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PLANO | Toyota North American HQ
Toyota unveils sprawling North American campus in Plano
Candace Carlisle
June 24, 2015
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Plans for the new 100-acre North American corporate campus in West Plano include developing seven office buildings up to five stories tall and arranged to sit next to a large central plaza with dining, fitness and conference facilities.
The building's exterior will be made of glass meant to evoke transparency, while the large central plaza inspires discovery and creativity, which Lentz told the Dallas Business Journal this past spring will be a magnet for young professionals.
The glass exterior of the buildings will be protected by generous roof overhangs, which will provide shade for the company's workers.
The landscaping will use regional and plants that use little water to reflect the native landscapes of the North Texas region. The campus will include water features that catch and store water for irrigation.
The entire campus — which is expected to total more than 2.1 million square feet— including the buildings and the various adjacent parking structures will support solar panels for renewable energy production.
Toyota plans to pursue LEED Platinum certification for the campus, which is the highest possible certification of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Dallas-based Corgan is the architect of Toyota's new North American campus in Plano within the $2 billion Legacy West development, which will also house the corporate office of FedEx Office and a large regional operation for Liberty Mutual.
By the time the campus is completed in 2017, Toyota North America, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), will bring roughly 4,000 jobs from throughout the country — California to New York — to Plano to begin its operations under one roof.
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