Innovation Stories

Leveraging Our Expertise

This is Technology

Innovation is a bit of a paradox. The pressure which demands invention also explains why these feats rarely get attempted in the first place…

100 Above the Park is a new residential tower overlooking Forest Park in St. Louis. The tower, Studio Gang’s first project in the city, will rise to 385 feet and include retail, amenities, parking, and residential apartments with views of the park to the west and the Gateway Arch to the east.

A Chicago Icon

Macy's Flagship

Brookfield Properties is re-imagining and renovating one of Chicago’s most iconic buildings, the historic Marshall Field’s department store and current Macy’s flagship store in the loop.

Elevated Work

Wildhorse Village

This new 80-acre, multi-use development will be the new urban center of Chesterfield, Missouri and is being delivered through the integrated services of CRG, Lamar Johnson Collaborative and Clayco.

Thank You to Our Team

Job is the Boss

We started on the east coast and traveled from Pennsylvania to the Midwest before heading to the west coast, traveling from San Diego to Seattle and back to Chicago. During this four-week period, we met directly with our diverse team of men and women across America, exchanging elbow bumps, face-to-face gratitude and thumbs up.

Creating Inspiration

Campus Connector

Named to commemorate the University’s 40th anniversary, SCAD FORTY is a noteworthy campus connector hub that inspires students to engage and create.

Pharmaceutical Innovation

Pfizer R&D Facility Case Study

Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures and markets leading prescription medicines for humans and many of the world’s best-known consumer brands. Their innovative, value-added products improve the quality of life of people around the world and help them enjoy longer, healthier and more productive lives. Pfizer’s products are available in more than 150 countries.

Supporting Artists

Clayco Salon Series

We present the artist’s imaginative work with our employees, friends and clients. The evening encourages discovery and discussion. This community commitment touches upon our mission of hospitably sharing our offices with our partners and friends and our mission to support meaningful and relevant artists, many of who have worked with us on large scale architectural projects and share our vision for the Art and Science of Building.

Improving Safety

Next Generation of Hard Hats

Clayco is a pioneer in creating the latest industry jobsite safety standards. That is why Clayco reached out to SCAD to collaborate on leading innovation in the creation of the new hard hat. The furthering of hard hat efficiency is one of the key components to creating a safer work environment overall.

Creating a Vibrant Campus

Centene Campus

Clayco is currently the construction manager overseeing the expansion of Centene’s campus project. This $770 million investment includes a new structure adjacent to the existing Centene Plaza HQ and will feature new office space, residential living, ground level retail, structured parking and a civic center complete with a full-scale auditorium

From Divide to Divine

Delmar Divine

The Delmar Divine uniquely maximizes the human and financial capital of St. Louis’ leading social service agencies.

The Future of the Office

The New, New Workplace

During recent conversations with CEOs, facility managers and chief talent officers/HR executives, we’ve speculated about what preparations may be necessary to return the workforce to the office. CEOs want their employees back for various reasons, and there are important decisions to be made, both for a few months from now, hopefully, and far beyond.

We Live and Work by the Golden Rule

Collaborative Delivery

At Clayco, we believe we should treat others as we wish to be treated. That includes not only our coworkers, but extends beyond that to everyone we meet and work with throughout the design-build process.

Partnering with Talent

The Art of Design Collaboration

Clayco’s philosophy and vision is “the Art & Science of Building.” With this driving mantra, our love for art has led us to working with a portfolio of the most talented design partners in the world.

Penn State East Halls Case Study

Transforming a Campus

The Opportunity: Transforming the East Halls, a large residence hall campus at Pennsylvania State University. Penn State developed an RFP based on a master plan study and they chose the design-build delivery method to ensure the success of the ambitious and complicated long-term project.

Collaborative Innovation

The Core of What We Do

Innovation and collaboration are at the core of the work Clayco does. We continuously strive to deliver high-reaching results for our clients at a level unmatched in the design-build industry. It’s these values of innovation and collaboration that awarded us the cutting-edge, 294,000-square-foot facility for a pharmaceutical company.

What inspires innovative and collaborative thinking in a workforce?

Beyond These Walls

Chicago-based Clayco, a real estate, architecture, engineering, and construction firm, has created hundreds of signature buildings since 1984 by emphasizing collaboration and transparency. “We’ve worked to align all of the enterprise interests with the clients’ goals,” says Bob Clark, Clayco’s founder and CEO. As the company’s mantra, “Beyond These Walls,” makes clear, the primary consideration is more than a physical structure.

Safety is Always First Priority

Clayco Enterprise Pandemic Response

Since founding Clayco, Bob Clark has put innovation at the forefront of all projects, internal initiatives and Clayco’s fundamental mission of empowering communities. Bob’s entrepreneurial spirit and industry influence enabled him to trailblaze an award-winning corporate response to COVID-19.

Thinking Big, Working Locally

Partnering with Local Builders

Regardless of the size or complexity of a project, Clayco is well-versed in making the impossible, possible. Whether it’s renovating landmarks while keeping history intact or building the tallest building within a metropolitan city, in certain markets we have partnered with local builders to exceed client expectations.

Leveraging Our Expertise

Adding to the St. Louis Landscape

With an abundance of experience in construction for the healthcare industry, Clayco, as part of the ACW Alliance, was tasked with the transformation of the BJC HealthCare/Washington University School of Medicine campus.

Zurich North America, Schaumberg, Illinois

Scaled-Up Progress

Clayco is focused on the future. We are always finding ways to build on a larger scale with a smaller footprint. It’s a challenge we’re happy to accept, and that we tackled head-on with Zurich North America.

All in a Days Work

Single-Day Bridge Installation

Conventional erection of this sort of construction would have resulted in numerous road closures to a major thoroughfare. By building the bridge off-site and transporting it for single-day installation, Clayco saved local residents and businesses an estimated 5 months of impact to traffic.

Our Processes Place Value in the Team

IPD for Success

Integrated Project Delivery is a method for designing and constructing projects. IPD creates trust through transparency, enabled by information/communications technology (particularly Building Information Management tools); and incentivized by shared risk and reward to achieve the owner’s desired outcome.

Data Center Case Study

From High-Performance to Hyperscale

What began as an 1,800 square-foot, 30-ton machine is now a variety of compact computer servers in dedicated as data centers. Today, data is delivered through a variety of outlets, from small high-performance computers to mega-sized hyperscale data centers.