Our client approached us seeking an architectural solution for a wide range of programmatic needs that could lend itself to the many needs of a corporate office and manufacturing warehouse. Situated within an existing warehouse with 35’ ceilings, this new space needed to accommodate a growing Chicago company and their diverse group of operations.
In order to break up this tall space into a more human scale, we created a “little village” with familiar gabled roof forms comprised of each office program. This gives each location a unique identity that translates into an exciting interior experience. Creating this neighborhood develops a network of programs that speak to each other, visually and spatially.
![Hallstar 3](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-3.jpg?w=1440&h=1886&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796055&s=bf7a76ce927d1ed44c43235c3ca5c3fe 1440w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-3.jpg?w=2880&h=3773&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796055&s=bbda353ae6ad0ed4a9c03582cae1a807 2880w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-3.jpg?w=992&h=1299&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796055&s=2c74d5446f8eeeec45b3a8d2876330b1 992w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-3.jpg?w=1984&h=2599&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796055&s=4a124d3d732f01e050a9bf92e25943be 1984w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-3.jpg?w=768&h=576&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796055&s=af8b92dda79952119bdfd4803a1de4ed 768w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-3.jpg?w=1536&h=1152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796055&s=3ef475db1d8b3acb0a8c026aad30ec11 1536w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-3.jpg?w=576&h=754&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796055&s=b5737fc087a31eadb32a5ecbf08f2de2 576w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-3.jpg?w=1152&h=1509&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796055&s=69f61d0b8155c830c0ea91d6d4a4f075 1152w)
![Hallstar 5](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-5.jpg?w=1440&h=1076&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=e827f984775e05ba7549de1ef84c49ae 1440w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-5.jpg?w=2880&h=2152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=cfa755a3860fdd21e62183fa086b62f6 2880w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-5.jpg?w=992&h=741&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=f0274297dcd6cd8050d2696f94e73c0d 992w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-5.jpg?w=1984&h=1483&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=28abb1235f3365a00b1a61931f3959d8 1984w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-5.jpg?w=768&h=576&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=29cbb713796c0d932f89c4dd2b46534b 768w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-5.jpg?w=1536&h=1152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=79e2ebb90f69e94e8120e997c2819c76 1536w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-5.jpg?w=576&h=430&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=5222d54d7ad01072a2abbb6e73f36531 576w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-5.jpg?w=1152&h=861&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=6d5a79d707443fd9131aaa1da805ac4b 1152w)
![Hallstar Construction 2](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-2_2024-04-18-191615_rpnu.jpg?w=1440&h=1080&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467775&s=e631b8d5e56ecc2cf06d0b243cd89f12 1440w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-2_2024-04-18-191615_rpnu.jpg?w=2880&h=2160&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467775&s=2c8fa3f397fba30dccf654059faaa7ad 2880w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-2_2024-04-18-191615_rpnu.jpg?w=992&h=744&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467775&s=18555374b4089c4a904442ae963a6519 992w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-2_2024-04-18-191615_rpnu.jpg?w=1984&h=1488&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467775&s=5cd3a5996d2f5a0fa6a78710b24b3e5e 1984w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-2_2024-04-18-191615_rpnu.jpg?w=768&h=576&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467775&s=aee132ee7555b4b7822ad52938eca41f 768w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-2_2024-04-18-191615_rpnu.jpg?w=1536&h=1152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467775&s=fd17f8253ed09fae3afde45cd08891e7 1536w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-2_2024-04-18-191615_rpnu.jpg?w=576&h=432&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467775&s=91aaa9889d96c12af601b5d15a51abcb 576w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-2_2024-04-18-191615_rpnu.jpg?w=1152&h=864&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467775&s=d475a8a691ceac3bbdc39cfacab20ba3 1152w)
![Hallstar Construction 4](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-4_2024-04-18-191207_ziek.jpg?w=1440&h=1922&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467527&s=408f89991f21607ffeedc54035b16f0e 1440w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-4_2024-04-18-191207_ziek.jpg?w=2880&h=3844&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467527&s=7edbedff769dfd06047c9a3fcef2c1fc 2880w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-4_2024-04-18-191207_ziek.jpg?w=992&h=1324&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467527&s=b1525ef804e2fcde886887635b8a555c 992w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-4_2024-04-18-191207_ziek.jpg?w=1984&h=2648&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467527&s=d0ebb9f61b7adddb3c73525264b77fda 1984w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-4_2024-04-18-191207_ziek.jpg?w=768&h=576&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467527&s=0b685f60d357004359aa64e56b654a46 768w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-4_2024-04-18-191207_ziek.jpg?w=1536&h=1152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467527&s=5646c034152ccca427f89685ff049082 1536w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-4_2024-04-18-191207_ziek.jpg?w=576&h=768&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467527&s=1a83ea28bdd45a89c6390598a26383f9 576w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-4_2024-04-18-191207_ziek.jpg?w=1152&h=1537&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713467527&s=26c08b1666e7be0f9aee8b768624eb1d 1152w)
To support the connection between the programs, the back of house space like the lab, manufacturing, and warehouse spaces, are configured to maximize efficiency with their adjacency to the other spaces. Visual connections through the mezzanine connect the office to the lab and similarly, the main floor workstations have direct access to the manufacturing space. The project contains 4 types of programs, corporate office, lab, manufacturing, and warehouse facilities for the production of their products. Our interventions create harmony between the operations and delivers a flexible work environment.
Not only did they welcome involvement, but they encouraged it. I think they knew it meant our shared success.”
![Hallstar 12](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-12.jpg?w=1440&h=1597&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796057&s=4c7da059f4dbf28022fa1aa71c453784 1440w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-12.jpg?w=2880&h=3195&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796057&s=3edb165aa0f6b86e27d603ef61894c4f 2880w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-12.jpg?w=992&h=1100&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796057&s=594ae602d38d468c21c987fa89071078 992w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-12.jpg?w=1984&h=2201&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796057&s=6fa46e56e3e33dba4b924911030e8b5b 1984w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-12.jpg?w=768&h=576&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796057&s=c3b795e6563e705c2fff349054e915b2 768w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-12.jpg?w=1536&h=1152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796057&s=bba7e3e0cbe6d64b80dbd04af8dca988 1536w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-12.jpg?w=576&h=639&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796057&s=93f5b32ee617a87ee587a231645dc388 576w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-12.jpg?w=1152&h=1278&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796057&s=f9d00c80373c2ec3115f2bf591bb9c91 1152w)
![Hallstar 10 A](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-10A.jpg?w=1440&h=1470&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796059&s=9abb05b8cd276bd6d2f13c17b67e52ce 1440w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-10A.jpg?w=2880&h=2941&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796059&s=ebcbf128ac41f05a07a32b7807700388 2880w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-10A.jpg?w=992&h=1013&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796059&s=887c22ff1208a0b18988e8fd0300e024 992w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-10A.jpg?w=1984&h=2026&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796059&s=dd272c17506d40ec34428f1006cb2bf4 1984w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-10A.jpg?w=768&h=576&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796059&s=46768301235572d68f458925cc246c40 768w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-10A.jpg?w=1536&h=1152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796059&s=bdd034f881949f1e6a0e473079f4e7e8 1536w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-10A.jpg?w=576&h=588&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796059&s=6912cde31a1aea9d6872967360995164 576w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-10A.jpg?w=1152&h=1176&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796059&s=4d6e8357e9305b3300069f97a6e862f9 1152w)
We are providing a wide range of flexible work areas with different degrees of privacy to suit the nuanced nature of tasks Hallstar’s diverse group of employees perform every day. The stadium stair is used as an informal working location, an alternate eating location, and for company-wide addresses. Both gabled forms contain different sized conference rooms with the ability to be more or less private. The mezzanine level above the workstations allow the company to expand within its space while maintaining a wide range of work environments. The cafe features custom millwork, a family-style table, and dining nooks that can also be used for meetings or individual productivity. Felt and acoustic ceiling tiles are used extensively to provide auditory comfort and verbal privacy against hard surfaces.
Entering the space ignites curiosity and productivity. We have created a home for this company to live in, to grow in, to be productive in.
![Hallstar 6 A](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-6A.jpg?w=1440&h=1576&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=36de87dd2b935bbea5c8eaa7e7439134 1440w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-6A.jpg?w=2880&h=3152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=f6f44bb6c1a05ae205cfa7b6f003ce0c 2880w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-6A.jpg?w=992&h=1085&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=04eadaa929ce96b7df91aee9476d29b5 992w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-6A.jpg?w=1984&h=2171&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=db58a4553ce9be1f8b72d4a3d54154a6 1984w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-6A.jpg?w=768&h=576&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=28d89c536442bc494e2a2cb577ab52a1 768w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-6A.jpg?w=1536&h=1152&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=e0f63d0dd1ad304797df26b2ddfe566c 1536w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-6A.jpg?w=576&h=630&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=c48035744e43c07ed44ef6a073b0a905 576w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/projects/hallstar-darien/hallstar-6A.jpg?w=1152&h=1260&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1717796056&s=e7d5361cdd8eaf8649f241d5a868312c 1152w)
![Hallstar 13](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-13.jpg?w=500&h=500&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288414&s=5775ad791d3e7116e3a4e73ea49d4a2e 500w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-13.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288414&s=4e62d0674390b19b1bacc6de165727a5 1000w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-13.jpg?w=250&h=250&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288414&s=60cca17c74e532cd96222d253cd7f055 250w)
The cafe nooks are enveloped in sound attenuating felt wall covering.
![Hallstar 8 B](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-8B_2024-04-16-173003_tdpu.jpg?w=500&h=500&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288603&s=96c08400dd2bec9e7128fb63c2caa3d4 500w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-8B_2024-04-16-173003_tdpu.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288603&s=e99c3df8bb82f915495bfd22672f59ec 1000w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-8B_2024-04-16-173003_tdpu.jpg?w=250&h=250&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288603&s=e120eeba3e177942e0f1212bf8118ddc 250w)
Stadium style seating provides flexible space for eating, working, meeting, etc.
![Hallstar Construction 1](https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-1.jpg?w=500&h=500&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288193&s=f1fc4edd5e15cf12addfecf9513eaef9 500w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-1.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&q=61&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288193&s=ee5c456066d3edb0e6cfae162e6081db 1000w, https://collective-office.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/detail-images/projects/hallstar-derrien/hallstar-Construction-1.jpg?w=250&h=250&q=82&fm=webp&fit=crop&dm=1713288193&s=b757f990210db770d39b38b785ce7f63 250w)
Each gabled volume is built out of extensive structural steel members.