The building is a gateway to the Discovery Park District, an innovative, purpose-driven development on the western edge of Purdue University’s campus.
The Convergence Center provides a resource hub for innovation, technology, commercialization and entrepreneurial activities. It will enable Purdue faculty and students to interact with industry leaders for collaborative research, licensing, and startup creation.
Convergence will also serve as the home of Purdue Foundry, a program that helps Purdue students, faculty, and alumni start their own businesses along with other tech transfer and entrepreneurial activities such as the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization and the Purdue Office of Corporate and Global Partnerships.
The building configuration includes Class-A office space, retail space, meeting and event space, co-working space, common spaces, and a large atrium.
CSO also provided design services for Carr Workplaces Convergence, which occupies space on the first and second floor of the Center. Carr Workplaces offers users over 20,000 s.f. of flexible drop-in workspace, virtual offices, business services, and event space all within walking distance to Purdue University.
From the beginning of the project, CSO worked closely with the University and their Owner’s Representative to ensure that the project was completed on time and within budget. In order to achieve this, CSO proposed a fast-track approach utilizing multiple bid packages, which was an unfamiliar approach for the University.
Located in Indiana University’s Southeast Neighborhood, 3rd & Union provides students with a low-cost on-campus apartment option. The design blends traditional Gothic features with state-of-the-art amenities and sustainable design. The building features a limestone façade, steep roof with slate-look shingles, and a tunnel-like breezeway between its south and north wings.
The facility houses a combination of 102 one-bedroom and studio apartments designed to attract and retain upperclassmen and graduate students on campus. Each unit features a full kitchen, living area, bedroom, and private bathroom. The programming for the facility is rounded out with multipurpose spaces, a technology center, and laundry facilities that allow the building to facilitate a true living-learning community. In addition, the facility has two storage areas tucked into the exterior walls of the building providing complete shelter for bikes hanging on wall-mounted racks and a spacious recycling room conveniently located next to the exit.
Dallara’s values of service, commitment, and excellence in engineering and the motorsport tradition in Indianapolis provided the catalyst for their decision to locate their American headquarters and engineering center in Speedway, Indiana, just a short distance from the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The building also serves as the headquarters for the Indy Racing Experience, which provides race-related experiences for fans and car enthusiasts in multiple venues and is the sole North American distributor for Dallara.
The building design features an architectural form that was derived from the aerodynamic shape of the Dallara chassis. Exterior materials were selected to reestablish the historical palette of the original downtown Speedway. The eye catching glass front of the building faces the town’s Main Street and houses an interactive fan experience area with a rotating display of cars, offering transparency that allows the public views of the Dallara design process and finished product.
Dallara’s production area includes space for fabrication, machine, and bodywork. Each of these areas have the potential of providing services for projects other than IndyCar and, therefore, it was important that they be kept separate from public areas and from the Indy Racing Experience spaces. The structural grid and bays were designed to provide maximum flexibility in the production area.
