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HOK has had the privilege of working with over 400 corporations including the following:
Accenture Alliance Films Allstate Altus Group American Express Anderson Advertising AOL APEX ATB Financial Bank of America Bank of Canada Bank of Montreal Bell Mobility Bell World Blakes Cassels & Graydon Blast Radius Borden Ladner Gervais Bosch Bridgestone Cadillac Fairview Canada Life Canada Post Canadian Tire Canadian Welding Bureau
CBRE Cisco CIBC Cohn & Wolfe Direct Energy Energy Resources Conservation Board Embridge EMI Music EY Fraser Miler Casgrain GE Capital GlaxoSmithKline Google Hatch Limited Hill + Knowlton Honda HBC HSBC Inscape Janssen-Ortho JTI-Macdonald Corporation Marsh McClennan Mazda MediaCom
Mediaedge McDonald’s McCarthy Tetrault MindShare MMC Motorola Open Text Oxford Properties Pacific Gas & Electric Pfizer Powerstream RBC Rogers Communications RSA Insurance Shell Siemens Sun Life Financial TD Bank Financial Group Thales Group Toyota VIA Rail Whirpool WPP Young & Rubicam
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In teg ratin g c reativ it y, s u s tain abilit y, an d de sig n excellen ce
IN T ERIOR DESIGN HOK’s Interiors Group consists of design professionals who have provided clients with unique, timeless designs which are also appropriate from the facility management perspective of return on investment, flexibility and maintenance. We offer the best of both worlds – a creative, hands-on management approach to projects within a stable and financially-sound international organization. We do not have a predetermined design style,” instead our mission is to develop design concepts that translate a client’s image and business goals into a reflective design vocabulary that facilitates productivity, better teamwork, optimized occupancy costs and greater flexibility. Our design solutions are program-driven to support all identified functional and operational goals. HOK has extensive experience in understanding and translating business plans and management strategies into supportive facilities solutions.
WORK PL ACE ST R AT EGY A ND CH A NGE M A N AGEMEN T In today’s business climate, leveraging the workplace provides an opportunity for corporations to achieve ‘more with less’ and to define who they are and how they work. To assist in this effort, HOK offers valueadded pre-and post-design services for workplace projects, including strategic planning, workplace strategy, programming, facility assessment, change engagement and post occupancy reviews. We have a long and successful track record of providing workplace solutions and change facilitation services to support the needs of corporate clients. Our strategists utilize a holistic planning approach that goes beyond physical workplace solutions to create actionable strategies that integrate space, business goals, human resources practices and technology. We recognize that the right workplace can advance employee innovation, collaboration and the transfer of knowledge—and support the core competencies of the business.
B R A NDING The workscape is the next experience economy venue. The culturally optimized plus2K workplace will foster the creativity of knowledge workers, aid in the recruitment from today’s sellers market of creative thinkers, and enhance the retention of invested knowledge and intellectual capital by impacting employee satisfaction. The entire facility will now be a strategized and scripted experience used to position positive messages in the minds of employees, customers, partners and community.
AOL
Corporate Office Toronto, Ontario For AOL Canada’s Toronto office, HOK created an environment that promotes collaboration between the 90 employees working there. With its exposed brick walls and ceiling beams, the two-floor, 15,000sf space reflect AOL’s edgy, youthful, innovative and socially engaged culture. Individual workstations line the perimeter of the space, while meeting spaces of various sizes accommodate group work, and casual spaces including a café/lounge/ entertainment space invite staff to mingle.
WPP
Corporate Offices Toronto, Ontario Inspired by WPP’S local neighborhoods, a plethora of stimuli such as Galleries, Libraries, Cafes, Parks and Home, were created to make up the oasis of alternative workspaces. HOK provided each office with a sense of community. Canadian projects for WPP include Hill+Knowlton in Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary; Blast Radius in Toronto and Vancouver; and MediaCom, Y&R / Wunderman, MindShare and MEC, all in Toronto.
Y&R / Wunderman Office Corporate Office Toronto, Ontario
Y&R and Wunderman are part of Young & Rubicam Brands, a global network of companies related to advertising and public relations. The two media firms share their finance and IT departments, but otherwise maintain unique identities. HOK worked closely with employee representatives of both firms to prepare for a move which took people from separate, closed offices , scattered across many floors in the building, into a more open, collaborative layout.
JWT
Corporate Office Toronto, Ontario A rapidly growing advertising agency, JWT wanted to reduce their real estate footprint while maximizing efficiency and collaborative spaces. With support for alternative workspaces, the office was successfully converted from intensive high office ratio (50% open - 50% closed) to the new office layout of 90:10. Targeting LEED Silver, the timeless, flexible and unique design solutions cultivate the “we� collaboration opportunities amongst the creative thinkers at JWT.
Royal Sun Alliance Corporate Office Toronto, Ontario
RSA wanted their new environment to reflect the innovation, collaboration and client-focused approach that they bring to the insurance business. The new 110,000sf space features universally accessible daylight, cafés, lounges and areas for professional meetings, complete with a wide range of gathering spaces. HOK created a workspace that embraces RSA’s past and future, utilizing a fresh look, while preserving the firm’s brand and displaying its much-valued artifacts.
MediaCom
Head Office Toronto, Ontario At the heart of the 46,000 sq. ft. office is the bistro that is used as lunchroom, informal gathering space, and large theatre for client presentations. With a mainly open office concept and informal meeting rooms, the new space has a very dynamic and energetic feel that attracts creative individuals and increases communication across the whole company.
Tech Company Corporate Office Toronto, Ontario
Google Canada’s headquarters workplace provides an environment that sparks the imagination while being anchored with well designed ergonomic spaces and seamless integration of technology. HOK worked with Google to design a new workplace stacked over five floors at 111 Richmond Street West, a heritage building in Toronto’s downtown core.
Alliance Films Corporate Office Toronto, Ontario
The 17,000-square-foot space reflects the client’s love for minimalist architecture and old world charm by juxtaposing clean lines with classical elements. The design thrilled the client so much that Alliance intends on utilizing the design in other international offices.
Mediaedge:cia Head Office Toronto, Ontario
HOK was retained to design of new 24,000 sf offices for Mediaedge:cia. As part of the WPP group of companies, Mediaedge:cia’s main challenge was to maintain their unique identity while implementing corporate standards. The new offices will include a central multifunctional gathering space for all employees along with many collaborative areas dispersed around the floor. A focus on the various forms of media will be highlighted throughout the space.
TD
Online Channel Toronto, Ontario The main client directive was to develop a new, collaborative approach to workspaces; improving, expanding, integrating and connecting experiences and results across customers and team members. The design solution delivers a strong and consistent online experience for all stake holders.
Cisco Systems
Customer Briefing Centre & Field Sales Offices Ottawa, Ontario The 9,000 sq. ft. facility comprises two main areas. With its conference and demonstration spaces, the customer area is designed to showcase Cisco’s advanced technology tools for large groups of clients. One of the special features is the TelePresence room which delivers real-time, face-to-face, life-size interaction using advanced visual, audio, and collaboration technologies.
Warner Music Canada Head Office Toronto, Ontario
Home to some of the best known record labels in the music industry, Warner Music Canada wanted a hip, forward-looking design for its new Canadian head office.
TD Bank Financial Group FlexWorkPlace Pilot Toronto, Ontario (several locations)
As part of its ongoing work with the TD Bank, HOK undertook a series of studies to determine if alternative flexworkplace strategies could provide improved work efficiency and a measurable return on investment in terms of real estate savings. HOK is now developing a final standard design that will be adaptable for either FlexWorkSpace or Corporate Standard/ Non-Flex WorkSpace businesses within the TD Bank Financial Group.
Mindshare
Corporate Office Toronto, Ontario MindShare wanted to visually communicate its creative approach to business and the important symbiotic relationship between clients and employees. Working within the constraints of a limited schedule and budget, HOK and MindShare worked together to implement a design where the architecture and fixtures provide a backdrop for images illustrating MindShare’s expanding portfolio, employee contributions and brand.
CIBC
AWS Corporate Office Toronto, Ontario Alternative Work Strategy as a pilot project – to create a flexible workspace to accommodate alternative methods for work. Space selected by client provided a challenge due to the building being a heritage site, with small windows and an awkward shaped floor plate.
The Daniels Corporation Limelight Condominium Presentation Centre Mississauga, Ontario
Limelight Condominium is the latest offering from Daniels master planned community at Mississauga City Centre West. Natural materials combined with modern details and impactful color reflect the brand of the newest condominium to arrive on the market.
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NNECT TEAM
Over 180 talented professionals dedicated to design excellence
Our team combines the talent of architects, designers and strategists whose main objective is to create spaces that answer our clients’ needs. It is because of our worldclass team that HOK is able to forge relationships that lead to multiple projects for repeat clients.
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EATE FIRM PROFILE
56 years of design excellence
FIRM PROFIL E In Canada since 1997, HOK has over 150 people in its Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver offices. Architects, interior designers, workplace strategists, landscape architects, planners, graphic designers, and space programmers work in collaboration. This ensures a consistent vision throughout a project, from its overall design concept to the smallest, carefully considered details. HOK combines global reach with local expertise. We have offices around the world, which means that projects everywhere benefit from a team of experts with both international perspective and intimate knowledge of regional issues. HOK’s Canadian teams offer experience in almost every sector: healthcare, corporate, retail, hospitality, science and technology, residential, education, government, justice and institutional. Every project is an opportunity to champion environmental responsibility. We have pioneered sustainable design for more than 15 years with books, research, and a commitment to the environment that is integrated into all our design and service businesses. Our creative problem-solving and client-based services result in loyal clients and successfully completed projects.
10 WAYS YO U WIL L B ENEFIT WIT H HOK ON YO U R PRO J ECT 1. Strategic Problem Solving: HOK understands strategic and facilities planning, corporate finance and capital investment, organizational structure, decision-making methods and information analysis. Whether you are relocating or downsizing, renovating or building anew, reorganizing or rebranding, amalgamating or diversifying, HOK can help you succeed in today’s competitive economy. 2. Breadth and Depth of Knowledge: HOK works in more than a dozen market sectors. With knowledge and research shared across the firm’s 24 offices, the cross-fertilization of ideas sparks innovative solutions that will benefit your organization. HOK has designed and delivered P3 projects in North America and Europe in both compliance and consortia participation. 3. Team Leadership: HOK has successfully managed large multi-disciplinary teams of specialist consultants working on demanding complex projects around the world. Best practices, tools and protocols are in place to guide your project to success. With HOK you can trust that your project will proceed smoothly and seamlessly. 4. Design Creativity: HOK has gained awards internationally for its creative design solutions. Whether you need a landmark building to attract donors, a dynamic, cutting-edge office environment that will draw new knowledge workers or a refreshed retail brand to stay competitive in the market place, HOK can meet your needs. 5. Green Expertise: HOK has the expertise needed to green your facilities and your operations. Today organizations are being challenged to illustrate a commitment to sustainability. HOK’s Sustainable Design Group can help develop new green operations plans, green new or existing buildings, even design entire green communities. Our sustainably focused services brings new life to existing buildings and optimizes the impact of occupants on achieving energy conservation initiatives.
6. International Resources: HOK has offices around the world. Whether your project is in Canada or on the other side of the globe, it will benefit from our understanding of international standards, business procedures and technological solutions. If appropriate, HOK’s international specialists can even be part of your project team. 7. Multi-disciplinary Teams: HOK has a full range of design professionals including architects, urban planners, programmers, space planners, interior designers, brand specialists, graphic designers and landscape architects. Our multi-disciplinary approach ensures that the design of your entire project is consistent, from the overall concept to the smallest detail. 8. Consensus Building: HOK’s Problem Seeking® methodology will help you and your stakeholder groups simplify seemingly complex problems and develop solutions that can be successfully implemented. Because our methodology covers qualitative (goals, concepts and problem statements) and quantitative (facts and needs) information, consensus will be achieved quickly and effectively. 9. Technology: HOK uses Building Information Modeling (BIM), a design and documentation methodology that makes available coordinated, computable information about a building project early in design and develops into a single model that can be shared with engineers, construction teams and facilities managers. 10. Project Management: HOK has refined its system of processes and procedures over many years and many projects. Recognizing that every client has a different organizational structure and decision-making processes, HOK will tailor the way it works to suit your needs.
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RE C O M M I T M E N T T O S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y Leading the way in sustainable design
DUCT WORK: Existing Building Material
DOME LIGHT FIXTURE: Reused, On-Site Building Material
CARPET: Locally Produced and Manufactured
WALL PAINT: Low VOCs
CORK TILES: Rapidly Renewable Material
CAPER CAFE SEATING: Greenguard and MBDC Cradle to Cradle Certified
RETROPLATE POLISHED CONCRETE: Reused building material
CARPET BACKING: PostConsumer Recycled Content
C O M M I T M E N T T O S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y
VODE LIGHT FIXTURE: Locally Produced and Manufactured, Low-Energy Consumption LED
VODE LIGHT FIXTURE: Locally Produced and Manufactured, Low-Energy Consumption LED
Building on two decades of hands-on experience in sustainability, HOK is committed to creating short-term and long-term value for our clients through innovative, environmentally
TABLE TOP: Locally Reclaimed Redwood
DIRTT ALUMINUM STOREFRONT: Reconfigurable Wall System
responsible design.
L E A DERSHIP IN SUSTAIN A B L E DESIGN We embrace our opportunity and unique responsibility as one of the world’s most influential design firms to advance sustainable design awareness, proficiency and innovation for every building type, geographic region and budget level. By developing solutions to enhance aesthetic goals while limiting resource consumption, improving building performance and promoting occupant health and productivity, HOK is leading the way to an increasingly sustainable future.
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U n m a tc h e d E x p e r ti s e In the early ‘90s, HOK chose to build sustainable design into all practice areas, service offerings and regional offices rather than creating a separate specialty group. Our commitment emanates from every level of the organization—from Sustainable Design Principal Bill Odell, to a network of “Champions” in each regional office and practice area. More than 739 HOK employees have become LEEDaccredited through the U.S. Green Building Council and Green Building Certificate Institute. All employees have access to a database of best practices, green materials, case studies and progressive industry resources. Long before the creation of the LEED green building rating system, HOK developed sustainability checklists by phase and topic. These resources served as the foundation for The HOK Guidebook for Sustainable Design, widely recognized as one of the design profession’s seminal textbooks. • • • • • • •
Ta n g i b l e Re s u l t s HOK has convincingly demonstrated that “green” projects can be delivered without compromising aesthetic goals, building performance or budget constraints. Our built projects include office buildings, laboratories, corporate campuses, courthouses, museums, schools and masterplanned communities throughout the world. HOK currently has 181 LEED certified projects, 12 BREEAM rated projects, 4 Green Mark Certified Projects, 1 Green Globes Project and 1 Qatar Environmental Assessment. L e a d i n g by E xa m p l e In our daily operations and professional practices, HOK leads by example: •
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In 2002, HOK adopted a firmwide policy that all subsequent company office relocations and renovations were to be built to LEED-CI certification standards. Twelve HOK offices, including Toronto have since been certified. The Toronto, Atlanta, London, Hong Kong and Beijing offices have achieved a LEED-CI Gold rating. Our Chicago and New York offices have earned the LEED-CI Platinum rating. HOK people serve as leaders and active participants in green industry events and associations, and are actively involved in local environmental and community organizations.
#1 in Design Intelligence 2012 survey of “Most Influential Green Design Firms” Eight AIA Committee on the Environment “Top Ten Green Projects,” by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment Engineering News-Record Top Green Design Firms, July 2012 U.S. Green Building Council “Organizational Excellence Award” AIA COTE, CoreNet Global and IIDA “Sustainable Design Leadership Award” Global Green USA “Designing a Sustainable and Secure World Award” Sustainable Buildings Industry Council “Best Sustainable Practice Award” AIA Presidential Citation for Sustainable Design
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