Rendering
Courtesy of Retzsch Lanao Caycedo Architects
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Office
Depot Global Headquarters/Boca Raton, Florida
Architect and Interior Designer
Core and Shell: Retzsch Lanao Caycedo Architects/Boca
Raton, Florida
Tenant
Infill: Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum/Atlanta, Georgia
Owner
Office Depot/Boca Raton, Florida
Size/Cost
625,000
sf/$150 million total
TLC Services
M/E
 
Located
in the Arvida Park of Commerce, the new Office Depot Global
Headquarters will boast state-of-the-art technology and
a design that inspires productivity and teamwork. The
project consists of three vertical, interconnected, five-story
buildings that are linked by glass-enclosed atriums and
will accommodate up to 2,500 Office Depot associates.
The core and shell were designed for maximum flexibility,
redundancy and reliability. The 2,200-ton HVAC system
consists of self-contained water cooled unitary devices
(SWUD) fed by a remote cooling tower plant. The plant
was remotely located to provide for a clean roof line,
improved acoustics in the office spaces, and ease of maintenance.
High density polyethylene was chosen for the 20”
underground condenser water piping to reduce labor costs;
minimize fittings (thus reducing leakage); decrease friction;
and reduce pump energy. The cooling towers are made of
galvanized steel to reduce corrosion due to ocean breezes.
The water-cooled system was chosen because it is more
efficient than traditional air-cooled equipment. In addition
to high efficiency, the SWUD units were chosen for their
redundancy, flexibility and ease of maintenance. The tenant
infill portion of the project was completed on a fast
track to minimize construction waste between the core/shell
design and tenant infill design. Information from the
owner’s consultants was arriving up until the final
days of production. The office space HVAC system is a
variable-air-volume system that provides flexibility,
functionality and excellent dehumidification. Outdoor
air is modulated in response to CO2 levelsin the space,
allowing for energy consumption reductions.
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