New Headquarters for Team ESI
The building located at 2200 S. Cobalt Point Way, Meridian ID was built in 2004 for Citibank and housed a regional call center. The original three-story building was 176,788 sq.ft. and sat on 16 acres of land. This ample space included over 1,000 parking spaces for employees and visitors. The center also featured two entrances, one smaller entry for employees on the north side and one a bit grander on the south side with floor-to-ceiling windows that served as a lobby for visitors.
Before and After
Besides a full-service cafeteria and employee gym, the building’s floor plans were unremarkable and left mostly open to accommodate hundreds of rows of cubicles. A training room, a few conference rooms, and a loading dock rounded out the amenities. The exterior design was basic and relatively flat. From the inside out, the call center was purely utilitarian and served a function. It was a blank palette that Idaho’s leading general contractor could transform into something special.
Creating a Collaborative Working Experience
ESI’s new headquarters building was built to provide its team with a highly productive environment that also offered the best possible employee experience. The 180,000 sq.ft. space has been optimized to improve collaboration, inspire innovation, foster teamwork, and cultivate relationships with customers, trade partners, and the community.
Partnering with Grey Wolf Architecture, ESI transformed a three-story call center into a new state-of-the-art headquarters, redesigning every square foot inside and out. The facility sits on over 16 acres and houses 19 conference rooms, 17 huddle spaces, 5 bid rooms, a classroom, an employee gym, a cafe, and an innovation lab with interactive virtual and augmented reality capabilities. The building’s exterior features striking cross-laminated timber (CLT) columns and canopies that reflect the company’s standing in the community and unwavering commitment to its core values.
The facility also includes an expansive, covered outdoor seating area and an 850 sq.ft. amenity building where team members can come together and unwind just outside of work. The detached amenity building has a relaxed, local tavern feel and features a beverage station, a gathering area with high-top tables, and a sports simulation area.
BIM VDC Lab Space