Project Type:

Corporate Headquarters

Project Size:

460,000 Square Foot consisting of Two Office Building Fit-ups of 120,000 Square Feet and 90,000 Square Feet and a 250,000 Square Foot Re-Stacking of Existing Offices

Services Provided:

Architectural Design, Structural Engineering and Interior Design

Project Description:

Jarmel Kizel was retained to provide Berlex with a comprehensive package of services to facilitate the complete re-stacking of their operations and business units. Programming data was gathered at the three east coast offices (Wayne, Cedar Knolls and Fairfield) and a program was developed that detailed the strategic relocation of their units, within the Wayne campus and the new Montville headquarters. As overall project coordinator, Jarmel Kizel was responsible for designing the new facility and managing the relocation of staff, furniture and equipment between all of Berlex’s offices. The Cedar Knolls and Fairfield facilities were vacated at the completion of the project. The completed project successfully met the interdepartmental adjacency requirements, critical to Berlex’s business plan.

Unique Project Aspects:

Included, within the new 120,000 SF Headquarters, was the construction of a cafeteria designed to feed 300 people, a training facility with a 200 seat multipurpose room, a video conferencing center and a small data center. Structural modifications were made to the building to include a loading dock and a new service elevator. Also, toilet rooms, elevators and site conditions were upgraded to comply with the ADA-AG.