When the Grand Rapids location of DuraVent, a ventilation manufacturer, needed to move their office out of their current building, they encountered a problem. They needed enough room for all of their employees and for their day-to-day operations like RND, printing, and shipping. We helped our client manage a full renovation of the smaller space that would meet all of DuraVent’s needs with minimal time and a cost-effective budget. Bringing their vision to life of maximizing space while staying cost efficient in their new office building.
At their previous building, DuraVent had a lot of space, but no way to use it. The building wasn’t outfitted to meet their needs, so much of their office was inefficient and underutilized.
Their new building had a similar problem—except it was much smaller. The owner of the office space came to Journey with this problem. The interior was outdated and didn’t have the RND labs and conference rooms DuraVent needed. The Journey team had a lot of unique challenges to face—to meet as many of DuraVent’s needs as the budget allowed, and get the project done prior to the expiration of their current lease.
The building owner needed to make a lot of changes so DuraVent could move in and get to work. Journey helped them create a more efficient, effective space out of their existing floor plan.
The client didn’t break the bank for this project, even though it needed extensive work. We kept the plans practical and the budget tight. In the end, DuraVent had a more affordable, but also more usable, space to work.
DuraVent now uses this site as their Grand Rapids hub—performing product research, design and testing for HVAC components, and printing literature for the products they supply.
