Working closely with the owner, we developed this two-story, 51,000-square-foot building on their existing industrial site in northwest Houston. A large central lobby serves many purposes: as a display area for current projects, as a waiting area for guests, and as a security station and information resource for visitors. While required exits are located near the ends of the building for safety, an open staircase in the lobby encourages quicker interaction between staff on both floors, without heavy reliance on the elevators. From the staff and visitor parking lots, corridors leading to the lobby have a series of custom birdseye maple and ebony recessed display boxes that tell the history of the firm, its founders achievements and product development. The building has a metal roof and a raised central cupola that conceals the air cooled condensers for the project.