Deere & Company
Tractor Plant
Sanaswadi, India

When Deere and Company needed to expand its manufacturing production facility in Sanaswadi, India they came to their long-time consultant, Holland Basham Architects. HBA was asked to submit a design for both an office building and a food service/cafeteria building for factory and office employees.

Located in a barren, humid and warm climate, the use and availability of certain materials was limited. The abundance of laborers and their craftsmanship with concrete, led to the creative use of their most available resource. Due to the intense heat and sun exposure, concrete pilasters, forms and light shelves, and marble panels were used for interior climate control, constructability and aesthetics.

The floor plan was developed for the office to encourage a sense of community, movement and communication among the workers. These are ideas that Deere and Company felt would be needed for a successful business environment. The cafeteria building was designed similar to the office structure, incorporating the same design details: light shelves, concrete pilasters and marble panels.

The master plan for the site was developed to encourage community, movement and communication among the factory and office workers.