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Express Scripts Headquarters

Sustainable strategies and an energized spartan corporate culture inform this Fortune 500 company's headquarters.

Based on a long-standing relationship with this Fortune 500 company, Christner served as Express Scripts' representative throughout developer and site selection for its corporate headquarters. The selected site at NorthPark at the University of Missouri-St. Louis allows shared expertise and recruitment opportunities. Sustainability played a key role in the design of the new headquarters. All employees have access to daylight and views, enclosed spaces use motion-sensor lighting, and sustainable materials such as linoleum, bamboo and cork are used throughout the building.

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Size: 320,000 sf
Status: Completed 2007
Awards: 2008 Excellence in Design Awards Honorable Mention, Commercial Category, Environmental Design + Construction
2007 Design-Build Award of Merit, Mid-America DBIA
2007 Construction Keystone Award, AGC of St. Louis
Design/Build Partner: Clayco/Paric
LEED Certified, New Construction

<p>The three-story main floor atrium with bamboo wall is a dramatic focal point for all public spaces.</p>

The three-story main floor atrium with bamboo wall is a dramatic focal point for all public spaces.

<p>Christner's design concept for the atrium space used raised ceiling heights to take maximum advantage of daylight into the building's interior.</p>

Christner's design concept for the atrium space used raised ceiling heights to take maximum advantage of daylight into the building's interior.

<p>The company's stature is reinforced through bold forms and the campus building materials: red brick accented in limestone; aluminum and glass curtainwall, and aluminum porticos supported by painted steel columns.</p>

The company's stature is reinforced through bold forms and the campus building materials: red brick accented in limestone; aluminum and glass curtainwall, and aluminum porticos supported by painted steel columns.

<p>Comfortable seating areas provide teaming areas for spontaneous conversations and small group meetings.</p>

Comfortable seating areas provide teaming areas for spontaneous conversations and small group meetings.

<p>Interior finishes are simple and colorful. To reinforce the Express Scripts' commitment to minimizing corporate hierarchy, the finish levels are the same throughout the building.</p>

Interior finishes are simple and colorful. To reinforce the Express Scripts' commitment to minimizing corporate hierarchy, the finish levels are the same throughout the building.

<p>Express Scripts' boardroom is part of a highly interactive conference center. Flexible office furnishings are utilized throughout the center to allow staffers to quickly set up temporary workspace for special projects.</p>

Express Scripts' boardroom is part of a highly interactive conference center. Flexible office furnishings are utilized throughout the center to allow staffers to quickly set up temporary workspace for special projects.

<p>The lively cafeteria includes outdoor seating and views of the site lake with naturalistic landscaping.</p>

The lively cafeteria includes outdoor seating and views of the site lake with naturalistic landscaping.

<p>Furniture panels with glass tiles enhance daylight penetration into the building interior. Each workstation is the same size, making department moves quick and efficient.</p>

Furniture panels with glass tiles enhance daylight penetration into the building interior. Each workstation is the same size, making department moves quick and efficient.