Gores Group Headquarters: Renovating for the Employees’ Sake

Belzberg Architects, Energy and sustainability, Middle Density, Project, Technology and fabrication

Atrium, California, Energetic Approach, Glass, Green, Light, Office building, Project, Renovation, Technological Approach, USA, Vegetable Garden

The brief for the 135,000 sqft Gores Group Headquarters was not altogether uncommon: renovate an existing three-story office building and adjacent parking structure. But our team saw opportunities; we questioned the design potential of a standard glass façade typical of the typology and, with only one or two key moves, transformed the profile of the building and fundamentally changed the way employees at this legal services firm interact with one another and their surroundings.