Leawood Speculative Office
LEAWOOD SPECULATIVE OFFICE
El Dorado
ARCHITECTS
El Dorado
AREA
18240 Ft²
YEAR
2013
COST
$3.7 Million
CITY
United States
PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE
Doug Stockman
CATEGORY
office
PROJECT MANAGER
John Reeves
DESIGNER
Gavin Snyder
LOCATION
United States
COUNTRY
United States
Text description provided by architect.
A developer wanted to design a speculative office building in Johnson County to attract high-tech companies. Standing in stark contrast to the beige, small-windowed, mansard-roofed professional buildings that are the norm in this part of suburban Kansas City, the 18,000 square-foot
Two-story office building has a simple, rectangular floor plan within a concrete structure that features an all glass enclosure with a carefully positioned exterior perforated metal scrim system that helps regulate heat gain throughout the year.
To the south, panels run parallel to the windows, removed at strategic locations (hallways, doorways) to open views across the entire interior floor plan
To the east and west, panels take the form of angled vertical louvers, their spacing varied according to shading needs of the rooms inside.
The north is mostly open. A steel frame awning covers the building entry and shades an outdoor patio.
Mansard-roofed professional buildings that are the norm in this part of suburban Kansas City, the 18,000 square-foot.
As studies have shown, greater alacrity and higher productivity among office workers small-windowed.
Mansard-roofed professional buildings that are the norm in this part of suburban Kansas City, the 18,000 square-foot
The façade also facilitates a visual connection to a lush exterior landscaping package. This makes for an improved work Positioned exterior perforated metal scrim system that helps regulate heat gain throughout the year.
