SIMPLOT HEADQUARTERS

• Location: Boise, Idaho

• Architect: Adamson Associates | Architects

• Interior Design: Perkins&Will (formerly Lauckgroup)

• Size: 325,000 SF

• Photography: James F. Wilson and Casey Dunn

• Awards:

  • IESNA Illumination Design - Interior Lighting Design Award

  • IESNA Illumination Design - Control Innovation Award

  • IESNA Illumination Design - Energy & Environment Award

  • IES-Dallas Illumination Design Award for Energy & Environmental Design

LuM Lighting Design collaborated with the LA office of Architect, Adamson Associates, and the Dallas office of Interior Designer, Perkins&Will (formerly Lauckgroup), on the lighting design for the new 325,000 SF J.R. Simplot Headquarters. The building comprises a 9-story office and adjacent 5-story annex building to centralize operations for this large agricultural company in Boise, Idaho. The new head office consolidates Simplot employees at one central location and sets new benchmarks for modern, collaborative workspace. Special program spaces include a laboratory, greenhouse, conference center, test kitchens, wellness center, customer experience center, and an expansive employee cafeteria with open exterior patio areas that offer views of downtown. An informed and involved owner guided the Design Team and contractor in a highly collaborative effort that had spectacular results.

The architectural design featured narrow floor plates which allowed for abundant daylight in the workspaces of the office building. Automated window shades and daylight harvesting systems balanced the daylight and electric light with seamless and unobtrusive dimming throughout the building. The centralized lighting control system assists the facility engineers by providing data on room usage, energy consumption, daylight harvesting and automated reporting on the lifecycle status of LED lighting fixtures building-wide. The lighting energy usage was designed to be 20% better than code requirements. After one year of usage, reports indicate that actual lighting energy consumption is 52% of the designed level due to the many lighting control strategies employed!