Misplaced Pages

Cummins Corporate Office Building
Aerial view, Cerealine building center
Former names	Cerealine building
General information
Type	Corporate headquarters
Architectural style	Modernist
Address	500 Jackson Street
Town or city	Columbus, Indiana
Country	United States
Coordinates	39°12′22″N 85°55′27″W / 39.20612°N 85.92405°W / 39.20612; -85.92405
Completed	1983
Owner	Cummins
Technical details
Structural system	Precast concrete and glass
Floor area	200,000 sq ft (19,000 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Kevin Roche
Architecture firm	Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates

The Cummins Corporate Office Building in Columbus, Indiana is a modernist office building designed by Kevin Roche. Constructed in 1983, the building serves as the corporate headquarters of the Cummins engine company. It was constructed on an old railroad yard and is unique for being built around the Cerealine Building, which was Cummins' first factory building.

Background

Cummins CEO J. Irwin Miller had "a lifelong interest in architecture", and in the 1950s established a foundation to pay architecture fees for new public buildings in Columbus and Bartholomew County. When Cummins decided to construct a new corporate headquarters, it turned to Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Kevin Roche.

Structure

The building is built on a three-block plot of land that formerly served as a rail yard in downtown Columbus. As part of its distinctive construction, Roche built the new precast concrete structure around the original Cerealine Building, which served as Cummins' first factory and administrative offices. The original building was also renovated to serve as the cafeteria for the employees of the company.

Roche used precast concrete and glass as his primary building elements in the 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m) building. Jack Curtis executed the landscaping for the facility, including the large open green area on the eastern side that is open to the public as a park. As of 2013, it remained in use as Cummins' corporate headquarters.

In 2017 Cummins began a $50 million renovation of the building, scheduled for completion in 2019.

Sculpture

As part of the construction, Roche incorporated a Rudolph de Harak sculpture known as the Exploded Engine in the lobby of the building.

References

1. ^ Breining, Greg (2007-08-24). "Columbus, Indiana: Modernism on the prairie". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
2. ^ Sullivan, Mary Ann. "Cummins Engine Company". Bluffton University. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
3. "The Cummins Foundation: History". Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Cummins. Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-12-28.
4. "Kevin Roche". The Hyatt Foundation. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
5. "Columbus Indiana Pictures and Photos From Bygone Days". Historic Columbus Indiana. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
6. ^ Clerkin, Paul (2009). "Architects of Ireland - Kevin Roche". Archiseek.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
7. "Cummins building blends in with city by design". Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine WISHTV.com. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
8. Staff Reports (5 July 2017). "Watch the video, view the renderings: Cummins to upgrade global headquarters in Columbus; new railroad overpass planned". Retrieved 19 February 2018.
9. "Columbus announces railroad project, Cummins renovations totaling $80 million". 5 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

External links

• Media related to Cummins Corporate Office Building at Wikimedia Commons

• Headquarters in the United States
• Office buildings completed in 1983
• 1983 establishments in Indiana
• Modernist architecture in Indiana
• Buildings and structures in Columbus, Indiana
• Roche-Dinkeloo buildings
• Cummins