The new corporate offices for GlaxoSmithKline showcase a state-of-the-art flexible office environment and sustainable design strategies. Natural daylight plays a significant role in the lighting design for the building. Electric light sources are designed to supplement daylight throughout the SMART work office plan. Narrow aperture fluorescent luminaires tied to daylight harvesting controls are configured to place light where it is needed deep into the building core. Floor lamps that provide direct/indirect illumination for open office areas to balance with daylight LED task lights that provide localized lighting. Lighting consumes 25% less power than allowed by code and the project has received LEED Platinum Certification for both Core and Shell and Interior.
Status: Built
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Firm Role: Lighting Designer
Additional Credits: Green Design Team
Base building architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Kendall/Heaton Associates
Interior fit-out, interior designer: Francis Cauffman
Developer, owner: Liberty Property/Synterra, L.P., a joint-venture of Liberty Property Trust & Synterra Partners
Tenant, client: GlaxoSmithKline
Mechanical engineer, electrical engineer: Buro Happold; Wick Fisher White
Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Civil engineer: Pennoni Associates
Construction manager, general contractor: L.F. Driscoll Co.
Lighting designer: The Lighting Practice
LEED consultant: Buro Happold; Atkins
LEED commissioning engineer: Bala Engineers
