SERENA STURM ARCHITECTS

Located in a gap of mature oaks, the new corporate office building is the focus of visitor entry while also visually shortening the 725 foot factory to which it is attached. While materials and openings reference it to the factory, a pair of glass enclosed stairs break new from old to allow for the addition’s heightened detail. Stout precast columns bracing second floor offices, combined with a rusticated base of split faced concrete block, create the “classic corporate image” desired by the client. A skylit grand stair hides building services while buffering factory noise and bringing natural light to the windowless east wall.