Nucor, Steel Detailing Center
Nucor’s Steel Detailing Center conveys a strong sense of the company’s identity while visibly showcasing its products—namely, joists, decking and corrugated siding. The exposed joists and decks serve as display pieces for customers and employees, and the design concept easily conveys who they are, what they make, and how they work.
We reinforced branding inside and out. Drawing on an excellent branding strategy and graphics by the company’s advertising firm, our team developed six themes based on aspects of the company. These themes mark the entrances to the six teamwork pods. The different colors, signage, and graphics serve as a wayfinding system and tell the company’s story, including its role as a pioneer of recycling and process innovation. The pods are connected by a common lobby with a flatscreen panel telling the Nucor story.
Our design also affirms the client’s philosophy of instilling employee pride and team spirit. We met with Nucor employees, and observed their work to help us create a functional design. Clear span construction eliminates the need for columns within the workspace, offering maximum flexibility to reconfigure as needs change. Nucor asked that every workstation have access to natural light, and we achieved their goal with windows, clerestories, side-lights, and skylights.
The facility accommodates up to 200 employees with expansion capacity to accommodate 450.
Stats and Results
| Location | Norfolk, Nebraska |
| Square Feet | 47,678 |
