FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA-Construction of Hyundai Motor America's new $200-million US corporate headquarters here has reached another milestone. Final perimeter panels of exterior glass have been undergoing installation on the project's main office tower. The new headquarters project is being touted as the largest investment in a US office building ever made by the firm.
According to John Krafcik, CEO of Hyundai Motor America, “This milestone brings us one step closer to realizing our vision for the future. Our new national headquarters will be an expressively visual representation of Hyundai's innovation and creativity.”
The sleek and modern building designed by global architectural firm Gensler is classic in design, with translucent glass office floors floating over a precast concrete base. All exterior perimeter glass panels are now in place, except where temporary construction elevators are needed on the building's west side. The general contractor for the project is Hyundai Amco America, Inc.
The building's glass curtain wall has an energy-efficient design that is part of Hyundai's broader goal to achieve gold-level LEED certification for its new headquarters. The building will be approximately 500,000 square feet, including a six-story tower connected to a one-story, technical-services facility. A free-standing parking structure will also be part of the campus.
In addition to the glass panel exterior, another key focal point of the building will be its two-story-high entrance, which leads to an open-to-the-sky public courtyard in the building's center. A two-story lobby will feature Hyundai vehicles and be visible from the 405 freeway side of the new structure.
Construction of the new building, on which GlobeSt.com previously reported, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. An initial study of the project by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. projected that demolition and construction involved with the new headquarters project would generate 1,530 direct and indirect jobs and millions of dollars in related economic activity.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
