Here's to the brightest future.
Bringing an electrifying concept to life for a new corporate headquarters.
Capabilities Applied:
Install & Beyond:
Ampirical saw their new three-story, 78,000-square-foot corporate headquarters as a bold opportunity to better tell their brand story of this energy industry leader.
Architects Greenleaf Lawson looked to invite the Age of Industry into the 21st century as a nod to both the legacy of the industry and the company's bright future. Think Edison bulbs, distressed brick and metal, exposed infrastructure, and bespoke custom furnishings – all provocative artifacts thoughtfully modernized.
The new headquarters would require experiential graphics, sign systems and exterior branding that would illuminate the brand story even more. Trusted partner Takeform — via Glen Jones & Associates and Southern Interior Solutions — was tasked with turning promising conceptual renderings into stunning executions.
Where:
Covington, Louisiana
Contributors:
Architect/Interior Designer: Green Leaf Lawson
Manufacturer’s Rep: Glen Jones & Associates
Dealer: Southern Interior Solutions
Capabilities Applied
Site Surveys
Every measurement counted and accuracy was essential for Ampirical’s new HQ. Site surveys provided accurate dimensions and obstruction details. Meticulous measurements of every wall in every space ensured we went from precise renderings to trouble-free installation.
Experiential Graphic Design
Practical and precise. Impactful and immersive. While we can generate our own concepts, we also excel at translating designer/client provided concepts to executable solutions. For the Ampirical project, our design team acted as the essential bridge from architect’s concept to feasible reality.
Engineering
Interpreting an ambitious design for custom, complex level indicator signs into a doable concept is one of the most prominent examples of how our engineers excelled. The resulting approach met the design intent and ensured our Manufacturing team could provide it on budget and schedule.
Project Management
Like many immersive graphics projects, Ampirical’s HQ required precision orchestration across disciplines, distance and timelines. From planning to installation, our team brought forth all of Takeform's process mastery. A wide-range of product and the ticking of the grand opening clock might cause coordination disasters. Not with us. Add in the myriad challenges wrought by COVID, and we still got it done.
Manufacturing
Thanks to fabrication expertise, we provide all the products and control the quality at every stage. For Ampirical, that meant producing custom printed wallcoverings and window films, fabricating interior and exterior letters and signage, as well as custom elements like the dimensional logos and level indicators. On spec. On schedule.
Products
Custom wallcoverings | Amplify
Endless opportunities to express and reinforce company values – for visitors and employees – through vibrant motivational images.
Custom wallcoverings | Amplify
Expansive graphics saturate the Ampirical space with dramatic images and bold brand expression. Custom printed wallcoverings provides a rich combination of precision print surface and subtle brush texture.
Custom wallcoverings | Amplify
Create larger-than-life vignettes show the industries Ampirical serves and evoke a feeling of grandeur as people move through the headquarters.
Window Films | Amplify
From inspiring schematics to contemporary illustrations, we brought an additional layer of graphic impact throughout the Ampirical headquarters. In transforming glass into an expressive canvas, the window films also provide added privacy for select rooms within this contemporary, open layout.
Dimensional logos & lettering | Ethos
Logos always attract attention. Here, they also evoke the industry's past and future through a mix of distressed and contemporary materials. Inspiring quotes take on an understated, yet dramatic, presence throughout the space thanks to Ethos lettering. The use of precision lines and finishes provides a refined partner in contrast to the architect's choice of distressed wall finishes.
Custom level indicator signage
These scaled-up installations capture the essence of the brand and the industries it serves. They also showcase our belief that no detail is ever too small. By combining anodized aluminum and hand-painted distressed textures, the materials and finishes on these complex, custom-engineered illuminated focal points are energy inspired.
Interior signage | Fusion
Fusion adds a contemporary element to the interior's industrial edges and quietly complements every aspect of the space. It starts with forms specified to complement the architectural lines. Then, concrete-inspired and black metallic HPL finishes blend with the concretes wall and glass partition framing. Custom-engineered, energy-inspired illuminated level indicator signage showcases our belief that no detail is ever too small.
Graphic panels | Moxie
Precision graphics, durable finish, and subtle dimension, Moxie brings it all to an inspired, intricate timeline display. It delivers custom graphics and forms that add refinement and visual interest while still complimenting the lines of the space.
Exterior Signage
Ambitious exterior signage brought Ampirical's brand to the grounds and building. To welcome arrivals, a subtly curved stone monument includes intricate, custom-engineered LED-illuminated signage. Atop the building's facade, a sprawling LED illuminated sign echos the monument sign below.
Install & Beyond
Installation
Getting it on the wall is the moment of truth for every project. With Ampirical, even getting to that point required not just balancing a wide range of product but also navigating the challenges of a global pandemic and an aggressive grand opening deadline. Working in close coordination with the construction team, our Field Services team leaped to action to install almost immediately following the completion of each wall and window.
Ownership Services
Even with a brand new headquarters, it’s essential to ensure the headquarters stays on brand. Through TakeCare, we support Ampirical’s organizational change and growth through periodic on-site assessments. Recommendations from our experts help keep the wayfinding, signage, and graphics up-to-date and ahead of the next curve.
