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What was once the delivery dock is now a primary conference and presentation space. On mild days the open doors expose the mysterious contents.

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ImageNet Carrollton Renovation

We have focused on one aspect of ImageNet Consultants’ business philosophy of being environmentally responsible. Their goal is to help the customer in his business and in his environmental responsibility. The remodeled space provides the customer an office tour that exhibits and explains ImageNet company policies and processes and provides a powerful tool for client communication. They not only hear who you are but they also see who you are. We find this approach inspires the customer to be/do better. ImageNet becomes more than a supplier – they become a partner in the pursuit of excellence.

Architectural Concept: The architectural concept follows the company philosophy. The space is created as a series of experiences and exhibits that tells a story of how digital information technology can change our attitude about repurposing waste.

Concept Points:

1. A cloud made of pre-owned filing cabinets suspended from the ceiling represents the transition from storing information in paper-based systems to storing information digitally in the cloud.

2. The white filing cabinets represent the paper documents you use. The blue filing cabinets are documents you look for and the orange ones are the documents you lose forever.

3. The blue rug represents that area you give up each year to store your documents in filing cabinets.

4. The filing cabinets on their side represent the chaos that can destroy paper documents like tornadoes, floods and fires.

5. The orange cube with the question mark represents the solution. It is where you start and where you finish. You start with a question and you finish with a solution. What will your solution be?

6. A gap in the paper wall from the original design that showed the importance of paper in our lives a decade ago is filled with 1’s and 0’s to remind visitors of the importance of digital information and that a lot of their information is already stored digitally.

7. From the antique typewriter to the future of printing…. 3D printing.

8. A wall of toner cartridges shows the waste associated with printing today. It takes 3.5 quarts of oil to make 1 toner cartridge. A single toner cartridge takes 450 years to decompose. Recycling 1 cartridge saves 3.6 lbs. of solid waste.

9. The toner cartridges on the ceiling represent all the toner saved by putting your information in the cloud.

10. ImageNet Consulting takes recycling very seriously and ships packing foam from other regional offices to Carrollton to be melted down and recycled. We diverted some of the packing foam to our project to use it as art.

11. Foam packing material used as art on the walls are like the finger prints of the copiers. The employees can look at the foam and tell you exactly what copier it came from.

12. Orange is a new corporate color introduced to give life to their branding.

13. Repurposed plastic wrap and bubble mailers were used as art and wall finishes.

14. The reflective bubble wrap and its backing effectively created a padded room, improving the room’s acoustics and making it ideal for presentations.

Status: Built
Location: Carrollton, Texas, USA
Firm Role: Architect
Additional Credits: Photographer: Scott McDonald, Gray City Studios
General Contractor: LINGO Construction Services
Structural Engineer: Wallace Engineering-Structural and Civil Consultants

A wall of recycled toner cartridges references the waste associated with printing today. Recycling 1 cartridge saves 3.6 lbs. of solid waste. En masse they create a unique texture and emphasize that beauty can come from unexpected places.

Repurposed formed foam packing materials create a sculptural wall panel and are like finger prints of the copiers. The employees can look at the foam and tell you exactly what copier it came from.

The original delivery dock is transformed into a primary conference and presentation space. A “cloud” made of pre-owned filing cabinets suspended from the ceiling represent the transition from paper-based systems to storing information digitally in the cloud.

A “cloud” made of pre-owned filing cabinets suspended from the ceiling represent the transition from paper-based systems to storing information digitally in the cloud. The lobby opens to a wall of repurposed blue formed foam that begins a journey about information technology. Repurposed waste becomes art.

The main lobby poses the question “What will your solution be?” You start your journey with a question and finish with a solution. Repurposed formed foam panels are a greeting for the administrative offices and a statement to the company’s commitment to recycling.

Administrative offices and team break-out rooms populate a blue glass gallery that displays the company’s history, mission, and business philosophy.

ImageNet began in 1956 as a typewriter company. In 2015, the typewriter is celebrated as sculpture sitting atop a recycled paper pedestal with a backdrop of repurposed blue plastic wrap. The recycled wrap now reminds us of water.

A wall of recycled toner cartridges contrasts with nature. A single toner cartridge takes 450 years to decompose. Recycling 1 cartridge saves 3.6 lbs. of solid waste. Painted formed foam packing is reused as a sculptural wall finish. A statement about sustainability.

The training room palette of materials includes recycled toner cartridges suspended from the structure. Aluminum bubble wrap provides a glistening wall surface. 30’ wide sliding doors separate the training room from the café.

The presenter’s view of the training room inspires the guests. Suspended recycled toner cartridges create a celestial ceiling. The reflection to the left has been affectionately described as the “smudge.”

The entry corridor provides an experience on the way to the training space.

A pair of 30’ wide sliding doors separates the training room from the café.

A pair of 30’ wide sliding panels allow two rooms to become one.

In the café, repurposed formed foam packaging becomes a sculptural wall finish and a statement on the company’s commitment to reducing waste. Orange is a new corporate color brought in to give life to their branding.

The presentation space shows us a new world. A black industrial curtain, reflective bubble mailers, and reflected light from 32 plasma screens take us to a very different place. We are seeing the future.

32 plasma screens transform the presentation room into a box of information and light. Glossy black bubble mailers are repurposed as a wall finish and function as an acoustical surface. A place where information technology becomes palpable.