SunPower Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of solar panels. Biggs Cardosa teamed with Chicago-based architect Valerio Dewalt Train Associates to design the new headquarters offices and research facility for SunPower in San Jose. The project involved transforming three existing single-story concrete buildings into an innovative modern space with abundant natural light and design elements that will encourage open collaboration. The project also included unusual interior structures such as the circular free-standing meeting spaces, consisting of inclined glue-laminated timber posts, and a large steel framed entry sign structure that incorporated vertical solar panels. The project achieved LEED Gold Certification.
