Nokia

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Nokia is a leading global company focused on the key growth areas of wireline and wireless telecommunications. A pioneer in mobile telephony, Nokia is the world’s leading developer of digital handsets and wireless data, the world’s second largest manufacturer of all mobile-phones, and one of the two leading suppliers of GSM-based cellular networks. The Nokia Creation Center in San Diego was designed according to the idea of connection; the connection to the landscape, connection to the sky, and the connection of people and ideas. Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects created a site plan for the campus that encourages interaction among the various research, development and production personnel. FPBA invented an architecture that is as technologically derived as Nokia’s products and incorporated a water feature throughout the property that reflects the Finnish connection to water and serene environments. A result of this project is a multiple award-winning architecture that has quickly become a regional icon and immediate acceleration of Nokia’s ability to recruit engineers.  

Qualcomm AO Building

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FPBA designed a full interior renovation in this six-story building for Human Resources and Information Technology group’s new workspace environments. The design team was challenged with implementing the first open office floor plans for Qualcomm in San Diego with an open ceiling utilizing floating soffits. The building had only 12’-6” floor to floor heights, so installation of new heat pumps, power and lighting above and around these soffits required intense coordination from the entire team. The walls surrounding an existing convenience stair between the third and fifth floor were removed to provide an open and inviting connection between collaboration/break rooms on three floors. The sixth floor Candidate Care Center was outfitted with lounge seating and interactive product displays to engage interview candidates with the Qualcomm culture.