Ford Opens Michigan-Nature Courtyards at World Headquarters
Ford's 2.1-million-square-foot headquarters now features six Michigan-themed courtyards to blend indoor and outdoor spaces for employee well-being and collaborative design.
- 110,000 square feet
- 2.1 million square feet
- 6
What Happened
Ford has opened the Great Lakes Courtyard, the latest of six Michigan-themed courtyards within its 2.1-million-square-foot World Headquarters. The courtyards are part of a human-centered design intended to bring creative energy, improve employee well-being, and enable collaborative design and prototyping. The building's chevron layout pairs design studios around shared outdoor review courtyards.
110,000square feet
Spanning six courtyards within the headquarters footprint.
- Savannah
- Forest
- Great Lakes
- Dunes
- Falls
- Fern Gully
Why this matters
The courtyards exemplify biophilic design in a corporate setting, aiming to improve creativity, collaboration, and well-being among Ford employees.
Terms in This Story
- Biophilic design
- An architectural approach that seeks to connect building occupants with nature.
- Clay milling
- A process used in automotive design to create full-scale clay models of vehicles.
- Geofoam
- A lightweight fill material made of expanded polystyrene used in construction to reduce load.
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