Wörwag Headquarters by Ippolito Fleitz Group: 2020 Best of Year Winner for Small Corporate Office
January 30, 2021
Photography by Eric Laignel.
Having built a four-story headquarters wrapped entirely in glass, industrial paint manufacturer Wörwag wanted the 38,000-square-foot interior to reflect its passion for color and commitment to technological innovation.
Interior Design Hall of Fame members Peter Ippolito and Gunther Fleitz obliged, using these brand signifiers to broadcast the company’s core values inside and outside the building’s transparent walls.
In the lobby, folded-plate ceiling panels are painted various shades of yellow “an active color that has a sense of focus and clarity,” Fleitz notes. Behind the reception desk, backlit shelves showcase dozens of brightly painted car parts, bicycle frames, and other bits of machinery that illustrate different coating applications. The adjacent cafeteria is decked out with violet ceiling panels, neon-blue benches,