Architects: KPF
Location: Iselin, NJ, USA
Area: 10,000 sqm
Year: 2011
Photographs: Michael MoranType: Office, Repositioning + Transformation
Leed: Platinum
Client: The Hampshire CompaniesKPF’s design for the renovation of the five-story, 110,000-square-foot (10,000-square-meter) Centra office building generates a strong horizontal composition of dark grey and clear glass.The project’s unique structure utilizes an asymmetrical tree-column and truss to support an extended fourth floor, providing a signature element for the project. A rectangular hole is carved in the center of the suspended fourth floor, allowing the sun to shower the ground-level grand entry plaza with light.Surrounding pyramidal landscape forms further distinguish the site and help to create a dynamic visual presence for this suburban office building.Source: KPF/ Michael Moranm i l i m e t d e s i g n – W h e r e t h e c o n v e r g e n c e o f u n i q u e c r e a t i v e s