Devon Energy Center
Pickard Chilton
Oklahoma City
Devon Energy Center in Oklahoma City sets a shining example for investing locally. Founded in 1971, Devon Energy, an independent oil and natural-gas exploration and production company, quickly grew to over 2,000 employees who were spread out across five different aging buildings downtown. The company needed to consolidate. But rather than relocating, management insisted on staying in Oklahoma and building from the ground up. “We could see in future years the city was going to be great,” says Klaholt Kimker, the company’s vice president of administration.
The company’s new headquarters, by New Haven'based architects Pickard Chilton, is defined by a 50-story tower, surrounded by several low-rise components, that has quickly solidified the Devon brand and become an emblem of the prairie town’s recent renaissance. But creating a complex that would include the city’s tallest building was not the initial goal of Devon executive chairman Larry Nichols, notes principal Jon Pickard. “By following the logic of meeting Devon’s business needs, we were able to create something that was compelling and could in fact become a key symbol for Oklahoma City, and it turned out to be a 50-story tower,” he says. Recruiters cite the building—a poster child for density and targeted for LEED Gold—as a major factor for attracting talent, with applications up by 40 percent.
Integrating into the city’s fabric to create a civic space was another Devon goal. Nichols insisted that the ground level be open to the public. A soaring rotunda buzzes with employees during the workday, but also with tourists and locals passing through. A caf' connects to a sun-filled seating area that leads to a public green space. As the project developed, the company asked the city to form a tax-increment-financing district to improve the adjacent Myriad Gardens and to upgrade downtown streetscapes. A deal was struck, and Devon lent $95 million to speed up the work, with more money added by the city.
In the end, the architects say pragmatism was a key driver. “We wanted to create a beautiful building, but at the same time, we respect silly things like efficiency and practicality,” says Pickard.
Design Architect: Pickard Chilton — Jon Pickard, William D. Chilton, Anthony Markese, partners in charge; John Lanczycki, project manager
Programming and Interior designer: Gensler
Size: 1.9 million square feet (gross)
Cost: withheld
Completion date: December 2012
PeopleFormal name of building: Location: Completion Date: Gross square footage: Parking: LEED: Owner: Development Manager: Design Architect: Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Project Manager: John Lanczycki, AIA Design Team: Nancy Clayton, AIA, Rodney Nelson, Russell Wilson, AIA Randolph Miles, M. Michael McElderry, Nicholas Berube, Robert McClure, William Traill, Jonathan Aprati, Stephanie Rogowski, Michael Hara Architect of record: Team: Programming and Interior designer: Principal in Charge: Judy Pesek, FIIDA Project Director: Ted Kollaja, AIA, RID, IIDA Project Design Director: Paul Manno, AIA, IIDA Project Designers: Mark Harder, IIDA, RID; Kelly Moore, IIDA, RID Project Architect: Scott McAllister, AIA, RID Job Captain: Kelly Hannon, IIDA, RID FF&E Director: Jennifer Griesbaum, IIDA, RID Team: Amanda Kendall, IIDA, RID, Beth Kelly, RID, IIDA; Denise Bates, IIDA, RID; Hye Ree Kim; Yeshica Marroquin, IIDA, RID Engineers: Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Information Technology: Cosentini Associates Consultants: Water Features: Fluidity Lighting: Quentin Thomas Associates, Inc. Art Walls: James Carpenter Design Associates Graphics and Wayfinding: Lorenc + Yoo Design Food Service: William Caruso & Associates Acoustical: Cerami Associates Vertical Transportation: Persohn/Hahn Associates, Inc. Real Estate Advisor to Owner: Cushman Wakefield Company Civil: Smith Roberts Baldischwiler, LLC Building Security & BMCS: HMA Consulting Curtain Wall, Roofing and Waterproofing: Morrison Hershfield Building Maintenance: C. S. Caulkins Garage Design & Operation: HWA Parking LEED: Integrated Environmental Solutions, Limited Geotechnical Engineering: Professional Services Industries, Inc. General contractor: Photographers: Joe Aker / Aker Imaging CAD system, project management, or other software used: | ProductsStructural system Structural steel and AESS: Hirschfeld Cast in Place Concrete frame with post tensioned beams/girders, Structural Steel frame with cast in place concrete over metal deck in limited locations Exterior cladding Metal Panels: Permasteelisa/M.G. McGrath, Inc. Metal/glass curtain wall: Permasteelisa Viracon Rainscreen stainless steel panels: Permasteelisa/M.G. McGrath, Inc./Firestone Precast concrete: Metromont Waterproofing: CETCO Curtain wall: Permasteelisa Other cladding unique to this project: Novum Cable Net Wall, Rotunda Oculus, & Art Glass Wall installation, Bendheim Channel Glass Wall, Permasteelisa Structural Glass Fin Curtain Wall. Window & Skylight Coverings: Roofing Elastomeric & Sheet: CETCO Metal: Firestone Glazing Skylights: Super Sky Products, Inc. Doors Metal doors: CECO, Steward Wood doors: Eggers, Custom Stile and Rail Doors by Fetzer Architectural woodwork Fire-control doors, security grilles: Wondoor, Cookson, Overhead Door Co., Albany Door Systems Hardware Closers: Rixon, Opcon, LCN Exit devices: Von Duprin, Blumcraft Pulls: Elmes, Blumcraft, Rockwood, DIRTT Security devices: Gunnebo Interior finishes Suspension grid: Armstrong Base Building, Armstrong; Techzone System, Silhouette 9/16” Bolt Slot w/ '” Reveal Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Fetzer Architectural Woodwork Veneer: Dooge, Bacon, Bohlke Paints and stains: Sherwin Williams, PPG. Installed by Specialty Finishes and Statewide Painting. Wall coverings: Tri-Kes, Maharam, Innovations, Knoll, Carnegie-Xorel, Carnegie Stretched Fabric Wall panels: Design Tex, Maharam, Knoll, Unika Vaev, Luna, Pallas Textiles, Carnegie-Xorel Leather: Edelman Paneling: Fetzer Architectural Woodwork, and OnSite Woodwork Corporation: Teak Quartered, Figured and Non Figured, Mozambique, solid stock, Walnut, Flat Cut, Macassar Ebony, Terra Mai reclaimed Teak siding Plastic laminate: Wilson Art, Pionte, Formica Solid surfacing: C3 Surfaces Rover Quartz, Cambria USA Special surfacing: Cesar Stone Stone veneer and flooring: Subcontractor and Installer - ASI and Tiede Zoller. Suppliers - Henreaux, MGI, GEM Granites, DAWA, Xie Jian, and CHS Floor and wall tile cite where used: SuperGres ' Toilet Room walls and floors, Ann Sacks ' Toilet Room vanity walls Horizon Tile Tower Community Space Floor, Wellness Center Floor, Resilient flooring: Johnsonite, Armstrong, Tajima Flooring, Flexco, Forbo, Johnsonite, Carpet: Interface, ConstantineMilliken, Invision, Wool carpets by Bellbridge, Shaw Raised flooring: Haworth Special interior finishes unique to this project: Cafco WB 3 Intumescent Fireproofing. Installed by Specialty Finishes. Figla glass floor and stair treads Art Glass Wall ' Depp acid etched glass, Schott dichroic glass, Tri-Pyramid metal fittings and Pohl aluminum panels Elevator glass wall ' Pulp Studio Terrazzo: American Terrazzo Interior Glass: Goldray, Old Castle Wood Ceilings: Architectural Components Group, Inc. Wood Flooring: Woodwright Hardwood Floor Company Athletic Flooring: Softpave Translucent resin panels: 3Form Other: Claridge Markerboards Furnishings Private office casegoods, task chairs & workstations: Steelcase Private Office side seating: Bernhardt Workstation side seating: HBF Reception furniture: Lobby Chairs B&B Italia Fixed seating: Auditorium Series seating Chairs: Conference chairs Keilhauer Tables: Wood tables: Decca Glass tables: Prismitique Mobile tables: Bernhardt Upholstery: Custom color in orifices Bernhardt textiles Other furniture: Community Break area: Knoll chairs and Bernhardt tables Dining “Nebu” area: Geiger chairs, WCI tables, Martin Brattrud benches Outdoor Furniture: Jane Hamely Wells Lighting Exterior: Boca Flasher, Winona Lighting, Weef, Bega and Lumascape Dimming System or other lighting controls: Lithonia, Wattstopper, Lutron, Crestron Conveyance Accessibility provision lifts, ramping, etc.: Garaventa Lift Plumbing fixtures Faucet sets: Sloan Drinking Fountains: Elkay Other unique products that contribute to sustainability: |
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