Originally constructed in the early 1920s as a four-story Hudson Motor Car Company fabrication plant, Philadelphia's 2400 Market Street property was adaptively reused as an office building. Previously known as the Marketplace Design Center, it was reimagined and vertically expanded into a nine-story, mixed-use, Class A office and positioned as a vibrant part of Center City's riverfront renewal. Now home to Aramark's corporate headquarters, the building's updated design incorporates innovation and sustainability features in pursuit of LEED Gold certification.
The new design was conceived by architecture firm Gensler, with Varenhorst serving as the executive architect. The old, existing structure was a concrete slab with concrete columns, sufficient to permit a five-story overbuild above the roof line to create the block-wide, 600,000-square-foot development. The renovated and expanded building was re-clad in a modern, high-performance façade. Its fresh exterior showcases Viracon's glass within Wausau Window and Wall Systems' aluminum-framed window wall system finished by Linetec.