Xilinx Headquarters Building, San Jose Sustainable Building, Californian Property Photos
Xilinx Headquarters Building 3 Renovation in San Jose
Building Renovation Project in California, USA – design by Noll & Tam Architects
Nov 17, 2018
Xilinx HQ
Design: Noll & Tam Architects
Location: Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA

Photos: Jasper Sanidad Photography
This 91,050-square-foot project transformed a tired ?90s tilt-up building into a modern and inspiring workplace. The goal was to take an office packed with a warren of cubicles and transform it into a high-performance, contemporary Xilinx HQ office building which would set a precedent for future campus renovations and help attract and retain Silicon Valley talent.
Photovoltaic panels now power 100% of the office spaces, while new roofing, insulation, and a new building skin have vastly improved the building?s en-ergy performance.

?The initial scope was to simply generate options for improving the energy efficiency of the building while updating the office environment to create a better workplace. During the initial meetings and in-vestigations, it became clear that there were a range possibilities and improvements that could dramati-cally transform the building, making it far more efficient and attractive,? notes Chris Noll, co-founder of Noll & Tam, and Principal in charge of the project. ?With the support of Xilinx management, our team developed a flagship design for a high performance...