Case Study
PennEnergy Resources
ABOUT THE CLIENT
PennEnergy Resources is a Pittsburgh based independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and development of unconventional shale resources in the Appalachian Basin. They are committed to being a best-in-class shale development company that creates value for their investors, stakeholders, employees, and landowners through the safe and environmentally responsible development of unconventional resources.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
PennEnergy Resources was looking to combine their two separate offices into one central location that would foster collaboration and create an inviting environment for both employees and clients. Their current office spaces were incredibly segregated with high cubicle panels, an abundance of storage, private offices, and underutilized collaboration areas – all which limited the amount of interaction employees had on a day-to-day basis. The goal of this project was to create a 45,000 sq ft professional, inviting, flexible environment that provided employees with a variety of work settings to support different shifts in work throughout the day.
PROJECT PROCESS
When planning PennEnergy’s new office, the Franklin team proposed an integrated solution that combined flooring, interior construction and furniture. By doing so, our teams were able create a highly customized environment while being able to meet the client’s tight deadline. Through the design planning process, the Franklin and Desmone teams leveraged Falkbuilt’s Echo technology to present a realistic video flythrough that showcased every tiny detail of the space down to exact finishes and power sources. This video flythrough helped the client visualize their space, suggest changes in a timely fashion and ultimately expedited the entire design process.
When planning PennEnergy’s new office, the Franklin team proposed an integrated solution that combined flooring, interior construction and furniture. By doing so, our teams were able create a highly customized environment while being able to meet the client’s tight deadline. Through the design planning process, the Franklin and Desmone teams leveraged Falkbuilt’s Echo technology to present a realistic video flythrough that showcased every tiny detail of the space down to exact finishes and power sources. This video flythrough helped the client visualize their space, suggest changes in a timely fashion and ultimately expedited the entire design process.
Week One
- Flooring and interior construction product received on-site
- 20,000 sq ft of carpet installed
- Solid wall structure installed for 11 offices
Week Two
- Solid wall structure and cladding installed for 14 offices
- ½ of carpet and base molding installed
- Electricians on-site installing data
Week Three
- 15 Franklin personnel on-site installing flooring, walls and receiving furniture simultaneously
- ¾ of the entire carpet and base molding installed
- Completed installing 17 rooms of solid wall structure
Week Four
- Completed carpet and base molding install
- 1,400 LF of wall structure built
- Half of all glass fronts installed
- Received final furniture delivery on-site
Week Five
- 450 LF of wall structure built, 450 LF of cladding installed
- 10 glass front frames built
- 16 glass fronts installed
Week Six
- Flooring installers completed epoxy pour in the elevator lobby
- Furniture installation began while coordinating with ITS on data management needs
- Completed glass front installation
- Boardroom ceiling installation started
Week Seven
- Received final wall delivery
- Millwork and casework built on-site
- Completed installing ceiling wire for the boardroom in-time for electrical inspection
Week Eight
- Furniture installation complete
- Café, conference rooms, offices, boardroom, huddle spaces
- All interior walls installed – 2100 LF
- Boardroom ceiling installation complete
THE SPACE
- 45,000 sq ft
- Spaces included:
- 1 Executive Boardroom
- 2 Conference Rooms
- 1 Training Room
- 10 Neighborhoods
- 56 Workstations
- 9 Team Collaboration Zones
- 8 Executive Offices
- 28 Private Offices
- 9 Touchdown Stations
- 6 Dedicated Huddle Rooms
- 1 Work Cafe
THE CHALLENGE
One of the biggest challenges when completing the PennEnergy project was adhering to their tight deadline of 9 weeks. In order to meet this deadline, all teams involved had to be highly aligned. By having Justin Klosky, Franklin’s Integrated Project Manager, on-site he was able to coordinate the flooring, interior construction and furniture trades while working in conjunction with the Sentinel, the general contractor. By doing so, there was a constant flow of communication between all parties so all problem-solving efforts happened on-site in a timely manner.
THE SOLUTION
In the end the PennEnergy Resources team were provided a custom, curated, first-class office space that exemplifies their values while providing an engaging environment to bring employees to together.
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