Head Offices of Ralston-Purina - St. Louis – USA

Abstract

The tall building housing these main offices is located on a lot with over 56 hectares; it constitutes the first stage of a complex which will consist of a series of auxiliary buildings for the Company. The building has a total constructed surface of 27,400 m² on 15 floors. The top 12 floors are destined for administrative use with work space for about 1,200 employees and the first three floors are reserved for entrance and reception areas, exhibition room, executive offices and indoor garden areas. This unique utilization of the space is clearly evident in the distinct type of planning adopted. A very interesting characteristic of this building, a requisite from the very beginning, is its high degree of organizational flexibility, achieved by using reticular forging of modules of 1.50 x 1.50 m in which the building's different installations are located, which provides service availability anywhere in the building, independent of the organization or departmental divisions adopted.