Enilon Moves into New Office Space Designed by VLK
Fort Worth, Texas - Digital Marketing Agency, Enilon recently moved into their new 7,000 sf office space in Fort Worth,TX. Selected to reconfigure their new office, VLK Architects was tasked with creating a contemporary, tech-industrialopen concept design to fit the needs of the client, and to accommodate their anticipated growth and budget, as well as theirbusiness model.
The owners challenged VLK to convert a traditional medical office space with standard ceilings and fixtures, to a moreengaging space that was representative of the collaborative company culture. VLK Project Designer, Niki Schoessowworked closely with Enilon's executive team to ensure that the new office space matched Enilon's vibrant, creative, andfriendly culture. VLK worked closely with the contractor, Jensen Commercial (now Cooper-Jensen Contractors) totransform the existing ordinary office space into a lively environment that blends contemporary forms and a technologyfocusedculture with an industrial space.
Only three enclosed rooms in the existing space had access to natural light, therefore demolishing a few walls andintroducing a storefront to the private offices allowed natural light to permeate the entire space. In addition, removing thelay-in ceiling tiles and light fixtures added height and visual interest to the overall atmosphere and exposed the concretestructure of the ceiling. Energy efficient, contemporary pendant lighting was used throughout to highlight gatheringspaces. Innovative efficiency concepts, such as the use of angles to create multipurpose spaces, were implemented tominimize cost and promote an environment built for collaboration. For example, the walls of the conference room alsoserve as the backdrop to the reception area and coffee bar in order to maximize space.
The new office also features an open conference space, a technology-rich conference room, a 'war-room' forinner-officecollaboration, and small booths for private conversations and focused work.
'Sometimes designing with constraints can be fun. Designing Enilon was a joy,' said Niki Schoessow. 'It was definitely achallenge, but our team ' the owner, the contractor, and VLK ' worked creatively and resourcefully to design and buildthis space. The before and after speaks volumes. It was somuch fun seeing a formerly traditional space come to life insuch a big way, and I am very proud of the outcome.'Jeff Ireland, Co-founder and CEO worked collaboratively with VLK and Jensen Commercial through the design andconstruction phases to ensure all priorities were met.
'VLK was able to understand our wants and needs and come up with a design that is extremely functional yet unique andbeautifully artistic in a cost effective way,' said Ireland. 'The space reflects the personality of Enilon as the DigitalAgency we have grown to become, and I could not be happier with the way it turned out.'Justin Rives, Enilon Partner and EVP Delivery, was also pleased with the final result and said, 'As I've been soaking upour new office space down the final stretch, I wanted to reach out and say thanks. Thanks for listening to our needs andtranslating our initial thinking into a well architected space. I still love how VLK dreamed up the large conference room.Thanks for pushing us to make smart design choices including the paint. I see how great it looks and can't imagine anyother choice. Thanks for working with us and staying within our budget, all while making us feel you'vebeen dedicated tous alone.'
The Enilon team has been getting settled into their new space over the last month and a grand opening celebration is set totake place sometime in July.