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ARCHITECT: Ferrara Candy Company

When Ferrara Candy Company planned to relocate from the suburbs to downtown Chicago’s central business district, they partnered with NELSON Worldwide to renovate their office space within Chicago’s Old Main Post Office building. We were tasked with designing a space that would accommodate growth and flexibility and support the unique aspects of Ferrara’s diverse brand portfolio, all while honoring the history of the building. Read more here.

Building Operations Management: Lighting Strategies for Occupant Health

Windward Engineers and Consultants’ new office workspace caters to different work styles with huddle rooms, phone booths, flexible furniture and outdoor space. Above all, however, the facility focuses on employee health and wellbeing.

Windward worked with NELSON Worldwide to include a lighting strategy that addresses mental health. Read more here.

Reimagining A More Flexible Future For The Built Environment

As the built environment continues to rapidly evolve, responding to both market and generational demands, the design and architecture profession have reached a crossroads. Creating static, one-use destinations – meaning those singular residential buildings, retail malls, or office parks – is no longer a sustainable solution. The shifting demand is for more flexible, dynamic, market responsive, and experience-driven environments, those spaces that provide a foundation for multiple functionalities and add undeniable long-term value to a community. Consumer expectations have evolved from simple, large-scale buildings with one ideology, to a more authentic and meaningful revitalization, adaptive reuse, and repositioning of buildings, spaces, and experiences. Read more here.