Tate & Lyle Commercial and Food Innovation Centre
project at a glance
- Client Tate & Lyle North America Inc.
- Architect OWP/P
- Location Hoffman Estates, IL
- Attributes Interiors, LEED Certified, Green Building, Commercial, Illinois
Tate & Lyle's Commercial and Food Innovation Centre is the company's global innovation headquarters, as well as the regional headquarters for its North American business. The 100,000 square foot interior build-out includes three main areas: research and development labs; customer-facing culinary, sensory and food processing facilities; and space for commercial and support functions. The project's functional requirements included typical office space and open offices, senior management/executive areas, research and development wet lab areas, a research and development display lab/culinary center, a conference room with video conferencing, storage/support areas, a pilot plant, and general purpose meeting area for training and employee meetings. The project featured a converged information technology, telephony, audio/visual and security infrastructure design in support of a flexible technology platform. The project achieved LEED CI Gold Certification.