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Foster + Partners has recently unveiled the design of the PGA TOUR?s new HQ which will be residing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Overlooking a natural lake at the golf resort, TPC Sawgrass, the new building represents an ?uplifting and inspiring? workplace for both the staff and the guests via its see-through walls and abundant greenery.
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?Inspired by the lush greenery of TPC Sawgrass and the beautiful Floridian light, the new PGA TOUR headquarters is designed as an extension of its surrounding landscape,? commented the Head of Foster + Partners Studio, Nigel Dancey. ?As the Global Home of the PGA TOUR, it brings the organization under one roof for the first time, and signifies the progressive spirit of the TOUR.? PGA TOUR, which is the association that organizes the key professional golf tours in the US, has greatly expanded lately which led the staff to be distributed among several separate office buildings in St. Augustine and in Ponte Vedra Beach. This expansion has caused the organization to suffer slow-cooperation and insufficient collaboration between departments. As a solution to these issues, the new 187,000 sq ft HQ comes to bring the employees together in one hospitable, warm place.
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Foster + Partners design features a vast interior office space in addition to 5 roof openings that are rounded at the edges. The headquarters is mainly composed...