Sector: Education
Location: Urbana, Illinois
Year Completed: 2017

Scope

• 148,000 sq. ft.
• 90 Private Offices
• 180 Workstations
• 7 Conference Rooms
• 13 Lounges
• 32 Classrooms

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Drivers

• Provide modern and updated learning facilities that support group work, graduate level research, and lab work
• Attract and retain current students, faculty, and staff
• Have easy and organic circulation throughout the building
• Synthesize University of Illinois' campus culture and spirit with the institution's history and tradition
• Recruit the best talent both to the University and to School of Earth, Society, and the Environment and the School of Integrative Biology

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Tactics

• Renovated 32 classroom and 90 private offices, installing 180 workstations ranging from Reff Profiles™ to Dividends Horizon^® to Antenna^® Simple Tables
• Incorporated 13 lounge areas of different sizes, furnished with KnollStudio which mirrors the elegance and traditional look of the building's interior
• Selected KnollTextiles upholstery and panel fabrics that match the University colors in order to foster unity amongst the student body
• Specified adaptable furnishings to be moved around according to the demands of the task at hand

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Outcomes

• Provided comfortable and ample workspaces for students and faculty to increase the time spent in the Natural History Building
• Enhanced overall unity amongst the student body by combining tradition with current campus culture
• Re-positioned the Natural History Building as a campus focal point, situating the building as more inviting and welcoming

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Team

• Architect & Interior Designer: LCM Architects
• Knoll Dealer: Resource One of Illinois Ltd.
• General Contractor: CORE Constructions