Schenkel Schultz to relocate 65 employees to Winter Park
The architecture firm will leave its headquarters in downtown Orlando and move to a renovated single-story building on North Orange Avenue
Jan. 22, 2024
By Beth Kassab
Architecture firm Schenkel Schultz is planning to move its corporate headquarters from downtown Orlando to Winter Park later this year, the firm said in a press release on Monday.
The move in the fall of 2024 would involve renovating the single-story building at 834 North Orange Avenue, across from the Rollins College baseball stadium, into a 12,000-square-foot open layout to accommodate the 65 employees who now work in the firm’s office near Lake Eola.
The concept would also contain outdoor spaces for events and programing, the release said.
“This strategic relocation is a pivotal moment for Schenkel Shultz, aligning with the sustainability commitments announced at the close of 2023,” the release stated. “The renovations will adhere to the principles of the ‘AIA Materials Pledge,’ utilizing products that minimize carbon emissions and champion human health, climate health, ecosystem health, social health and equity, and contributing to a circular economy.”
Schenkel Schultz is known for its work on schools, airports, arts venues and more. It designed the new Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation headquarters off Park Avenue in Winter Park.
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This is great news! Great company, with high quality creative employees with good paying jobs. Our local merchants will benefit for sure!
In the Orlando Biz Journal the company cited the proximity Seven Oaks Park as one factor in their relocation.
I’m hoping that Winter Park will not allow for this ugly design in our city. You can call it sustainability but most would call it unattractive and not fitting with the Charm of Winter Park
Walker what ” ugly design ” are you referring to? The building Schenkel Shultz is moving into already exists in Winter Park for decades! It will certainly look much better once they are done with the renovations.
Read the second paragraph, please. The rendering pictured isn’t the Schenkel building, but I am guessing you didn’t read the caption either.
This looks like a win-win for Winter Park and the company and serves as a model on how the entire community benefits.