Projects
The majority of UDA’s past corporate projects have focused reinforcing the client’s existing brand identity to both their customers and employees. This is true for Fortune 500 companies as well as family-owned companies executing their first major construction project. UDA’s past corporate work includes stand-alone office buildings as well as renovations of existing facilities where the client is looking to streamline corporate function, consolidate business groups and most importantly increase employee retention/productivity. This is often accomplished through the introduction of natural light, collaborative common areas, customizable work areas, as well as providing exterior views for the majority of interior spaces. Each project is different however, and each client brings with them a set of expectations regarding how they want to update or refresh their existing corporate culture. Our projects start by identifying those goals and coming up with a game plan that factors in design, budget, and schedule. We’ve worked with a wide variety of corporate entities in the past and love the programming, cultural and design challenges each project brings with them.
An extensive renovation of the existing GCP Building #22 facade and interior corridor was required to bring the original campus building into the 21st century and in keeping with the rest of the previously updated campus structures. The corridor just inside that façade was a key connection between the East and West campus buildings. UDA Architects' design was sympathetic to the adjacent campus structures allowing for more light, views, and access points to this important interior circulation spine of the campus.
GCP approached UDA Architects looking to centralize corporate functions for its subsidiary business units scattered around their existing Cambridge, MA campus. Initially a programming exercise, the resulting solution proposed a gut renovation of the existing building located at the center of the linear campus. This solution allowed GCP to co-locate all C-Suite functions where organic collaboration/communication could occur between the business units and provide cost efficiencies through shared services.
The proposed interior renovation to an 8,500 square foot warehouse includes storage, production, manufacturing, offices, conference rooms, and cafe spaces. Programming of the facility required the study of the client’s support space and staff space requirements to maximize the use of the existing space. The client wanted to improve employee satisfaction with communal cafeteria space and a more pleasant interior environment.
