Architecture Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Home Office by TVS Design
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Home Office is a great green building designed by TVS Design. It is located in Illinois. Capturing the dynamic nature of the company’s corporate culture, this corporate campus also encourages employee collaboration and productivity in sustainable environment. The project was designed as a sweeping arc of five office building embracing the naturally landscaped site, while maximizing views and daylight inside.
To achieve LEED-NC certification, Takeda and the TVS design team implemented several sustainable design strategies into the project. For example, 50% of the building’s power comes from “green” energy sources. Other sustainable strategies for the buildings include – preferred parking for low-emission vehicles and carpools, bicycle storage and changing facilities, energy-star roof, water efficient fixtures and irrigation, high performance curtain wall, low-E insulated glass and sun-screening fins, raised floor system, energy-efficient lighting, occupancy sensors and daylighting controls, skylights at central stairs (‘free’ daylight), construction waste management plan, specifying materials with recycled content, manufactured regionally, low VOC and an indoor air quality management plan.
LEED-NC is the nationally recognized standard for certifying high-performance green architecture that is healthy, creates a productive place to work, less costly to operate and maintain, and reduces the environmental footprint, according to the USGBC.
