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| The project would occupy a key
downtown block and had to satisfy a number of stakeholders |
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The developers, Frauenshuh Companies, wanted an economical
building that would get the best use from the square footage. The
block played a key role in St. Paul’s downtown master plan,
and the City wanted the municipal parking ramp to blend in and provide
retail space. Lawson Software needed it to be high-tech and highly
functional. Bill Lawson – cofounder, chairman and CEO of Lawson
Software and himself a St. Paul native – also wanted his company’s
new urban headquarters to integrate smoothly into the culture and
values of the historic neighborhood. And finally, the design team
wanted to create a building that would be welcomed by the people
of St. Paul.
"One of our challenges was
to tie the building into the historic neighborhood and still express
the ‘high-tech/high-touch’ characteristics of Lawson Software."
– BWBR Architects Design Team
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