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This new downtown Valspar Administrative Headquarters for a corporation that had outgrown its former factory buildings involved moving from a maze of small, dark offices to an open environment that takes advantage of natural light and showcases color. The design reinforces a shift in corporate culture.
Courtesy of MSR Design – Photographs : Lara Swimmer
?MSR did a terrific job helping us to explore options, plan, and smoothly execute our transition to new offices, all in a creative but cost effective manner. Our people are delighted with the result?a vibrant, flexible work space that showcases coatings and color, reinforces our brand identity and reflects our culture.??Bill Mansfield, Chairman of the Board & CEO, The Valspar Corporation Courtesy of MSR Design – Plan
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 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.
Courtesy of MSR Design – Photographs : Lara Swimmer

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 refere...