New Kum & Go headquarters designed to provide a collaborative work environment and to embrace modernity.
The designs for the new Kum & Go Downtown Des Moines, Iowa headquarters, Krause Gateway Center, located at 1459 Grand Avenue, have been released. The new building was designed to embrace a modern and highly collaborative work environment that offers flexibility and growth in coming years.
The five-story building is being planned and constructed for LEED certification, and will feature glass prominently on all sides to provide transparency and light throughout the building. The layout was designed to foster collaboration through innovative and unique use of space and light, including outdoor terraces available to Kum & Go associates for flexible work areas.
“Lightness, simplicity and openness are the main concepts expressed in the design,” said Renzo Piano, Renzo Piano Building Workshop founder and architect for the project. “The four vast planes flying over the site will emphasize the lightness and the transparency of the building, and will dialogue with the sculpture park nearby.”
Building highlights include:
- Natural, abundant light throughout the building
- Collaborative work environments
- Outdoor meeting space
- Rooftop garden
- Dedicated space for training
- Multi-purpose room for all-company gatherings and events
- Fitness room and adjoining locker room
- Game room
- Art collection
- Parking for associates
In addition, the entire plaza surrounding the building will be landscaped and serve as a natural extension of the sculpture park. Additional features include roof overhangs that provide both an artistic element to the building, as well as a functional one by increasing energy efficiency. A “green” roof will also lessen the impact of energy usage and water run-off.
“I’m excited to share the designs with Kum & Go associates and the Des Moines, Iowa community,” said Krause. “An incredible team of people has been working on this design for many months, and it’s great to be able to share it now with a broader audience.”
Krause announced in 2014 that internationally-recognized architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop had been chosen to design the building. Local architect OPN Architects will provide architectural counsel and construction drawings. Ryan Companies US, Inc., has been selected as the construction partner.
The company expects to break ground in the Fall of 2015, and is targeting an early 2018 completion.