HALLIBURTON NORTHBELT CAMPUS PHASE 2
GENSLER
HOUSTON, TEXAS
PROJECT ARCHITECT : FALL 2014 - SPRING 2018
CONTINUING TO EXECUTE ON HALLIBURTON’S NORTH BELT MULTI-PHASE MASTER PLAN, PHASE TWO DELIVERS OFFICE BUILDINGS 1 AND 2, NORTHWEST GARAGE, A NEW CENTRAL PLANT, MEDIUM VOLTAGE SWITCH GEAR PLANT, ACOUSTICAL TESTING FACILITY, AND TRAINING RIG FACILITY.
ACCESSIBILITY TO THE CAMPUS WAS ALSO IMPROVED—GENSLER PARTNERED WITH BOTH THE HARRIS COUNTY AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ADD NEW “TRANSITION LANES” NEAR FOUR DIFFERENT ENTRANCES THAT ALLOW DRIVERS TO MORE SAFELY ENTER THE CAMPUS FROM THE MAIN ROAD AND IMPROVE SURROUNDING CAMPUS ACCESS ROADS. A MASTER DRAINAGE (MITIGATION AND DETENTION) STRATEGY WAS ALSO IMPLEMENTED TO CONSOLIDATE AND SIMPLIFY ANY FUTURE CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS.
CLIENT QUOTE
"GENSLER HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS FOR HALLIBURTON IN MANY LOCATIONS, INCLUDING SINGAPORE, RIO, DHAHRAN, DUBAI, LAFAYETTE, DUNCAN, CARROLTON AND OUR TWO CAMPUSES IN HOUSTON. THEIR COMMITMENT, TEAM WORK, AND VALUE ENGINEERING ASSURES US THAT ANY PROJECT THAT GENSLER UNDERTAKES WILL BE RIGHT ON TARGET FOR OUR REQUIREMENTS, BUDGET, AND TIMELINE.
WHEN DESIGNING AND PLANNING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH BELT CAMPUS, WE WANTED TO CREATE A DYNAMIC CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITIES AS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. GENSLER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PHASE I OF THE CAMPUS TWO YEARS AGO, AND WE ARE ABOUT TO MOVE INTO PHASE II, WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO MORE OFFICE BUILDINGS, ANOTHER PARKING GARAGE AND EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING AND COVERED WALKWAYS THAT CONNECT THE TWO PHASES. I BELIEVE IT IS THE THOUGHTFULLY-DESIGNED SPACES BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND THE SHARED AMENITIES THAT HAVE REALLY SERVED TO CREATE GREATER SYNERGIES BETWEEN OUR MULTIPLE PRODUCT SERVICE LINES AND WITH LEADERSHIP. OUR PHASE I POST-OCCUPANCY EMPLOYEE INTERVIEWS SHOW THAT MORALE HAS GREATLY IMPROVED. WE EXPECT THE SAME RESULTS ONCE OUR EMPLOYEES SETTLE INTO PHASE II.
THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ON OUR NORTH BELT CAMPUS ALONG WITH OTHER PROJECTS IS A TRUE TESTAMENT FOR THE TYPE OF FIRM GENSLER TRULY IS."
-TOMMY JAMAIL, VICE PRESIDENT, REAL ESTATE SERVICES, HALLIBURTON