Zurich North America Reveals Team to Develop and Design New North American Headquarters in Schaumburg

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor

Zurich North America recently announced it has entered into agreements with Clayco, Goettsch Partners and CannonDesign for the development and design of their North American headquarters in Schaumburg.

“We want our new, state-of-the-art campus in Schaumburg to be a source of pride for both the community and our employees,” says Mike Foley, CEO of Zurich North America Commercial. “We look forward to working with this elite team of designers, architects and builders who will help bring our vision to life.”

As previously reported by Commercial Property Executive, Zurich North America signed a letter of intent with Motorola Solutions in September to acquire 40 acres of land for its new world-class North American headquarters at Meacham Road and I-90. The company will relocate from its current offices on American Lane to the new headquarters by the fall of 2016.

The new 735,000-square-foot complex is designed to reinforce an image of reliability and success through its bold simplicity in form, and to underline its commitment to sustainability. The structure will be composed of three primary “bars” that are offset and stacked. The arrangement aims to open views of the surrounding landscape and optimize solar orientation for amenities while creating unique spaces that offer programmatic flexibility not found in typical office buildings. The top “bar” of the complex soars 11 stories and cantilevers toward downtown Chicago.

Clayco, as developer and design-builder will lead the development, design and construction of the complex. The headquarters’ core and shell, along with the parking facility, will be designed by Goettsch Partners. CannonDesign is designing the interior of the headquarters.

Zurich employs about 2,500 people in Schaumburg, and about 60,000 worldwide. It also has an office in downtown Chicago, which it intends to relocate within the Loop.

Zurich North America estimates the project will create up to 700 construction jobs.

Rendering Courtesy of: www.claycorp.com