b'SPOTLIGHT ON STEINBACHPhotos courtesy of Cibinel Architecture.LIVING THE HYLIFENew company headquarters gives new meaning to a welcoming work environmentBy Kelly ParkerThe HyLife food processing companyfountain, and overall landscape views.Cibinel. Those are the spaces whereteamed up with Cibinel Architecture andHyLife invested in more than 23,000people will gravitate to, and itll Three Way Builders to construct a newsq. ft. of glass with this build. On eachencourage people to come together in50,000-sq.-ft. head office in Steinbachsfloor, the windows, sunlight and views ofa team-building environment.new Millbrook Market development. TheSteinbach make our new headquartersThe state-of-the-art HVAC system will four-level building incorporates severalan inviting place that energizes us all.add to the employee comfort level. The of what the team calls employeeWe didnt just want a bunch of buildingsbuilding has a four-pipe hydronic water-welfare spaces, including a largeand a parking lot, echoes architectcooled and heated system, with really lunchroom, collaboration spaces and anGeorge Cibinel. They were both locatedfantastic control and a lot of control outdoor patio terrace spacecompletestrategically, and fortunately adjacent tozones, explains Nic Thiessen of Three with an outdoor pizza oven, smoker anda pond, so the building will be set withinWay Builders. The whole building has a barbecueoverlooking a park-like area with a retention pond and putting green. a natural setting. Part of HyLifes brandfantastic automation system for lighting, A big part of the vision was to create[is] all about natural, healthy food, and soincluding an automatic blinds system, a welcoming environment with amplewe wanted their head office to and they integrated privacy LCD smart daylight for our team, explains[reflect that]. glass in the main corporate boardroom Kevin Barkman, HyLifes Senior VPThat natural, open concept continueson the executive level, where you can of Infrastructure and Environmentalinside the building as well. Themake the glass clear [or] cloudy.Affairs. We wanted a building wherecommon areas are on the main floor,The building envelope and glazing all employees, no matter what job orwith a cafeteria, training area, gym anddesign prioritizes employee comfort, workspace location, could benefit fromoutdoor terrace, and they are all focusedas well, by responding to the natural nature, the nearby pond and watertowards this natural pond area, detailsenvironment. There are vertical narrow 38 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'