2024-05-02T20:17:26-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/137197254/renzo-piano-s-kum-go-hq-enters-construction-phase-new-better-renderings Alexander Walter 2015-09-22T09:00:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/iq/iq0ubeqp2b2w3th5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Earlier this summer, Midwest convenience store chain Kum &amp; Go <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/130946035/renzo-piano-s-designs-for-kum-go-hq-revealed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">revealed a first peek</a> at their new <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/114120518/renzo-piano-will-design-the-new-kum-go-corporate-hq-in-iowa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renzo Piano-designed Des Moines, Iowa headquarters</a>. The initial round of design illustrations were of a rather austere, CAD-like quality, and <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/130946035/renzo-piano-s-designs-for-kum-go-hq-revealed#CommentsAnchor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect commenters remarked</a> that the renderings failed to express how the project would relate to its urban context.</p><p>Now several new, photorealistic renderings have been revealed that help to get a better understanding of the 5-story building at 1459 Grand Avenue, officially dubbed the Krause Gateway Center.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/39/39rosqmz9kxn847j.jpg"></p><p>&uarr; <em>East View.</em></p><p>With construction fencing going up and demolition work of existing buildings beginning this week, the project is certainly moving forward. Presentation of updated plans to the Urban Design Review Board is scheduled for the coming days.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/qy/qyjx914g78b8xn3p.jpg"></p><p>&uarr; <em>West View.</em></p><p>All images courtesy of Renzo Piano Building Workshop.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/130946035/renzo-piano-s-designs-for-kum-go-hq-revealed Alexander Walter 2015-07-02T13:49:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/w0/w0hd9ob7shp76o3c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>When Midwest convenience store chain Kum &amp; Go announced the <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/114120518/renzo-piano-will-design-the-new-kum-go-corporate-hq-in-iowa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">selection of Renzo Piano</a> as design architect for their new Des Moines, Iowa headquarters last November, speculations immediately ran wild about what the Italian master would put to paper.</p><p>The secrecy has now been lifted with the official reveal of the designs for the 5-story Krause Gateway Center, scheduled to open in 2018.</p><p>Scroll down for the announcement Kum &amp; Go published, along with first design impressions, this week.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/kk/kky2r5h2go1y70sh.jpg"></p><p><em>Kum &amp; Go shared today the designs for their new Downtown Des Moines headquarters, Krause Gateway Center, located at 1459 Grand Avenue. The building was designed to provide Kum &amp; Go associates a modern and highly collaborative work environment that offers flexibility for growth in the years to come.</em></p><p><em>The five-story building is being planned and constructed for LEED certification, and will feature glass prominently on all sides to provide transparency and light throughout the building. The layout was designed to...</em></p>