Mount Arlington, New Jersey
Area: 75,000+ sq. ft.

WP Realty, Inc. http://www.wprealty.com is an integrated commercial real estate company specializing in the acquisition, development, leasing and management of grocery-anchored centers located in the Northeastern and Mid Atlantic United States.  Since its founding, the company has acquired more than fifty shopping centers, five apartment complexes and twelve office buildings with a current market value approaching $1.5 billion.  WP Realty, Inc. currently owns and operates almost 9 million square feet of space located throughout the Northeastern and Mid Atlantic United States.

HQW Architects was retained to renovate and upgrade a newly acquired, two-story, 75,000+ sq. ft. office building.  Interior spaces included conference center, executive board room, dining facilities, and flexible office space.

New Jersey Trade Zone – Mount Olive, NJ
Area: 31,300 sq. ft.

With a rich heritage dating back to 1796, Givaudan http://www.givaudan.com is one of the oldest and most respected companies in the fragrance and flavor industry.   Headquartered in Geneva, France, Givaudan retained HQW Architects to assist in the expansion and improved manufacturing capabilities of their International Trade Zone facilities.

The 31,300 sq. ft. addition includes 2 floors primarily devoted to the operation of 2 new German engineered compounding robots.  These automated machines are fed through a series of over 700 stainless steel pipes from a 2nd floor material storage area. HQW and facility engineers worked extensively throughout the project to redevelop the existing facility layout in order to maximize productivity and increase employee safety.

Newton, New Jersey
Area: 10,000 sq. ft.

The New Jersey Herald http://www.njherald.com was first published in 1829, making it one of New Jersey’s oldest published newspapers.  Over the years, HQW Architects has designed three separate additions for the growing local paper with the critical requirement that production operations not be disturbed during construction.  The first addition housed a new state of the art printing press which required its own foundation.  Structural stability to ensure proper functioning and reliability of the press was critical because the cost of the press exceeded the cost of the building and it formed the main production element of the daily newspaper.  Later building additions faced similar challenges and were finished without incident or extra cost.

Ithica, New York
Area: 590,000 sq. ft.

Borge Warner’s corporate http://www.bwauto.com mission statement is to be the recognized leader in advanced products and technologies that satisfy customer needs in powertrain components and systems solutions.  HQW Architects was retained to design a mixed-use facility that supports this vision and provides adaptable manufacturing spaces.

The facility contains a technical center as well as a large open areas dedicated to manufacturing.  The spaces were designed to be as flexible as possible to accommodate advancements in production techniques.  The program space includes 20,000 sq. ft. of office area, a 500,000 sq. ft. manufacturing floor, and 20,000 sq. ft. for research and development.

Industrial facility studies conducted by HQW Architects are comprehensive in their investigation, pragmatic in their approach, and visionary in their recommendations.  HQW has assisted major international corporations such as Thorlabs http://www.thorlabs.com, Carbone Loraine http://www.carbonelorraine.com/index.php?langue=en, and SES Americom http://www.ses-americom.com/americom_2008/index.php develop long range facility solutions to meet the growing demands of their businesses.  Having worked with major international corporations for over 30 years gives HQW Architects critical insight into the necessary balance between fiscal responsibility and the need for responsible growth.

Roseland, New Jersey
Area: 32,000 sq. ft.

The Bobst Group http://www.bobstgroup.com/Global/Corporate/en, a Swiss manufacturing company, was in need of a North American headquarters building and production plant.  HQW designed a building sensitive to the landscape and the occupants.  To take advantage of a heavily landscaped site the building was designed with a low profile to allow grade to reach the base of the windows and blend in with the surrounding tree lines.  Using a saw toothed pattern for the plan gave the building a greater number of windows which allowed more natural light to penetrate the interior.  Although much of the steel frame and masonry building is devoted to light manufacturing, the corporate offices are the focal point of the building.