Above: Typical office floor plan driven by net leasable space and rational structural grid. Below: The floor plan of the Genzyme Center driven by access to daylight, openness, and interaction between employees. Design architect Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner believed the central space related directly to better communication, and wanted to establish a “Mediterranean atmosphere� with the various plantings.
Above: A typical office building facade. Below: The facade of the Genzyme Center showing correlation between the interior use and exterior expression. For example, the well-lit areas at the lower left and center reflect the open space of the atrium within.
Above: Typical corporate interior condition. Below: A typical office in the Genzyme Center. A common anecdote about recruiting employees for Genzyme is that once CEO Henri Termeer shows an interviewee the offices, they are ready to begin work.
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