Innovation happens when people, technology, and culture are invited to gather in an inspiring space of creativity. At this corporate technology resource center, we heighten user interaction by arranging all learning, working, and creating activities in the orbit of a central interior atrium gathering space.

SICK Sensor Intelligence is an industry-leading sensor technology innovator and producer based in Germany and expanding their capacity and presence in the global market. SICK Campus USA, Phase 2 — Technology Resource Center is co-located with SICK’s (Phase 1) Production/Logistics Facility in Bloomington, Minnesota’s South Loop neighborhood. SICK’s Technology Resource will relocate and expand current offices, as well as provide product testing and development, product demonstration, and training for customers and staff.

After leading visioning sessions with SICK leadership, Clow Berg proposed that this new facility and the larger campus should be an “irresistible force to gather,” acting as a destination for SICK employees and customers world-wide. The solution to create an iconic environment that fosters the exchange of ideas will also aid in recruitment and entice employees to come back to the office in the post-pandemic era.

Conceptually, a large interior courtyard within a four-story skylit atrium organizes gathering spaces, fosters connection at every level of the building, and infuses these spaces with daylight.

Phase 2 will connect via skyway to the Phase 1 facility. Campus development plans two further expansion phases in the coming years.