Colle & McVoy Offices

Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Advertising agency Colle+McVoy sought a new home to fuse their corporate culture with their agrarian roots. They found this on the top two floors of the historic Wyman Building in downtown Minneapolis’ warehouse district—blocks away from the company’s original location.

Taking into consideration the client, modest budget and historical shell, the design team took charge to marry the industrial building’s mercantile dry goods history with the client’s straight forward culture and agrarian roots. The result was a constructivist aesthetic utilizing the inherent qualities of industrial materials in the context of the built process. Careful attention was paid to preserve the envelope of the historic structure, including beautiful plaster coves and beams, by allowing several smaller spaces to float below the ceiling and only lock larger spaces into the building when necessary.

Colle+McVoy won the 2008 IIDA Northland Design FAB Award for the large corporate category.
This award program recognizes excellent Interior Designs that offer Fresh, Artistic and Brilliant design resolutions.