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2/04/16
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Walker Zanger, a leading international luxury stone and tile provider, has relocated its operations into a new, larger corporate HQ and regional distribution center in the San Fernando Valley community of North Hills. The firm’s new two-level, 130k sf facility is located at 16719 West Schoenborn St, north of Roscoe Blvd and east of Balboa Blvd.
The facility will accommodate all corporate functions for Walker Zanger's US operations and serve as its main Southern California warehouse distribution center to supplement its existing Tustin facility. The company moved from its longtime facility in Sun Valley.
Los Angeles-based SRK Architects transformed a traditional industrial tilt-up concept into a highly integrated three dimensional showplace corporate operations center for Walker Zanger. The facility design includes a two-level lobby entrance that wows the senses with the application of stone expressed both vertically and horizontally.
Located in the geographic center of the San Fernando Valley, just west of the 405 Fwy and north of Van Nuys Airport, the building features a 4.9k sf, state-of-the-art showroom accessed through a two-level lobby entrance to the showrooms' reception area. The building lobby also connects via grand stair to a second floor Conference Center accommodating more than 40 occupants. The main conference room itself is equipped with smart communications systems and floor-to-ceiling glass separating the conference room from a large pre-function area overlooking the main lobby below.
Rather than a “rectangular box,” SRK and Walker Zanger devised a two-sided projecting entry wall with high-performance glazing to wash the lobby with diffuse light. The ground floor features a large employee cafe and outdoor dining patio directly accessible to office and warehouse staff. The main warehouse is served with six truck loading bays and an overhead crane extending the full length of the 535 ft deep facility. High-bay storage racking is conveniently deployed for maximum efficiency.
Executive offices are organized around two strategically placed skylights to allow natural light to flood the interior while creating a singular point of interest for users. The facility incorporates extensive green technologies from drought tolerant landscape to electric car charging stations to employee showers for those who bike to work.
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