West Windsor NJ, USA

60 acres / 758,000 sf

Master Planning, Architecture & Landscape Architecture

Mixed use of Office / Hotel

In association with Hillier Architecture

Palladium is an extension of the West Windsor Business District along the Route One Corridor, which runs from Meadow Road to Alexander Road. The main focus of this complex are the three buildings to the north of New Meadow Road. Palladium compositionally forms the south gateway of the eastern side of the district. The Business District is mostly comprised of the Carnegie Center, which is divided into clusters of buildings that are united with common materials and a themed landscaping such as English, French and American gardens. Palladium is an extension of this system and has chosen an Italian theme for its buildings and green spaces. This theme has been interpolated into a modern language for both the structure and gardens. The architecture includes a "Thick Walled" community similar to an Italian Hill town, with interpretations of Baptistery, Campanile and a Ducal Porch. The landscaping is a set of formal spaces that play off one another. Some of the landscape features include a colonnade of Cedars, version of an orangey, vineyards, olive grove as well as a rill ending in a large fountain.

The goal of the design is to take forms from the past and interpolate them into a composition that is in keeping with today's building technologies, plus portrayed in a clean modern design without a themed Disney appearance.