marquardt+ was asked by HON to develop the direction and budgeting for renovation of their three floor, 68,000 sf headquarters in Muscatine, IA. We developed multiple bubble diagrams, adjacency studies, fit tests, as well as sweeping architectural moves and extensive environmental graphics. The most interesting challenge was creating a single space out of two adjacent buildings with different floor plates, joining them together with an entry lobby and circulation tower over what used to be an old railroad track.

In addition, we were also asked to to propose and budget price a new construction headquarters facility as an alternative to renovation of the existing buildings. The design team implemented a complete architectural design and space planning package and provided preliminary square foot construction estimates for a pre-fabricated “steel line” building, to be considered on a vacant lot HON had acquired in Muscatine, Iowa.

See more of the headquarters and core + shell at our website!

* work performed as Design Collaboratives