Boston – Margulies Perruzzi Architects announced that its high performance workspace design for Philips Healthcare was honored with a 2012 Best Practice Award of Excellence by the Boston chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA).
The award, given at a celebratory dinner in May, honors the design/client teams whose facility management project has had a substantial, positive effect on the success of their organization, demonstrated innovation and impact on business objectives, and achieved “above and beyond” the normal scope of job responsibilities.
With no private offices, the open 32,000sf workspace features 200 individual work-settings for 260 employees in a “free addressing” concept. To promote collaboration and interaction, the open workspace is arranged in seven “neighborhoods.” To address privacy needs, small meeting rooms, enclosed work settings, and file/copy areas divide each neighborhood. At the center of the neighborhoods, a large, multi-functional and colorful “Town Square” anchors the office like an urban center, serving as a café and meeting room.
The ceiling layout, finishes, and lighting were strategically designed to provide a clear sense of circulation and aid in differentiating workspaces, collaboration space, and circulation. Colorful interior graphics with natural imagery mark the circulation path and vary in color to act as a wayfinding element. Philips’s own LED light fixtures, lamps and controls were used throughout the project. Over 90% of the lighting is LED, offering energy-efficient light that makes the office environment more engaging and uses 25% less electricity than code mandate for energy consumption per square foot.
The project team included J. Calnan & Associates, Inc. for pre-construction and construction management services; CresaPartners, under the direction of Dwight Patten, for project management services; HOK for signage and branding and R. G. Vanderweil Engineers for mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering. Creative Office Pavilion provided all the furniture for the project.
Design of Philips Healthcare Receives IFMA Award
Boston – Margulies Perruzzi Architects announced that its high performance workspace design for Philips Healthcare was honored with a 2012 Best Practice Award of Excellence by the Boston chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA).