Corporate Headquarters Design Services

A corporate headquarters needs to be functional, but it also plays an important role in setting the tone for the entire organization. It’s the physical embodiment of your company’s mission, values and aspirations. The design choices you make when creating or upgrading your headquarters should reflect the way you want your company to be perceived by your customers, employees and the world at large.
 
With a thoughtful interior design for your corporate headquarters, you can enhance employee morale and create more inspirational and collaborative spaces. This can lead to greater coordination among team members and help with retention. The design of your space also influences the way your clients feel about your brand. An immersive and engaging environment creates a lasting impression on visitors and partners. As hybrid work becomes the norm, your headquarters also needs to be designed in such a way that accommodates flexibility and intentionality for your workforce. DI delivers the expertise and know-how that makes all of these things possible.
 
Our work with American Century Investments showcases our approach, leveraging augmented reality (AR) and digital integration to craft an interactive narrative that resonates with both employees and the surrounding community. 
 

• Lobby Experiences
• Environmental Design

Our comprehensive and tech-forward approach to corporate office design incorporates all the most important elements needed to create the best possible spaces, including:
 
Holistic Environmental Design: With a philosophy rooted in human-centric design principles, we create a unified, immersive environment through the interplay of lighting, materials, acoustics and spatial flow.

Layered Storytelling: Using various motifs and physical storytelling techniques, we transform walls, ceilings, flooring and transitional spaces into showcases for environmental branding.

Technology as Infrastructure: Rather than treat them as add-ons, we incorporate digital experiences such as responsive screens, immersive soundscapes and smart wayfinding seamlessly into your headquarters.

Purposeful Zones: We develop interior design strategies that support multiple uses, meaning focus zones, social hubs, executive areas, client-facing environments and flex spaces all function together in harmony.

Inclusive and Adaptive Design: We believe it’s critical for office spaces to be designed to evolve and adapt to changing needs, especially when it comes to accessibility and neurodiversity.

Our approach consists of a systematic process that considers every aspect of your space and what you want it to achieve. When you choose to work with DI as your corporate design partner, you’ll experience the most thorough and comprehensive design process:
 
Discovery and Immersion: At the onset of your corporate design project, our master planning team works closely with you to uncover your organizational values, brand DNA, typical workflows and end-user needs. We accomplish this through stakeholder interviews, cultural audits and site studies.

Experience Strategy: During the strategy phase, we map key touchpoints across your corporate space. This involves developing storyboards and narrative frameworks that guide the creation of environmental and experiential layers.

Design Development: We translate the conceptual themes we discover into physical and digital design solutions. We consider every element, from material selection to interaction design to environmental graphic design.

Collaboration and Execution: Working closely with architects, engineers, digital technologists and your internal teams, we ensure a smooth and seamless project execution. We make sure every concept is thoroughly documented and tested before rollout, as well.

Activation and Measurement: With coordinated launches, onboarding experiences and content strategy, we ensure your new spaces are activated as successfully as possible. We also help you by measuring the performance of your new space against your business and cultural KPIs.