Marina Heights
Tempe, AZ
End-Client
Ryan Companies / Sunbelt Holdings
Architect
DAVIS
Landscape Architect
The Design Element, PLLC
Landscape Forms Elements
Parc Centre Chairs and Tables, Chase Park Litters
The home of a multinational corporation’s Western hub and regional call center, Marina Heights, located in Tempe, AZ is comprised of five buildings, encompassing more than two million square feet, and 20 acres of land.
In moving to this location, the company’s goal was to create a space that provides employees with an exceptional work experience and activate the extensive outdoor space to allow employees to get away from their desks, recharge and rejuvenate. The site is bordered by a major freeway to the north, the Arizona State campus to the south, and incredible public parks all around. Buildings were positioned strategically to create at least 2 full acres of shade, a must-have in the Arizona climate. The entire facility was designed with what they titled a “main street concept” where the whole first level features retail, dining establishments, fitness facilities, and plentiful public parking. Movable tables and chairs near a dining facility and water features make a perfect open-air lunch spot, and benches along the main thoroughfare are a perfect place for employees to observe and relax.
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