanced controls
Sustainable Materials
..21% recycled content ..25% manufactured regionally ..10% harvested locally ..5% Cradle to Cradle certified content
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Seattle Children’s Research Institute Seattle, Washington Client Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center Components Biomedical / clinical Research space, Vivarium Wet / dry labs, Office Completion date 2009 Size 100,000 SF NBBJ services Site selection, Master plan, Programming, Full architectural design, Lab planning, Interior Design
Bill and Melinda GateS Foundation Headquarters | Seattle, Washington Client Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Completion date 2011 Scope Offices Collaborative Workspace Conference Space Services Strategic planning Full architectural design Interior design Lighting design Environmental Graphic design Sustainability Tracking LEED Gold
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Novartis Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation | La Jolla, CA Client Novartis Research Foundation Components Discovery research, chemistry, proteomics, genomics, vivarium, conference areas, auditorium, library, and 400 car parking garage Completion date 2002 Size 220,000 SF NBBJ services Full Architectural Design, including Lab Planning
J. David Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, California Client J. David Gladstone Institutes Components Offices, Conference and Meeting Rooms, Auditorium, Wet/Dry Labs, Vivarium Completion date 2004 Size 195,000 SF, new construction NBBJ services Full architectural design services Awards Best New Office in San Francisco, San Francisco Business Times, 2005
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University of Utah L.S. Skaggs Pharmacy Research Institute | Salt Lake City, Utah Client University of Utah Components Atrium, Wet/Dry Laboratories, Conference areas Completion date 2012 Construction cost $65,000,000 Size 150,000 SF, New Construction NBBJ services Master planning, programming, full architectural and interior design
University of California, San Diego Calit2 | San Diego, CA Client University of California, San Diego Components Research and teaching laboratories, offices, support spaces Completion date 2005 Size 220,000 SF NBBJ services Full architectural design
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University of San Francisco Center for Science and Innovation | San Francisco, California Client University of San Francisco Components Wet and computational labs, support spaces, and offices Completion date 2011 Construction cost Confidential Size 56,000 SF NBBJ services Lab planning, programming, and full architectural design
California Maritime Academy Simulation Center | Vallejo, California Client California Maritime Academy Components Simulation Facilities, Classrooms, Offices, Library Completion date 2008 Size 21,000 SF NBBJ services Programming, Architecture and Interior design
Vision To shape a future that enhances life and inspires human potential and spirit through design.
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