Corporate Interiors Brochure
CONTACT INFORMATION Mekus Tanager, Inc. 445 East Illinois Street Suite 333 Chicago, IL 60611 p. 312.661.0778 f. 312.661.0980 www.mekustanager.com
PRINCIPAL’S CONTACT INFORMATION Christopher Mekus, AIA Managing Principal p. 312.644.2654 e. cmekus@mekustanager.com Spes Mekus, ASID, IIDA, LEED AP Principal p. 312.644.2709 e. smekus@mekustanager.com Stephen Wierzbowski, AIA Principal p. 312.644.2650 e. swierzbowski@mekustanager.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS GOOD DESIGN IS GOOD BUSINESS
6
WHY DESIGN MATTERS
6
QUANTITATIVE DESIGN BENEFITS
7
EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
8
QUALITY CONTROL
8
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
9
SERVICES OFFERED
10
CASE STUDIES
13
SELECT CLIENTS
34
APPENDIX
35
GOOD DESIGN IS GOOD BUSINESS Mekus Tanager has been an architecture-anddesign industry leader for over 30 years, specializing in working with our clients as a business partner. While design may only be one component of a larger business strategy, at Mekus Tanager we design solutions that reflect each client’s unique identity and seek to advance the business goals of our clients. Good design is not only aesthetically pleasing, it makes business sense.
WHY DESIGN MATTERS
US Citizenship and Immigration Office LEED Certified
Milestone AV Technologies LEED-CI Silver
Businesses often invest capital in areas such as employee education and job training, employee benefits programs, new software, new hardware, etc. An area that is often overlooked is the design of space, and how an innovative approach to space planning and design can yield substantial benefits such as making your real-estate a strategic asset and increasing its return on investment. Beyond the aesthetic advantages, good design can produce efficiencies such as reducing real-estate space needs and thus costs, streamlining personnel and work flow, and positively affecting employee behavior, productivity, and performance.
QUANTITATIVE DESIGN BENEFITS Quantitative benefits of a new, well designed space include: •Increased employee capacity by up to +70%. 1 •Reduction in employee decision making time by –40% and an increase in departmental responsiveness by +31%. 2 •Improvements in the volume of customer accounts by +89%. 3 •Study of 400 US Companies that created collegial and flexible workplaces revealed an increased market value by +9%. 4 •Survey results showed a +21% increase in how the new workplace supports culture and values compared to before the move. 5 •Well designed spaces lead to an increase of +19% new talent and a +13% increase in the retainment of talent. 6
US Cellular Call Center Bolingbrook, IL
•82% of employees preferred new collaborative, highly open work environments 6 months after a move from a traditional office, and the new space enhanced the employees’ sense of loyalty and belonging to that company. 7 •+80% of the benefits a business achieved in a new space, such as increased employee efficiency and improved morale, were attributed to the interior space design, and +20% improvement due to improved adjacencies due to consolidation. 8 •A University of Michigan study found that “radical co-location” – arranging people in a grouped team environment – increases productivity by 2x-4x.9 • Business Process Analysis found that incorporating new furniture into a space and training employees on the furniture reduced the process cycle time of employees by 10.55%. 10 Businesses should think of effective 3D environmental design as an essential investment in both their company’s success and their most important resource, their employees.
GSA - Public Building Service
EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Successful projects are a product of continual and effective communication between all parties involved, professional expertise, and team cohesiveness. At the start of a project, we listen to the client’s business goals and aspirations, working with them to understand their specific needs in terms of location, the desired functions of the facilities, business culture, budget, and schedule. Through programming and feasibility studies, Mekus Tanager is able to create solutions that are specifically tailored to help a client achieve their goals.
QUALITY CONTROL Motorola Mobility Experience Center Chicago, IL
The core team is led by an experienced principal, who is responsible for making certain that the team is meeting the client’s goals and project objectives. A project manager is responsible for the day-to-day team management of the project, including consultants, and is the go-to person for any changes or concerns. It is our policy to follow up with our clients within the first year of project completion (and within the warranty period), to help confirm that the client is satisfied with their new spaces and that the spaces are performing as designed.
Coopers & Lybrand LLP Chicago, IL
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Mekus Tanager has been practicing sustainable design for over 28 years, and is a member of the US Green Building Council. Since our inception, we have worked to develop strategies for the design of long-lasting buildings and interiors, and with each project we take great care in researching and implementing sustainable design solutions while meeting tight budgets for all of our projects. Mekus Tanager recently completed All Saints Chapels and Administration Complex for the Archdiocese of Chicago, which was certified LEEDNC Gold, the first such project for the Archdiocese. Our project for Milestone AV Technologies was certified LEED-CI Silver. Mekus Tanager has also been a long time consultant of the federal government. Since 2007 all work completed by Mekus Tanager for the federal government has been designed with a sustainable approach, and the US Citizenship and Immigration Office and the Department of Education Office have been LEED certified.
All Saints Chapels and Administration Building Des Plaines, Illinois LEED-NC GOLD
UIC Douglas Hall Chicago, Illinois LEED-CI Silver
SERVICES OFFERED
Motorola Libertyville Campus Libertyville, IL
PRE-DESIGN • Feasibility Studies • Program Development /Strategic Visioning • Site Analysis / Site Selection • Building Evaluation / Comparison • Facilities Analysis • Work Letter Evaluation • Building Systems Analysis • Information Technology Analysis • ADA Analysis • Programming • Prepare Blocking & Stacking Diagrams • Workplace Analysis • Relocation Strategies • Corporate Standards Development • Test Fits • Furniture Evaluation / Inventory • Building Area Calculations • Lease Exhibit Drawings • Furniture /Equipment Inventories • LEED Certification Assistance DESIGN • Schematic Design • Design Development • Custom Furniture Design • Selection of Furniture, Colors, & Materials • Preliminary Cost Estimation • Graphic Way-Finding/Signage Solutions • Implementation of Art Program • Plant Material Program Design • Coordinate Engineering /other Consulting Services • Computer Renderings • Renovation / Restoration
Coopers & Lybrand LLP Chicago, IL
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION • Prepare Detailed Architectural Drawings • Prepare Furnishing Drawings • Prepare Bid & Permit Documents • Specifications • Final Cost Estimation
SERVICES OFFERED CONSTRUCTION • Assist in Selection of Contractors • Bid Analysis • Scope Review • Attend Meetings with Contractors • Issue Change Orders • Review Contractor’s Application for Payment • Coordination of Engineering Services • Cost Review & Analysis • Review of Shop Drawings • Punch List the project • Follow-up to Assure Completion • Restoration
Quantitative Risk Management Chicago, IL
Baker & McKenzie Chicago, IL
Case Studies
Chamberlain Elmhurst, IL Another example of a converted space that Mekus Tanager has renovated, the purpose of this project was to convert a 25,000-square foot car dealership into a innovation and design center for Chamberlain. The 26 year-old building was completely renovated to accommodate showroom spaces as well as offices, work spaces, and a training center, which was developed by the addition of a second story within the existing structure. The goal was to convert the image completely; so that it would no longer be recognized as a car dealership, but rather a commercial space. This was done by adding elements to the facade of the building in order to portray the Chamberlain brand, such as the branded pylon and the shading devices over a new entry-way.
Milestone AV Technologies Eden Prairie, MN Milestone AV Technologies (a Duchossois Group portfolio company) selected Mekus Tanager, Inc. to design its new, state-of-the-art Global Headquarters & Design Center within an existing building in Eden Prairie, MN. Milestone AV Technologies has several facilities located in Minnesota, and a goal for the project was to combine many of the products and functions of these facilities into one location while maintaining operation/distribution facilities elsewhere. Another goal for the project was to create an atmosphere and corporate culture of interdepartmental cohesion and collaboration, thus increasing productivity and efficiency while also allowing employees to feel more involved and invested in Milestone AV Technologies. The new Global Headquarters & Design Center was designed to create a network of open work spaces that encourage team collaboration and invention within and between various departments. Further, each floor was designed to fit the specific needs of its occupants, with the goal of helping employees become more productive and efficient. Corporate branding and cultural motifs were incorporated throughout the space to reflect Milestone AV Technologies’ desired shift in culture to embrace all of its brands. The new space also features: a machine shop that produces prototypical products, a dynamic living laboratory, and a UL testing lab. These spaces allow product designers and engineers to collaborate with commercial dealers and retailers to demonstrate new products, build, test, and then experience products during daily use, and advance new product variety and technology. Combining these capabilities in one location helps Milestone AV Technologies bring products to the market faster while simultaneously improving product quality. Overall, the new facility incorporates office spaces, workstations, employee training rooms, conference rooms, an employee break area, product showroom, customer-support “customer experience areas”, a machine shop, and engineering and quality control labs. In keeping with the client’s goal of designing a sustainable facility, Mekus Tanager designed the space to meet LEED-CI Silver certification standards. Examples of sustainable design solutions include: increasing the original building’s 62,000 usable square-feet by 20,000 USF (to 82,000 USF) while maintaining the original building footprint; upgrading the buildings HVAC and electrical systems to energy efficient ones, and the purchasing of green-energy credits.
Motorola mobilezone.Chicago Chicago, Illinois Motorola, an innovation leader in communications technology is accelerating its own internal communication network and reducing its real estate costs, while enhancing its employee’s productivity and life-style. Mekus Tanager partnered with Motorola to create mobilezone.Chicago, a pilot project in new workplace strategies, designed to reduce real estate costs and provide flexible working hours and environments. A testament to Motorola’s commitment to a “Global/Mobile workforce, some of the Chicago users of the new space said it can cut their commuting time by three hours by using mobileZone as a workspace and avoiding rush hour traffic before heading out to the suburbs. Motorola’s objective is to grow its business without increasing its real estate requirements. The new “Workplace Mobility” program demonstrated in this project supports Motorola’s employees by giving them the right tools, support and workspace to work, collaborate and communicate.
Motorola Solutions SH-1 Schaumburg, Illinois Motorola Solutions SH-1 is the central hospitality area for Motorola’s Schaumburg complex, and includes a lobby/reception, mobility center, conference rooms, multiple "touchdown" areas, wellness center and Starbucks Cafe, a facility that can accommodate over 500 people at one time. To improve way-finding so that people can find their directions and reach their destinations, the design transforms the first floor into a series of visual cues to initiate a sense of horizontal and vertical flow. Through identification, repositioning, design, graphics and Motorola signature branding, people easily recognize enough elements of the "Moto" culture of seamless connectivity to guide themselves to the elevator lobby and upper floors of the seven-story entry building or to other destinations in the complex. SH1 is a vivid reminder that first appearances count - even for a global leader in telecommunications equipment for broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks - and that good design can produce great first appearances.
Motorola Libertyville Campus Renewal Libertyville, IL Due to the changing nature of how business is conducted and the increasing shift towards a more mobile, adaptable work environment which utilizes technology and peer collaboration, Motorola sought to redesign multiple spaces within their Libertyville Campus to better reflect the changes in their corporate philosophy and also to give them an advantage over their competition. To help with this shift, Mekus Tanager designed and is currently designing strategically placed areas throughout Motorola’s Libertyville Campus that include meeting spaces and collaborative areas, a new cafeteria, and video-conferencing areas that allow global corporate communication. The collaborative areas and cafeteria were designed as inviting, comfortable, and youthful spaces to better foster teamwork and idea-generation, allow for interdepartmental interaction that helps to erode rigid corporate hierarchies, increase the amenities available to employees including flexible vending options, and also to instill a “corporate pride� in their employees. Furthermore, the redesign of the Libertyville Campus is suited to help Motorola attract and retain employee talent.
Motorola Libertyville Collaborative Areas - Case Study Libertyville, IL In a continuous effort to help renovate Motorola’s corporate image and to increase employee productivity, collaboration, and overall happiness, Mekus Tanager is tasked with designing collaborative areas that foster teamwork and idea-generation, improve employee efficiency, and make the corporate workplace a more inviting and comfortable space. To help achieve these goals, Mekus Tanager is designing the collaborative areas first and foremost as inviting spaces with comfortable “soft” furniture that employees can customize to better suit their needs. Furthermore, the spaces also include video-conferencing capabilities which allow for global communication between Motorola employees, storage spaces for project work, reference materials etc., and the ability to “write on the walls” making virtually every surface a “work surface”. The inclusion of these various aspects make the spaces more welcoming, increases peer-to-peer interaction and idea-generation, and overall helps to create an attractive environment for employees to work.
Ernst & Young LLP Cleveland, OH The international accounting/consulting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, is a company dedicated to moving their clients and their employees forward in a highly competitive marketplace. As such, they were determined to apply some of the most progressive workplace strategies available to the design of their new 57,000-square foot Management Consulting office in downtown Cleveland. Having recently completed the successful relocation of Ernst & Young’s New York office, we were retained to develop a similar alternative office concept for this project. In addition to the extensive use of hoteling and teaming strategies to reduce square footage and create a more effective working environment, flexible partner offices were developed to be used as conference rooms or teaming space when the primary occupant is away from the office. Through the utilization of these new standards, the design team was able to reduce Ernst & Young’s square footage requirements in the Cleveland office to 124-square feet per person, approximately half the firm’s national average.
GSA Public Buildings Service Chicago, Illinois Workplace 20.20 is a Public Buildings Service’s vision to help agencies better serve the public by offering a dynamic, cost effective, and high performance workplace for today’s and tomorrow’s public servants. In this timeless Mies van der Rohe building, our charge was to revert to the roots and discipline of the agency, while meeting the needs of today’s collaborative workforce and environmental initiatives. We designed the office to promote openness, transparency, and accessibility, by creating an attractive and stimulating environment. Transparency was accomplished with lower workstation panels, interior glass walled demountable partitions and the removal of many dry wall partitions, which had the added benefit of allowing the HVAC system to work as efficiently as it was originally designed. The final result is not only a design that pays homage to the building and the architect, but also increases efficiency in workflow and interaction. Although the agency declined to pursue LEED certification, the workspace is up to LEEDCI standards.
Standard Parking Chicago, IL Mekus Tanager redesigned Standard Parking’s headquarters in Chicago to accommodate the merger of APCOA. Having established a brand image and identity for the company, as well as office standards, we subsequently designed and implemented branch offices in Boston and Los Angeles. The client had two objectives in mind for their corporate image: to merge two corporate cultures and to develop a space that could be used to help sell the parking amenity and management services of the new company. By incorporating the unique use of parking-inspired graphics and materials as well as vivid colors and cove lighting throughout the new office, the design team was able to create an appropriate image for one of the nation’s premier parking companies. The facility was planned and designed as a “marketing tour,” or a path by which clients could be taken from one point of interest to another around the perimeter of the office. The new facility thus serves as a sales and marketing tool for Standard Parking as well as a sophisticated workplace.
Coopers & Lybrand LLP Chicago, IL The design objective for Coopers & Lybrand’s Chicago office was to create an environment for Coopers & Lybrand, one of the Big 5 accounting and consulting firms, that projected an image of a progressive and innovative organization. Mekus Tanager’s solution incorporates building standard finishes to minimize the total project cost, while using tenant upgrades in select areas as architectural features of “punctuation” to create the desired image. These special features also defined major activity areas and assisted the staff and guests in orientation and movement on the enlarge floor plates. To provide optimal flexibility for growth and change, all offices and workstations were standardized and wired to accommodate personal computers via a reserved outlet network. Consequently, not only were they able to reorganize by industry, but they were able to grow easily and to purchase and absorb new companies within the same plan concept.
SELECT CLIENTS Alliance Capital - Chicago, IL Advanced Dermatology - Lincolnshire, IL American Bar Association - Chicago, IL American Pharmaceutical Partners - Chicago, IL American International Tile - Chicago, IL Ameritech - Multiple Locations, MI, IL, OH, IN, WI AMX - Chicago, IL Angus/DOW Chemical - Chicago, IL Apple Computer, Inc. - Multiple Locations, IL Archdiocese of Chicago - Chicago, IL Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA Archdiocese of Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN Argonne National Laboratory - Chicago, IL Arryx, Inc. - Chicago, IL The Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL AT&T Broadband - Multiple Locations, IL, IN Baker & McKenzie - Chicago, IL Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Ltd. - Chicago, IL Bernstein Investment Research & Management - Chicago, IL BMC Software - Naperville, IL Budget Rent a Car Corporation - Lisle, IL Carriage Services - Houston, TX Chicago Bar Association - Chicago, IL The Church of the Holy Spirit - Lake Forest, IL Citigroup - Chicago, IL Clifford, Robert A. and Associates, P.C. - Chicago, IL Computer Science Corporation - Chicago, IL Coopers & Lybrand LLP - Multiple Locations, IL, MI Cutters - Chicago, IL Dieckmann & Associates - Chicago, IL Diocese of Orange - Orange, CA Diocese of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA Dr. Diane Gerber - Chicago, IL Drs. Cahan & Weinstein - Chicago and Northbrook, IL Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp. - Chicago, IL Ernst & Young LLP - Multiple Locations, NY, OH, TX, CA Equis Corporation - Chicago, IL Exelon/ComEd - Multiple Locations Exxon Chemical - Farmington Hills, MI Fenwal - Chicago, IL Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. - Chicago, IL First Insurance Funding Corporation - Northbrook, IL Foote Cone & Belding - Chicago, IL The Forum Corporation - Chicago, IL Fourth Presbyterian Church - Chicago, IL Gannett Corp. - Chicago, IL GATX Corporation - Chicago, IL GE Capital Corporation - Stamford, CT General Instrument Corp. - Chicago, IL General Services Administration - Midwest Region Gordon & Glickson - Chicago, IL Grace Episcopal Church - Hinsdale, IL Grossman & Friedman - Chicago, IL Harley Davidson - 94 Locations Nationwide
Halcon - Stewartville, MN IBM - Schaumburg, IL Illinois Institute of Technology - Chicago, IL Illinois State Bar Association - Chicago, IL Jewel - Lincolnshire, IL JMB Realty, Inc. - Chicago, IL Killian, Wallace Advertising - Chicago, IL Konica Minolta - Chicago, IL Korn Ferry International - Chicago, IL Lotsoff Capital Management, Inc. - Chicago, IL Mannington Carpets - Chicago, IL marchFIRST - Chicago, IL Marriott Corporation - Chicago, IL Marshall, O'Toole, Gerstein, Murray & Borun - Chicago, IL Martin, Brown, Sullivan & Bowman, Ltd. - Chicago, IL Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., - Chicago, IL MBNA America - Chicago, IL McGladrey & Pullen LLP - Minneapolis, MN McGraw Hill - Chicago, IL MCI Worldcom - Chicago, IL MCL Companies - Chicago, IL McCormick Theological Seminary - Chicago, IL MMI Companies - Deerfield, IL Misión San Juan Diego - Arlington Heights, IL Molex - Chicago, IL Motorola, Inc. - Multiple Locations, Libertyville, Schaumburg, IL, Winchester, Beijing, Chicago, Canada, Pennsylvania National Credit Union Administration - Lisle, IL Northern Trust Corporation - Park Ridge, IL North Pier Dentail - Chicago, IL Orix Real Estate Equities, Inc. - Chicago, IL Orland Park-Parks and Recreation - Orland Park, IL PaineWebber, Inc. - Chicago, IL Panebianco, Inc. - Chicago, IL Price Waterhouse - Chicago, IL Quantitative Risk Management - Chicago, IL Rubloff Residential Properties - Multiple Locations, IL Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. - Chicago, IL Santa Fe Corporate Headquarters - Chicago, IL Schiff, Hardin & Waite - Chicago, IL Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck, Multiple Projects - Chicago, IL Sephora - Multiple Locations, IL SMG Marketing Group, Inc. - Chicago, IL Smith, Badofsky & Raffel, Inc. - Chicago, IL Smith Barney Citigroup - Deerfield, IL Spencer Stuart, Multiple Projects - Chicago, IL SPSS - Chicago, IL Standard Parking - Multiple Locations, IL, MA, CA St. Christopher Episcopal Church - Oak Park, IL St. Lawrence Parish - Lafayette, IN St. Mary’s Church - Des Plaines, IL St. Paul Federal Bank for Savings - Mt. Prospect, IL Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. - Chicago, IL
SELECT CLIENTS Tishman Midwest Management Corporation - Chicago, IL Tribune Company - Chicago, IL The University of Chicago - Chicago, IL University of Illinois at Chicago - Multiple Locations US Cellular - National Account U.S. Sprint - Rosemont, IL US Department of Veteran’s Affairs - Rock Island, IL and San Diego, CA Valenti Corporate Offices - Northfield, IL Village of Orland Park - Orland Park, IL The Village Presbyterian Church - Northbrook, IL Whittman Hart - Chicago, IL Winnetka Community House - Winnetka, IL Winnetka Presbyterian Church - Winnetka, IL World Book Direct Response, Inc. - Chicago, IL World Book Publishing, Inc. - Chicago, IL Young & Rubicam - Chicago, IL Youth Guidance - Chicago, IL
APPENDIX Quantitative Benefits Sources: 1: Motorola Refresh Tower Project 2: Herman Miller, Inc., “Measuring Process and Performance Improvements”, Internal Report, 2003, 2. 3: Herman Miller, Inc., “Measures of Success: The Facility’s Role in Effectiveness”, Presentation, 2007. 4: Watson Wyatt Worldwide, “Human Capital as a Lead Indicator of Shareholder Value”, 2001/2002 Survey Report 3. 5: Herman Miller, Inc., “Workplace Measurement Study: Executive Summary”, Internal Report, 2005, 4. 6: Ibid, 5. 7: Robert Kaplan and David Norton, “The Balanced Scorecard: Measures that Drive Performance”, Harvard Business Review, vol 70, no 1, January-February 1992. 8: Ibid, 2. 9: Stephanie Teasley, Lisa Covi, M.S. Krishnan, and Judith S. Olson, “How Does Radical Collocation Help a Team Succeed?” University of Michigan Study, 2000. 10: Herman Miller, Inc., “Measures of Success: The Facility’s Role in Effectiveness”, presentation, 2007.