JRS Architect, P.C. Overview 03.29.2016

CLIENT Corporate Headquarters

PROJECT Test Fit Study

LOCATION New Jersey

AREA 200,000 Sq Ft

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Our client, an international leader in the development of new drug therapies, began to weigh real estate options for their New Jersey headquarters. As part of that process and to help reach an informed move-stay decision, JRS was hired to identify underutilized space and create a program to accommodate additional staff. Our first step typically is to derive a baseline of an existing facility. We accomplish this with programming questionnaires, surveys of user groups and interviews with management or team leaders to pinpoint corporate goals, both near and long term. For this client a series of space plan test fits was the essential service required for the purposes of strategic planning. At JRS we develop test fit layouts by taking into account a number of critical factors or metrics. These metrics form the yardstick needed to verify that our layout recommendation will effectively handle

future growth at the current space or if an alternate headquarters location should be considered.

For example establishing a gross density ratio helped determine the client’s usable square footage per person and where proportional adjustments could be made. We also factored in the number of staff in private offices compared to those in systems furniture or open cubicles. Work flow and critical adjacencies were other important considerations. Based on our analysis, JRS developed new office standards as integral to our solution. Individual work stations were significantly reduced in size; partition panels were lowered in height; and bench seating was introduced given the amount of employee mobility. While still providing for generous collaborative and break out areas, we were able to achieve a net gain of over 200 seats, offering an efficient alternative to a costly relocation.

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