The T. Marzetti Co. retained us for a full scale change management, renovation and consolidation project across their five Ohio locations. We were tasked with transitioning a demographic of disjointed workers, half of whom were due to retire in 3-5 years, to arrive at a single, unified location in central Ohio. In addition, we helped a staff long reliant on private offices transition to an open plan while addressing critical confidentiality requirements for senior executives.

Marzetti Co. converts whole, raw ingredients into refined consumer products. This process provided the foundation for our design concept, which transforms an underperforming, conventional workplace into one that serves the needs of the company’s diverse and rapidly changing staff.

Visually, bright and fresh hints of the company’s brand are incorporated with timeless – but not traditional – surfaces. Organizationally, our primary contact with the client retired during the strategy phase, and we helped to carry on his vision while balancing the new contact’s approach. We realized these varying aspirations as a cohesive design, while remaining true to the schedule and the company’s lease expiration dates.