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NISSAN ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Square Feet: 40,692

The challenge was to design and build a test facility in 12 months, so that the Nissan Motor Corporation could test their own cars for compliance with Environmental Protection Agency standards.

The facility consisted of an 11,856 square foot low bay office area and a 28,836 square foot high bay testing lab. The lower chords of the steel frame trusses were all set at the same elevation for unobstructed clearance for all of the sophisticated equipment.

The owner insisted that the building reflect and provide an atmosphere for creating products which represent the culmination of sophisticated culture and advanced technology.

The resulting architectural form became an abstract composition of contrasting shapes and sculptural forms – married to its site.

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Straub Pettitt Yaste Architects
850 North Crooks, Suite 200, Clawson, Michigan 48017-1311
Phone: 248-658-7777 Email:
mail@straubpettittyaste.com

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