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PHOTOGRAPHY: ERIC LAIGNEL
FEATURE
Sunbrella Headquarters,
Burlington, North Carolina
When textile giant Sunbrella tasked Tsao & McKown with renovating its Burlington,
North Carolina, headquarters-a 1901 building that originally served as a plant
for parent company Glen Raven-it issued a two-pronged request: Create a bright
and airy environment that would promote wellness for employees, but also a means
to control light as needed. The designers went to work on opening up the building to
achieve the former, while teaming up with Sunbrella and The Shade Store to address
the latter.
The most noticeable intervention greets staff and visitors at the entrance.
After removing a floor slab in the lobby and cinder block that was installed
sometime in the 1950s, the design team inserted a new 50-foot-high glass curtain
wall, café area, and staircase that doubles as stadium seating. "From a lighting
perspective, this atrium was the biggest change to the existing structure. It faces
due east, showering the grand staircase and front of the building with strong,
direct light," says Allen Gant III, director of outdoor market for Glen Raven
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Custom Fabrics. "From a functional perspective, this atrium is separate from
the workspaces, which are tucked farther inside the building, so the light here
doesn't impact anyone's permanent working area."
New clerestory windows on the second level "create a line of light from the
base of the building up. From the first floor, you can see the garden washed in light
and look up to the sky," says Gant. And windows bricked over during the building's
mill days were restored to afford further connection to light and the outdoors.
The strategy for the main workspaces was the inverse: Shading was needed
to combat glare, solar heat gain, and other discomforts. Some 30 shades-installed
by partner The Shade Store-along the first- and second-floor windows feature
Sunbrella's own Solar Collection, which boasts UV protection, glare reduction,
and fade prevention. Crisp and minimal, the textile is composed of 63 percent PVC,
20 percent Sunbrella acrylic, and 17 percent PET, and comes in 20 colors with
1 to 10 percent opacity levels.
Staff can operate the shades as needed via remote, but The Shade Store's
solar technology can automate these as well using a small window sensor that follows
the sun's movement throughout the day. The sensor, in turn, can activate shades to
raise or lower, ensuring that employees have abundant-but not overpowering-light.
Open since last May, Sunbrella's headquarters demonstrates that shading sunlight
can be just as essential as providing light for occupant comfort and wellness. c
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Product Briefs: Acoustic Solutions
Designer You Should Know: Betsy Vohs
The Nordic Studio BV | Minneapolis
design intersections
lighting as an amenity
LiveRamp
Matrix: Innovative Materials
Matrix: Lighting
Matrix: Tile & Stone Preview
Designers Select: Products for Amenity Spaces
Exhibition: Eileen Gray
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