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AMS Corporation
At AMS Corporation, Barber McMurry designed an expansive addition to the company’s administrative and laboratory testing spaces, as well as a state-of-the-art electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) chamber. The design offers an effective solution to a distinct challenge: AMS needed a space that was efficient for employees but remained welcoming to visitors.
Throughout the space, the interiors are carefully curated to reflect the AMS brand — from an embedded, custom-colored AMS logo in the poured Terrazzo floor to the use of the company’s distinctive orange on accent walls and structural beams. The crisp, white office space is warmed with rich wood tone accents. The prominent use of glass throughout the facility allows natural light to permeate the space, which includes open and individual offices, laboratories, conference room, and break area with kitchenette.
As part of the design, Barber McMurry opted to place the massive EMC chamber in an entrance vestibule of the renovated building, creating a unique showcase that allows AMS the opportunity to illustrate their technological capabilities to visitors.
"Through the use of a continuous light scoop, generous interior glazing, streamlined planning, and spare use of accent color against an otherwise bright white palette, the design manages to be simultaneously spartan and warm."
— 2019 AIA East Tennessee Jury
Client: Analysis & Measurement Services Corporation
Completion Date: 2018
Type: Addition/Renovation
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Project Area: 13,100 square feet
Service: Architecture, Interior Design
Use: Office
Photographer: Bruce Cole
Recognition
- 2019 AIA East Tennessee Citation Award
- 2019 IIDA Tennessee Award of Excellence