Case Study GlaxoSmithKline
  • Location: Parsippany, N.J.
  • 2008 Revenue: $41 bilLIon
  • CEO: Andrew Witty
Business Benefits:
  • Productivity

A Prescription for Profit

Miracle Cure: An open-plan office at GlaxoSmithKline leads to massive productivity gains and $50 million in revenue growth—from just one product line.

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Building-Team Information


Formal name of building:
Consumer Products Headquarters (GlaxoSmithKline)

Location: Parsippany, NJ

Completion Date (Month and Year): June 2006

Gross square footage: 8,400 Square Feet

Owner: GlaxoSmithKline

Strategic Consultants and Conceptual Designers:
DEGW
Mid City Place
71 High Holborn
London WC1V 6QS.
UK.

Technical Architects:
Jacobs Wyper Architects
1232 Chancellor Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
T (215) 985-0400 F (215) 985-0409
www.jacobswyper.com

Architect of record, if applicable: Terry Jacobs, Partner, AIA

Interior designer:
Katie Svigals, Interior Designer, Jacobs Wyper Architects

Engineer(s):
IPS (Integrated Project Services)
Public Ledger Building
600 Chestnut Street
Suite 772
Philadelphia, PA 19106
t 215 238 1644

Consultant(s)
Lighting:
The Lighting Practice
Public Ledger Building
600 Chestnut Street
Suite 772
Philadelphia, PA 19106
t 215 238 1644

General contractor:
PK Welding, LLC
PMB #448
442 Route 202/206 North
Bedminster, NJ 07921-0753
(908) 285-1195
(866) 550-7976 (Toll-Free)

Other
CAD system, project management, or other software used:
CAD 2006

Interior finishes
Demountable partitions: Steelcase Pathways Privacy:
Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore
Plastic laminate: Abet Laminati
Floor and wall tile: Light Streams, Renaissance Collection, Chinese Red/ Kitchen Wall Tile
Resilient flooring: Freudenberg Rubber/Norament
Forbo/Eternal Wood

Furnishings
Office furniture: Steelcase/Vecta/Brayton
Chairs: Steelcase- Leap Task Chairs/ Kart Meeting Chairs/ Topo Lounge Chairs/ Crush Cans/ Enea Tables: Steelcase Pathways
Upholstery: Designtex/Maharam/Knoll/Luna

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting: Lithonia Lighting/ Foscarini Lighting (Big Bang Pendant)
Downlights: Lithonia Lighting
Controls: Tuttle and Bailey

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