Cognex Headquarters
The greatest compliment from a client is awarding you their next project and continuing to build upon that with their future projects. GRLA is extremely proud to mark 15 years and over 40 projects with Cognex Corporation.
Cognex Corporation, headquartered in Natick MA is a world-renowned manufacturer of machine vision and industrial barcode reading projects. They have offices across the US and the world.
In 2007 our first project with Cognex was a study/master plan to develop an improved work environment and update the image and usability of the facility for clients and visitors. That study/master plan led to the next few projects to address the areas in most need of updates and reorganization. Based on the success of these subsequent projects, GRLA was invited to consult on some of Cognex’s national and international facilities which ultimately lead to the start of the phased renovation of their 260,000 SF three building world headquarters campus. Desiring a “WOW” experience for their employees, clients and visitors meant significant changes to their dated 1980’s buildings. The goal was to provide open, light filled interiors and updated exteriors while incorporating the company color palette of yellow, black, white and shades of gray with the added requirement of no curves and no wood.
Cognex Lobby
With those parameters in place, we were able to provide Cognex with innovative design solutions that created an inspiring, bright, and exciting vibe throughout the campus. The gut renovations included the renovating/expanding/relocating of departments, reimagining of the cafeteria, updated game rooms, modern restrooms and refreshed lobbies that reflected the company’s image.
The successful work completed at the headquarters campus resulted in GRLA collaborating on new corporate standards for their national and international facilities along with providing space planning consulting. GRLA became a trusted advisor and go-to designer for Cognex worldwide. Today, we continue to work with Cognex, most recently at their Southborough MA distribution center.
Game Room
The key to our long and successful partnership with Cognex is our team’s ability to foster a truly collaborative relationship which depends on thoughtful listening, trust, and respect for all stakeholders. We worked hard to become fluent in their corporate language and culture, allowing us to offer the best design and engineering options to meet their particular needs.
“You never start out with a long-term relationship, but you hope that it is what develops based on the quality of the work you do combined with the synergy of team members,” said GRLA Associate and Project Manager Marc DiPilato. “We have had the privilege of that happening with many of our clients over the years and we are honored to be their chosen partner for Architecture, Building Envelope Science and Interior Design.”
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