PPI - Showroom
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA – 32,000 sq. ft. addition and remodel to
house a corporate facility for designing, manufacturing, testing, material
supply, sponsor entertainment and administration for supporting CART and Baja
race vehicles for TOYOTA Racing Development.
Ambition: Provide a coordinated design for a corporate
facility that included corporate offices, sponsor entertaining areas,
conferencing, employee dining, engineering design offices, vehicle work bays,
vehicle shaker table testing and parts storage.
Accomplishment: A new multi-functional Lobby and Showroom
were designed to allow for hosting sponsor’s special events and entertaining, as
well as display vehicles and provide a corporate reception area. This focus area
was surrounded by the day-to-day vehicle engineering, work bays, employee dining
and ancillary working areas. A second level overlooking the Lobby housed the
corporate offices and support staff with an elevated walkway connecting to the
work bays and engineering staff mezzanine.
President’s office included custom casework to match manufactured desk and
credenza and featured a salt water aquarium.