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SAP HEADQUARTERS Newtown Square, PA

Type: Office Size: 400,000 SF Owner: SAP America Architect: Kling Lindquist

SAP is a leading provider of internet-based business software for several different industries and for companies of all sizes. The headquarters building in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania was designed to accommodate over 1,000 employees within the steel and glass building envelope. Exterior lighting design was intended to create a flow of pathways around the building while highlighting the structure’s architectural features. The lighting systems were chosen to integrate with the steel structure of the building, and in some cases, the steel structural members also serve as electrical raceways for the lighting branch circuits. The structural system was a key element of the architecture and the lighting was intended to emphasize that, as well as be fully integrated with the structural components. The mounting details for many fixtures had to be carefully designed to connect to structural elements in many areas that do not contain suspended ceilings. The form and location of the linear lighting fixtures within the office areas also follow the direction and contours of the structural elements.

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