Gensler

HNI CORPORATION, MUSCATINE, IOWA

Annie Block -- Interior Design, 12/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

After HNI acquired Gunlocke, sustainability topped the combined companies' wish list for a new headquarters. HNI not only preserved its Iowa roots by purchasing a 1927 printing plant downtown but also supported the city's recent revitalization efforts and made a stand for adaptive reuse. In a gut renovation of the 24,000-square-foot interior, principal Collin Burry exposed timber structural columns and wooden joists; preserved original maple flooring; employed perimeter circulation to improve daylight access; and used salvaged windows for private offices. Further contributing to the project's LEED Silver certification are energy-efficient lighting, waterless urinals, dual-flush toilets, and a storm-water management system that protects the Mississippi River.

Envision

PROJECT Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, D.C.

STANDOUT Green rocks—with performance spaces for rising stars and images of icons from Frank Sinatra to Janis Joplin.

Perkins + Will

Gensler

PROJECT Gensler, New York.

STANDOUT LEED credits and street cred mingle on this Silver-rated office's main stair, with its graffiti tags by Spook camouflaging firm buzzwords.

PROJECT Perkins + Will, New York.

STANDOUTThis open-plan studio's occupancy sensors meant good-bye to unnecessary lighting and hello to LEED Silver.