How To Make Your Commercial Building Stand Out
Making your business stand out from the moment someone sees it is one of the many perks that comes with designing your own commercial building with Architecture Plus! Make your future customers stop in their tracks and want to learn more from the moment they walk by!
You've put power, promise, and prestige into your company and you want to make it stand out from the moment anyone sets their eyes on your office building. There is so much promise and power in working with us at Architecture Plus to build your perfect dream office building or commercial build. We will help you create a build that can back up the power in your brand and what you do every day while creating a comfortable and functional office, all while reflecting its natural surroundings and being as eco-friendly as possible! Does this sound like something you'd be interested in? Then you've come to the right place! If we've caught your attention after reading this blog, we invite you to read more! We have plenty of blogs waiting to be enjoyed, covering some of the most interesting and unique topics about architecture and working with Architecture Plus in Charleston, South Carolina.
To all of our returning readers, welcome! We are so glad you're joining us and we appreciate your love and support! For all of our new readers joining us today, we are so glad you've found us! Let us introduce ourselves a little bit more before we jump into today's blog topic. We believe that architecture must be durable, functional, culture-based, and responsive to each individual character and to the desire of the client. Our goal is to always provide quality architecture services and to harmoniously improve our build environment one structure at a time. That next structure could be your brand new dream commercial building or office space right here in Charleston that's been the goal and aspiration for your small business, growing corporation, and beyond! We know you want to make big moves and we know you have the determination to make those big steps and to get started. Deciding to make those moves and working with us at Architecture Plus will be the perfect last piece in that puzzle to make these next big steps happen! Today, to give you a little push in the right direction and to inspire you a little more, we are going to be sharing ten ways you can make your commercial build stand out among all the rest!
You want to make your business stand out right away, and it's more than just making that first impress; a memorable building helps make sales, is the first introduction you have to anyone walking through your doors, helps you stand out to all of your customers, and will leave a lasting impression when done correctly!
You don't have to begin with just the walls, floors, and windows of your building. Think of the overall first impression, and that overall impression also includes your landscaping. A very impressive building will get lost in a forest or won't be taken seriously in a dead and ugly field. Pay attention to making an impression with your landscaping, too! Take advantage of the natural elements that are offered right here in Charleston and what grows naturally. You can also start with what you already have and improve on it. If there is already some impressive landscaping, improve upon it and let your new build celebrate that! Don't forget to keep up with it, too! Adding a water feature, more trees, flowers, shrubbery, keeping up with the grass, and creating a great first impression with your natural elements is a great place to begin with when wanting your building to stand out! Also, make sure to keep up with it all year round, don't let it fall into disarray just because spring and summer have gone away!
Pay attention and be meticulous with all of your design elements! This can be as simple as what you decide the trim, doors, and windows to be all the way up to the entire shape of the building. When working with us at Architecture Plus, make sure to be specific in what you want in every design element and make sure you understand and know why you've made these choices. Does the shape of your building represent an element of what your company does? Is the color of the door the founder's favorite color? Pay attention and be intentional with every design decision, it will help you become even more proud of the company you've built than ever before! Find your why in each decision you make, and stick with it!
Pay attention to where you've placed your signage and how often it appears on your property. Does it appear enough times that people know that it's your building? Does it make it obvious what kind of building it is and what kind of business you do? Do the colors of your sign not only match your brand but does it also make it stand out to catch people's attention and is it easy to read? Also, make sure you're using as many signs as you're allowed to use on your property, no more and no less.
Work with a company, like ours, or another in your area that appreciates the whole world of art and design. You're building something that is meant to stand out and make a statement, working with someone who is just there to make a carbon copy layout that already exists won't help you stand out, it will just force you to fade back in with every other building around you. We are very happy to embrace your vision or to help you come up with one. Also, make sure to design with the idea of future expansion or adaptation in mind. Be prepared for what the future might bring!
Don't be afraid to be bold and go bold with colors! Keep in mind that you're a professional company and you need to support your community, but think outside of the box of white, grey, beige, and black! Charleston is such a colorful place and such a colorful city that your vision of color will fit right in!
You can also go beyond your landscaping and incorporate plants throughout your build. This can be an appealing aesthetic throughout your building and it can also help your company go green in more ways than one. Adding a garden to the roof or even the sides of your building can give a natural habitat to local birds, plants, and bugs, and it can naturally cool down the overall building. Adding natural gardens like this to your building gives back to the environment with more opportunities for local plants and trees to grow, keeping the air cleaner, and the overall area greener. A rooftop garden can be aesthetically pleasing, can be a relaxing place for employees to enjoy, and you can collect rain from the garden and use it throughout your business, too. This can help the environment and help with your water and electric bill too.
We believe in being as ergonomic as possible and using sustainable products and processes as often as we can. This ideal can also make your build stand out and give it another layer of creativity and sentimentality. Using recycled materials will give your build a unique look that no one else will ever have. You can use pieces of a building or location that means something to the company, you can save money with this choice, and you're giving back to your environment by already using what has been created!
Give some attention to the light, both inside and outside of your building! How much will you be using that's natural lighting and how much will be electric? How can you incorporate both in unique one-of-a-kind ways that are both aesthetically interesting, unique, and functional for everyone that comes in and out of your business every day?
Pay close attention to your doors and windows. So much emotion and reactions to your building's overall design can come from how many windows and doors you have and what they look like. The type of windows and doors you have can create a strong first impression, too. It can help customers make a connection with your building, help them remember your building, and inspire them to come inside and check it out without any prompting outside of being intrigued.
Take inspiration from everyday objects around you that are found right here in Charleston, or somehow represent your company and what you do when it comes to the overall shape and design of your building. Choosing this kind of inspiration can really explain who and what you are without words or even knowing the name of your company just by looking at the shape of the building itself!
There is power in the design of your commercial building here in Charleston. When working with a company like ours, we are here to work with you to create that vision, together. We want your commercial building to stand out among the rest and to make the best first impression every time someone walks through the front door! Are you searching for the right architect for your next project? Reach out to us today to get started! We can't wait to work with you and to build your one-of-a-kind stand-out commercial build!