In Columbia, Md., stands the former corporate headquarters of Rouse Company, which founded Columbia in the 1960s as a corporate town. The steel-frame, 150,000-sf, Frank Gehry-designed HQ is about to be completely transformed, according to Architizer.
The Howard Hughes Corporation, in association with architecture firm Cho Benn Holback + Associates, plans to turn the building—at least the majority of it—into a Whole Foods. Hughes Corp. offices will be housed in the building's top level, with the Whole Foods Market taking up the entire 50,000-sf second level.
Cho Benn Holback plans to remove part of the upper level to create double-height space for the grocery store, and will add the well-known Whole Foods sign to the building's facade.
A wellness center will be located on the building's lower level.
Related Stories
Codes and Standards | Sep 1, 2016
Overuse of air conditioning hurts office productivity
A study found temperatures in the low 70s reduce worker performance.
| Aug 12, 2016
OFFICE GIANTS: Technology is giving office workers the chance to play musical chairs
Technology is redefining how offices function and is particularly salient in the growing trend of "hoteling" and "hot seating" or "free addressing."
| Aug 12, 2016
Top 70 Office Engineering Firms
Jacobs, AECOM, and Thornton Tomasetti top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest office sector engineering and E/A firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.
| Aug 12, 2016
Top 100 Office Construction Firms
Turner Construction Co., Structure Tone, and Gilbane Building Co. top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest office sector construction and construction management firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.
| Aug 12, 2016
Top 100 Office Architecture Firms
Gensler, HOK, and Perkins+Will top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest office sector architecture and A/E firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.
Office Buildings | Jul 29, 2016
The ROI of company culture: Why companies should look at culture’s impact on profit
Organizations that purposefully craft and develop their culture experience a 14% turnover rate, whereas organizations that ignore their culture experience a 48% turnover rate, writes PDR Senior Consultant Christine Mikhail.
Office Buildings | Jul 13, 2016
Latest Gensler survey links innovation with workplace flexibility
A poll of 4,000-plus U.S. workers finds the most innovative among them spend less time at the office.
Office Buildings | Jul 12, 2016
CF Møller designs LEGO world headquarters complex in Denmark
The 52,000-sm complex will incorporate many familiar motifs from the popular plastic building block toys.
Office Buildings | Jul 11, 2016
CetraRuddy designs office tower for Manhattan’s Meatpacking district
Plans originally called for a hotel, but the architect and developers adapted their design for commercial use.
Market Data | Jul 6, 2016
A thriving economy and influx of businesses spur construction in downtown Seattle
Development investment is twice what it was five years ago.
