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Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters

Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography

VALSPAR CORPORATION ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS

MSR Design

ARCHITECTS
MSR Design

PHOTOGRAPHS
Lara Swimmer Photography

AREA
12170.2 ft2

YEAR
2009

LOCATION
Minneapolis, United States

CATEGORY
Offices Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

One of the largest global coatings manufacturers with nearly 10,000 employees worldwide, Valspar Corporation has its roots in Minnesota Paints, a small company started in the 1800s.

Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography
Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography

Valspar outgrew its former factory buildings—with their block-long mural that acts as a local landmark—and decided to move further into downtown Minneapolis to two floors of the Ameriprise Building.

Follow the break for drawings and more photographs of the new Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters.

Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography
Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography

Reinvigorated by its new 131,000 square-foot headquarters, the 200-year-old company moved from a maze of small, dark offices to an open environment that takes advantage of natural light.

The design references the mural from their old headquarters and showcases the power of color tempered by a neutral material palette.

Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography
Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography

Valspar’s business success and products are based providing good value.

Their directive to the architects was to provide highly functional space that embodied their brand and values.

Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography


Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography
Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
© Lara Swimmer Photography


Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
Floor Plan
Valspar Corporation Administrative Headquarters
Floor Plan

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