CSArch Corporate & Manufacturing Environments

Corporate Environments

CONTACT Daniel Woodside, AIA, LEED AP Executive Principal dwoodside@csarchpc.com 518.898.9802 LOCATION 40 Beaver Street Albany, NY 12207 518.463.8068

ABOUT US A premier design firm since 1991, CSArch provides integrated architecture and engineering services to create meaningful spaces that inspire people and organizations to perform better. We design flexible and forward-thinking corporate environments that strengthen organizations by integrating culture, embracing change, and attracting the best and brightest talent.

As architects, interior designers, and engineers, we work closely with our corporate clients to balance function and beauty to design spaces that are practical, efficient, and long-lasting.

FIRM RECOGNITION • 2020 ENR New York Top Design Firm •

2019 Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms, Architectural Record

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2019 Giants 300 Report, Top 100 Architecture and Engineering Firms, Building Design + Construction Magazine

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2017 Top 50 Firm in Business, Architect Magazine

Consistently ranked among the top architecture and engineering firms in New York State, our collaborative design process focuses on building relationships with our clients. We balance

aesthetics, building performance, and sustainability to provide exceptional design and value.

Corporate Headquarters

Laboratories

Research and Development

Workforce Development

Workplace

Employee Training

STEM Education

Retail

The firm begins offering construction management services to clients who prefer sole-source responsibility for design and CM.

Collins + Scoville Architects rebrands as CSArch

CSArch is awarded a Best Place to Work by the Albany Business Review four years in a row.

FIRM HISTORY 1991

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Founding principals Randolph Collins and Paul Scoville establish Collins + Scoville Architects in Albany, NY as a full-service architecture and planning firm.

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Collins + Scoville opens an office in Newburgh, NY, to better serve clients throughout the Hudson Valley.

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As architects and engineers, our work leaves a long-lasting impact. Through exploration and discovery, we deliver

thoughtful and innovative solutions that best reflect each project’s unique goals. CSArch uses Building Information Modeling (BIM) and advanced technology to develop intelligent, integrated, and coordinated solutions.

ARCHITECTURE // ENGINEERING We bring together creative and technical design professionals who share a single commitment to the success of each project.

We apply our multi-discipline engineering expertise to create spaces uniquely integrated with the architecture and surrounding environment.

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Mechanical, Plumbing Engineering Electrical Engineering Lighting Design Fire Protection and Life Safety Engineering Telecommunications and Technology Engineering Sustainability and Resiliency Consulting Security Planning and Consulting Energy Performance Contracting

TEAM LEADERSHIP

DANIEL WOODSIDE AIA, LEED AP EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL/PRESIDENT

STEVEN HOLLANDS RIBA ASSOCIATE /PROJECT ARCHITECT

Dan brings nearly 30 years of experience in the design and project management of educational, corporate, and civic facilities. He is responsible for facilitating the project scope, conceptual planning, design, and quality control. Recognized for his strong leadership and communication skills, Dan contributes to both project and business excellence. He holds leadership responsibilities in business operations, strategic planning, marketing, and human resources.

Steven brings more than 20 years of architecture design experience with science, technology, and corporate clients. He has significant experience in designing industrial manufacturing facilities for solar and semiconductor clients. Having served both the American and UK markets, Steven brings a unique perspective to the CSArch team.

CSArch had the vision and ability to properly translate our brand into our physical building. I already

had high expectations, but the work exceeded them. The level of attention each member of the team showed proved they cared as much as we did about the finished product.

––THOMAS L. AMELL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT PIONEER BANK

Corporate HQ Interior Fit-Up Financial Institution // Latham, New York

CSArch teamed with Perkins and Will to provide the design of the interior fit-up on this 150,000 square foot office building in Latham, New York. The four-story building includes a modern lobby, cafeteria and kitchen space, support spaces, and three floors of office space with cellular and team rooms, conference rooms, and pantry spaces. To represent the four microclimates along the Hudson River from Albany to New York City, the color palettes, furniture and lighting of each floor were carefully selected and compliment the surrounding landscape.

Open office spaces with adjustable stand-sit desks allow employees to work collaboratively in teams and provide maximum exposure to natural light. Cellular and team meeting spaces are centrally located on each office floor to allow for small meetings and private individual work. The use of floor-to-ceiling glass allows natural light to penetrate these inside spaces and promote transparency.

SIZE 150,000 sf COMPLETION DATE March 2020

PROGRAM Corporate Headquarters, Office Space, Conference Rooms, Dining, Support Spaces, Lobby and Communal Spaces

CENTRAL + PUBLIC SPACES Training rooms, inviting lobby areas, and central support areas support social interaction and chance encounters. Other public spaces beneficial to employee health and well-being include an expanded fitness center, coffee shop, and cafe.

COLLABORATIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT Open work areas with offices, cellular space, and meeting rooms at the core allow for maximum exposure to natural light. Transparency between spaces supports collaboration and employee well-being and promotes a forward-thinking work environment.

LEGEND Cellular Space Open Office DEPARTMENTS

Phone Room CELLULAR SPACE OPEN OFFICE

PHONE ROOM

CONFERENCE CENTER

Conference Center PANTRY

SUPPORT

Pantry Support

PANTRIES AND DINING SPACE The first floor of the facility includes a full-service cafeteria and kitchen/servery space with flexible, cafe-style seating. Each upper level incorporates a central pantry to encourage breaks and social interaction, with distinct color schemes representative of the microclimates of the four regions from Albany to New York City.

Laboratories and Corporate Offices

Chemical Manufacturing Company // Selkirk, New York Design services were provided to renovate original space within an existing building constructed in the eighties to create a showcase facility for international client, vendor, and employee relations. The original facility lacked proper lighting, modernized IT systems, a gracious lobby, and, most importantly, a modern, flexible work space to promote collaboration and innovative thinking.

Work included renovations to existing offices, conference rooms, training/seminar space, up-to-date research and testing labs, restroom facilities, and support space. Through a series of inclusive programming meetings with users, the design team reorganized space and provided a new entry, main lobby and seating area, café, mail room, pantry, and short-term docking stations for national and international visiting staff.

SIZE 4,825 sf COMPLETION DATE 2019

PROGRAM Corporate Offices, Conference Rooms, Research Laboratories, Manufacturing Spaces, Laboratory Prep Rooms

A MODERN WORK ENVIRONMENT The original facility lacked a modern, flexible work space to promote collaboration and innovative thinking. Glass walls and various meeting spaces promote openness and transparency, and a new café and break area supports employee health and wellness.

STATE OF THE ART LABORATORY A series of individual, outdated labs were demolished and a single, open versatile stateof-the-art lab was created to support global research and testing.

Bank Branch Renovations

Pioneer Bank // Various Locations, New York Beginning in 2013, CSArch renovated ten Pioneer Bank branches to reflect its re-invented image and shift toward a new banking concept. Consumers and clients can now shop, bank, and ship all in one location, and are immersed into a banking experience that improves the teller-client relationship.

A full range of design services were provided by CSArch, including architecture, programming, interior design, furniture selection, and millwork design. The project team worked closely with contractors and bank leaders to design each banking component. A combination of solid surface materials, plastic laminates, LED lighting, ceramic floor tile, and interior glazing were used to transform Pioneer’s image while remaining sensitive to corporate branding standards.

COMPLETION DATE 2013-2017

PROGRAM Banking, Corporate Offices, Retail Space

CLIFTON PARK BRANCH OFFICE The new Clifton Park branch served as a pilot for Pioneer’s new banking concept - boutique banking. The branch introduced pod banking to move to a non-traditional, collaborative teller-client relationship, and features a coffee bar, retail area, and UPS packaging and shipping services.

DOWNTOWN ALBANY BRANCH OFFICE The relocated downtown Albany branch includes an open pod island with two stations to handle full-service transactions in the center of the space. An upstairs conference room resolves space concerns with floor-to-ceiling glass walls to provide transparency and openness.

SCHENECTADY BRANCH OFFICE Pioneer opened the Schenectady branch in 2015, which features the Capital Region’s first Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) technology.

Glass-enclosed offices and large front windows make the narrow space feel larger, promoting employee health and well-being.

Corporate Office Interiors Pioneer Bank // Colonie, New York

Located prominently in the Town of Colonie, the four-story structure includes retail and commerce spaces along with a Pioneer Bank branch. CSArch provided architectural and engineering services for the design of approximately 45,600 sf of the interior fit-up.

The fit-up design work includes the bank branch located on the ground floor, the remaining area on the second floor, and the third and fourth floors in their entirety. The new interior design reflects the consolidation of corporate departments, which were dispersed over several buildings in Troy, NY.

SIZE 45,600 sf COMPLETION DATE August 2016

PROGRAM Corporate Headquarters, Office Space

NEW SPACE FOR CORPORATE STAFF Pioneer’s corporate staff occupies the top three floors of the four-story building, which features floor-to-ceiling windows and open floor plans.

HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT Featuring treadmills, spinning machines, free weights and more, the 24/7 fitness facilities also include showers and locker rooms to add an additional workplace benefit. The new Bistro is an inviting space for employees to congregate, eat, and socialize, with bright colors and modern dining furniture.

Center for Advanced Technology

SCCC & Mohonasen CSD // Schenectady, New York The Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) is a new state-of-the-art building at Mohonasen Central School District. The approximately 53,000 square foot learning facility is home to a variety of modern, high-tech labs and classrooms that offer learning experiences in “real world” work environments. Existing through a partnership between Mohonasen Central School District, Schenectady County Community College, and Capital Region BOCES, the Center for Advanced Technology is a multi-user educational facility. Welcoming K12 students from more than 20 school districts in addition to college students and adult leaders, the facility aligns with the region’s priorities to build a skilled workforce pipeline for local industries.

The center houses Mohonasen’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs – a group of hands-on, project-based courses that combine classroom learning with real-world experiences – as well as some Capital Region BOCES CTE programs that brings in high school students from across the region. In the future, the facility will also be used for both credit-bearing and workforce development/adult education programs through local community colleges.

SIZE 52,700 sf COMPLETION DATE September 2016 AWARDS Design Award, American Institute of Architects Eastern New York Chapter, 2017

PROGRAM Nanotechnology, Health Professions, Advanced Machining/Manufacturing, Electrical, and Welding; Black Box Theatre/ Graphic Arts; Woodshop Classroom; Large Group Instruction Room; Workforce Development

The Center For Advanced Technology The unique programming required the design team to create a truly flexible purpose learning environment to serve multiple disciplines and demographics.

The facility and spaces within support different programs and offer an interdisciplinary, hands-on approach to learning that is integral to STEM education for traditional students and adult learners. The building includes an electric lab, a manufacturing and machining lab, a wood shop, a media arts lab, a high-end graphics computer lab, a nanotechnology lab with a simulated “clean room,” a welding lab, and health professions labs.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Modern, specialized laboratories introduce students to collegiate and real-world work environments while meeting the multidisciplinary needs of college credit-bearing and workforce development programs. The Center for Advanced Technology at Mohonasen has the potential to truly change the career trajectory of many local high school, college, and adult learners.

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION The CAT hosts four Career and Technical Education programs, as well as Mohonasen’s Mo-Tech — a group of hands-on, project-based courses that combine classroom learning with real-world experiences. The facility leads both credit-bearing and workforce development/ adult education programs through Schenectady County Community College.

Albany Office Renovation CSArch // Albany, New York

The renovated CSArch office allows natural daylight to penetrate the floor plan and reach all employees. Furniture systems are laid out to support team-based clusters, promoting dialogue and collaboration, and are supported by various meeting spaces from individual to small and large groups with integrated technology.

The new space supports productivity and spontaneous socialization with a living space, open kitchen, and various formal and informal meeting spaces. The newly renovated office space features automated sit-stand desktops, modern furniture, and energy-efficient LED lighting.

SIZE 14,000 sf COMPLETION DATE May 2018

PROGRAM Office Spaces, Conference Rooms, Social Spaces

A NEW WORK ENVIRONMENT The move to an open environment promotes collaboration. Employees sit facing each other in team-based clusters, which encourages dialogue, while at the same time allowing employees to remain at their desks and continue working.

EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS A “living room” area with an open kitchen, high-top counters, and comfortable seating gives employees the opportunity to take necessary breaks from their desks and socialize with coworkers.