The project also has several interesting design features such as multiple building skin elements that all tie together and into the surrounding environment. Kubota's mission is centered on the motto, “For Earth, For Life,” so the buildings and site are based on that motto and carefully laid out to complement the heavily wooded surrounding area. The project is seeking LEED gold certification and includes irrigation by rainwater harvesting and a sanitary system that will run through a recyclable filtration system, which Kubota both designed and manufactured.

Kubota considered a number of locations before settling on Grapevine. With its proximity to DFW Airport, centralized US location, prime open land, and local incentives for employees and their families, the city was a natural fit.

“Kubota's more than $50 million investment in this project demonstrates our commitment to being here,” said Masato Yoshikawa, president and CEO of Kubota Tractor Company. “This is the most significant change we have undertaken in our long and successful history in the US, and we are looking forward to further establishing our roots here in Texas.”

With plenty of room to grow and talks of expansion, Kubota's impact may very well be ongoing and exceed the nearly 400 jobs that it is already expected to bring to North Texas.

Corgan Architects designed the buildings and CBRE was the construction manager for the project.

GRAPEVINE, TX—The 124,000-square-foot Kubota Tractor Company headquarters, just off of State Highway 121, is joined by a 62,000-square-foot research and development facility as well as a parking garage. Though just three stories tall, the building accomplishes a four-story look through the use of advanced tilt-wall techniques and floor-to-floor heights of 20 feet.

“The configuration of the three buildings in addition to the unique tilt-wall design, which includes panels with a stunning height of over 80 feet, required substantial planning and problem solving by our team,” said Paul Driscoll, CEO of Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors.

The firm recently completed construction of the $50 million project during a 12-month construction period, GlobeSt.com learns.

“We had to size the panels to meet architectural needs as well as our own construction needs,” Mike Yelm, project superintendent of Hill & Wilkinson, tells GlobeSt.com. “The hillside location required a creative approach to erecting the panels. We used surrounding buildings for support and to give the crane room to maneuver. We overbuilt the site to accommodate the 300-ton crane podium and then removed the podium at the end.”

The project also has several interesting design features such as multiple building skin elements that all tie together and into the surrounding environment. Kubota's mission is centered on the motto, “For Earth, For Life,” so the buildings and site are based on that motto and carefully laid out to complement the heavily wooded surrounding area. The project is seeking LEED gold certification and includes irrigation by rainwater harvesting and a sanitary system that will run through a recyclable filtration system, which Kubota both designed and manufactured.

Kubota considered a number of locations before settling on Grapevine. With its proximity to DFW Airport, centralized US location, prime open land, and local incentives for employees and their families, the city was a natural fit.

“Kubota's more than $50 million investment in this project demonstrates our commitment to being here,” said Masato Yoshikawa, president and CEO of Kubota Tractor Company. “This is the most significant change we have undertaken in our long and successful history in the US, and we are looking forward to further establishing our roots here in Texas.”

With plenty of room to grow and talks of expansion, Kubota's impact may very well be ongoing and exceed the nearly 400 jobs that it is already expected to bring to North Texas.

Corgan Architects designed the buildings and CBRE was the construction manager for the project.