As a historic center of American industry, Detroit is a city built on an assembly line production mentality. But to deliver a project that aims to be one of the most sustainable in Michigan, the project team for a new commercial campus had to let nature take its course. Design and construction of a 79,000-sq-ft, six-building project for Japan Solderless Terminals in Farmington Hills, Mich., outside Detroit, blends a reverence for nature with Japanese and American culture, seeking harmony between people and the ecosystem. Preservation of flora and fauna on the site are paramount, guiding not only the design, but how buildings are constructed.
The first three of six buildings are underway on the 10-acre site of the new JST Detroit Engineering Center. The 79,000-sq-ft project aims to maximize preservation of existing flora and fauna. Photo courtesy of Cunningham-Limp