| Voplex building | |
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| Voplex building southeast side.jpg | |
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Location within New York State
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| General information | |
| Address | 1100 Pittsford-Victor Road Pittsford, NY 14534 |
| Town or city | Perinton, New York |
| Country | United States |
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| Current tenants | Synergy, Inc., LogicalSolutions.net |
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| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Landlord | James Salviski |
| Architect | Carlton DeWolff |
The Voplex building is a remarkable office building located in Perinton, New York close to Interstate 490 approaching the city of Rochester, New York from the east. The name is a local one, not formally conferred on the building. Instead it refers to the fact that the building was designed for and initially occupied by Voplex Corporation, a supplier of automotive custom plastic products such as interior trim. A sign with the name "Voplex" in large letters was visible for quite a distance, and the name stuck. LogicalSolutions.net and Synergy now occupy the building, and the building is part of the three building office complex officially called the Basin Tech Centre on Pittsford-Victor Road. Coincidentally, it is within a quarter mile of the Mushroom House, another notable piece of local architecture, but one not visible from a distance, being located in woods.
Another office building, located in Canandaigua, New York, is also a former Voplex location, and is likewise known as the "Voplex building". However it is of conventional design.
Unfortunately, the brand name Voplex has recently been used for a product which relates to erections of an entirely different kind, so web searches for the "Voplex building" tend to result in many references to this product. Such searches should be avoided in places where this can cause embarrassment.
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Passing moderately high around a hill, the I-490 highway gives a fine view of the city in the distance with the Voplex building in the near foreground, below the road. From this vantage, one can see the shape of the building as a decagonal, lenticular shape raised up on a much smaller rectangular base. Three segments of the decagon are missing on the south side, forming the main entrance.
The building has been likened to a large pie with a section cut out, a flying saucer, and the Millennium Falcon. It was designed by the architect Carlton DeWolff, founder of the nationally recognized firm of DeWolff Partnership Architects LLP[1]. Other designs in his portfolio include the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, and the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester.
1995 - The building was acquired by Ray Hutch, founder of Western New York Computing Systems / Synergy Global Solutions. Ray converted the 1st floor covered parking to office space, and added a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) warehouse on the north side of the building.
2008 - The building was purchased by James Salviski, founder of LogicalSolutions.net and began undergoing a complete renovation (expected to be complete in late 2009). The existing warehouse was converted to a Tier4 data center, and the facility became the new headquarters for LogicalSolutions.net, a software, website design, hosting and Data Center management firm.
2009 - With much of the data center and interior renovation complete, a significant effort to clean up the grounds is underway. People traveling on 490, especially Eastbound travelers, will notice the cleanup of trees and other overgrowth.