IMC Companies Corporate Headquarters

1305 Schilling Boulevard West, Collierville, TN 38017 United States

Building Area (sf): 79,684

Completion: December 2021

Architect of Record:

Fleming Architects

Curt Pierce, AIA, NCARB
Michael Winter, AIA, NCARB
Julie Gasaway, NCIDQ
Kari Conrad
Jo Picha

• Owner/Client:
• General Contractor: Linkous Construction Company
• Electrical: Civil: Fisher Arnold; Electrical: DePouw Engineering LLC; Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection: Haltom Engineering; Structural: Chad Stewart & Associates
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• Photography:
  Photo 1 –The main entry lobby provides unobtrusive security while hinting at the warm and inviting spaces beyond. Acoustical materials creatively hidden in the coffers balance hard, cleanable surfaces. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 2 –First floor employee break room provides space for employees to engage in an informal environment. Nearby graphics support branding and story-telling of the Company. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 3 –The primary collaboration space connects the second and third floor with a monumental stair framed in custom wood paneling and glass. Fire places, flexible seating, and subtle branding provide an informal place for connectivity and community. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 4 – Strategic use of glass in the conference room walls beyond and the guardrails provide views to the exterior and allow natural daylight to penetrate deep into the floorplate. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 5 – Custom fixtures and materials in the executive Board room harmonize with the finish palette while an accordion glass wall opens to a wraparound terrace and views to the community beyond. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 6 – The large training room incorporates subtle branding in the carpet and wall graphics. State-of-the-art technology and flexible furniture allow for multiple company or community functions. Ample glass and doors connect to the exterior and additional seating on the patio. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 7 – Collaboration nodes are spread throughout the departments to encourage movement and communication. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 8 – The executive lounge includes access to the wraparound terrace providing daylight and views. A familiar finish palette combined with local art and a relaxed, comfortable feel welcome out of town executives. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 9 – Layering interior elements of acoustical treatments, lighting, and furniture with access to daylight and views support work from any location. Photo by Creation Studios. Photo 10 - Floorplans
  

A new headquarters building for a locally-owned intermodal logistics company provides space for expansion and consolidation as well as access to natural daylight and high-energy collaboration spaces to build community among employees.

Faced with a rapidly growing logistics business, IMC Companies needed a larger space to bring all corporate employees under one roof, recruit young talent, and build community among departments that were once spread across multiple offices throughout the city. The new 3-story, 75,000 SF building serves a team of 400 professionals across 7 companies that manages the largest fleet of trucks and integrated smart depots in the country.

The building interior was designed with a focus on collaboration, access to daylight, and creating a welcoming space for employees, visitors, and the community. The layering of spaces and creative placement of glazing allow nodes of collaboration to be interspersed within departmental areas while also maintaining both a visual connection to the exterior and generous access to natural daylight. A large first floor training room provides a flexible space for numerous uses ranging from employee training and company meetings to community events. Generous glazing and convenient access to additional gathering areas on the patio provide a strong connection to the exterior. On the upper floors, breakout rooms of various sizes allowing for simultaneous meetings flank the collaboration space and monumental stairs at the core of the building. Alignment of the monumental stairs and glazing in the conference rooms allow views and natural daylight to penetrate deep into the building footprint.

The finishes throughout the building were selected to provide an elevated, welcoming experience for employees and guests while providing a high degree of cleanability in the post-COVID office environment. Creative uses of felt, perforated metal ceilings and blades, and acoustical gypsum board balance acoustics while enhancing the architectural character of the spaces. Custom wood panels are used throughout the building to bring warmth and sophistication to the spaces as well as to unite the multiple floors and departments with a consistent design language. Blown glass lights and custom chandeliers are paired with standard commercial light fixtures to heighten the welcoming, hospitality-style feel. The company’s subtle approach to branding was integrated into the interior design through art and hints to roadways in the carpet and lighting designs. More overt branding is integrated through custom wall graphics and paint colors as well as a custom-built table designed to mimic a truck chassis.