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Wood in Corporate Architecture:Wood in Corporate Architecture: Epic Systems Corporation Campus

Presented on May 22nd by Chad Clow, Principal, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

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Course Description

• Epic Systems’ Corporation 2 million-square-foot corporate

campus includes 13 office buildings occupied by more thancampus includes 13 office buildings occupied by more than

6,000 employees. Epic is one of the world’s largest medical

software companies, and the design of its campus was intended

to create a playful creative environment amidst the seriousnessto create a playful, creative environment amidst the seriousness

of software design. Inspired by rural Wisconsin, timber is used

throughout as both structure and finish and contributes to the

character and warmth of campus buildings This case studycharacter and warmth of campus buildings. This case study

presentation will demonstrate the use of wood in large-scale

corporate architecture, highlighting unique applications,

solutions to design challenges, and wood’s ability to createsolutions to design challenges, and wood s ability to create

intriguing spaces.

Learning Objectives

1. Demonstrate the large-scale potential of wood use in corporate

architecture.

E l i h d l d fi i h i l ib d2. Explain how wood as a structural and finish material contributed

to the architectural character and occupant environment of the

Epic Systems campus.

3. Discuss the scope, theme and challenges of each of the three

construction phases of the Epic Systems Campus.

4. Recognize specific applications within selected buildings on the

campus that highlight how wood offered unique solutions.

d dFounded in 1979

Private and employee-owned

Software for large medical groups,Software for large medical groups,

hospitals and integrated healthcare

organizations

Just over 51% of U.S. population p p

covered by EpicCare

20012001• 600 employees

• Plan for 1,200 employeesPlan for 1,200 employees

20102010• 3,200 employees

• Plan for 5,000 employeesPlan for 5,000 employees

20142014• 6,000 employees

• Plan for +7,500 employeesPlan for +7,500 employees

• Approximately 3.5 million

square feet

Campus 1

Learning Center

Midwest/Farm Context

ChallengesChallenges

• How to place a 700,000 SF building

in the rural landscape

• 5 000-seat auditorium5,000 seat auditorium

• Training rooms for software users

• Meeting rooms with views

Di i /F d i f 400• Dining/Food service for over 400

people

• 165 offices

Contours

Materials

• Use of local materials (limestone,

site cast and precast concrete)

• Use of long-lasting materials (stone,

zinc-coated copper, glass, metal pp , g ,

panels, wood)

• Renewable resources (exposed

wood structure and decking,wood structure and decking,

flooring, and millwork)

• Exposed systems required fewer

finishesfinishes

Materials





panels, wood)





finishesfinishes

Materials





panels, wood)





finishesfinishes

Campus 2 Site – Context

Site – Prairie

Site - Cave

Campus 2 Design Guidelinesp g

• Different than Campus I – Cousins, not twin

• Site Considerations

• Underground parking – not under buildings

• Interior connection to Learning Center and to Campus I

• Fireplaces

• Protected connection between buildings

• 300 400 Staff per building• 300-400 Staff per building

• Increase daylight

• One large (200) conference room in each buildingOne large (200) conference room in each building

Building 5 Kielbasa Village

Spoke Lightning Chromosome

Building Prototypes

Building J

Building I

B ildi H

Typical Plan – Building K

Building H

Process – Prairie Palette Process – Farm Palette

Process - Conceptual Sketches Process – Rural Concept

Process - Conceptual Sketches Process – Rural Concept

Process – Rural Concept Process – Rural Concept

Process - Conceptual Sketches

Flitch Plate Detail

Interior Finishes

Fl W l• Floor: Walnut

Hand-Scraped

Interior Finishes


Hand-Scraped

• Roof – Glulam Beams,

Tongue and Groove

Decking

Interior FinishesInterior Finishes


Hand-Scraped


Tongue and Groove

Decking

• Stairs: Douglas Fir

Interior FinishesInterior Finishes


Hand-Scraped


Tongue and Groove

Decking


Interior Finishes


Hand-Scraped


Tongue and Groove

Decking


• Fireplace Surround:

Douglas Fir

Learning Center Expansion Learning Center Expansion

Learning Center Expansion



Deep Space

Site

Questions?Questions?This concludes The

American Institute of

Architects Continuing

Ed ti S tEducation Systems

CourseChad Clow, PrincipalAIA, NCARB, LEED-APCuningham Group ArchitectureCuningham Group Architecture

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This presentation was developed by a third party and is not funded byThis presentation was developed by a third party and is not funded by WoodWorks or the softwood lumber check-off.

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