LarsonO'Brien Marketing Group has relocated from offices in Mt. Lebanon to a converted train station at 3591 Ridgeway Dr. in Bethel Park. This is the first time the train station will be used as an office space. The building was previously used as a warehouse.
LarsonO'Brien signed a five-year lease, and changed addresses effective Oct. 30.
The train station offered LarsonO'Brien the opportunity to design the interior entirely to its own specifications, with the help of Pittsburgh-based Design 4 Studio. The open office space encourages collaboration among the firm's advertising, public relations, interactive and continuing education arms, says CEO Ron Larson. The space also include whiteboards that encircle the entire conference room, and energy-efficient elements, including large east and west-facing windows that promote a high degree of natural sunlight without heat gain.
LarsonO'Brien previously had offices Downtown, and was in Mt. Lebanon on Washington Road for about five years. The new, 3,600-square-foot space is about the same size as LarsonO'Brien's former Mt. Lebanon facility, but its open layout works better for the groups' collaborative nature, Larson says. The office currently houses 15 employees, but could easily fit 10 to 12 more, adds Larson.
LarsonO'Brien, which is in its 37th year of operation, specializes in PR for architectural building products manufacturers. LarsonO'Brien is a member of the Second Wind Network of Advertising Agencies and the United States Green Building Council.
Writer: Caralyn Green
Sources: Ron Larson, Lauren Ban, LarsonO'Brien
Photographs courtesy of LarsonO'Brien