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Almac Group Headquarters, Philadelphia, United States
Tuesday 02 Aug 2011
Irish inspiration
Design team takes reference
from client's Irish roots for
major North American HQ
Francis Cauffman has completed of the
first phase of the Almac Group’s new
North American headquarters. Inspired
by the company’s Irish roots, the design
team has taken elements from North
American and European office cultures
and combined them into one building.
The result is not a typical office park: it’s
an open and transparent headquarters in
a suburban setting that consolidates the
Almac Group’s North American
businesses in one location.
The first of several phases provides
240,000 sq ft of space in two buildings: a
165,000 sq ft clinical packaging and
production facility and warehouse and a
75,000 sq ft corporate office building.
These facilities house two of Almac’s five
divisions: the Clinical Technologies and
Clinical Services divisions, which will
share corporate resources.
All images courtesy of Francis Cauffman
Unlike a typical suburban headquarters,
the design team created a very open
building that lets in natural light and
provides large expansive views to all
employees. “We wanted the building to
resemble Almac’s properties in Ireland
where its global headquarters are based.
It was also important to give employees
a strong visual connection and
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Almac Group Headquarters, Francis Cauffman, world architecture news, architecture jobs
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a strong visual connection and
continuous access to the outdoors,” said
Richard Beck, Design Principal at
Francis Cauffman.
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The interior workplaces are designed to
support the company’s dual cultures.
European offices are usually more open
and promote corporate equality while
American offices tend to be more private.
Workstations are also closer together, a
European feature; U.S. companies
generally range from 200-250 sq footage
per person and the Almac office is about
165 sq ft per person. “We took aspects of
the European work environment and
incorporated them with American
corporate culture. We worked closely with
Almac to find a happy medium where
both environments are reflected,” said
John Campbell, Principal at Francis
Cauffman and Director of Workplace
Strategies.
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