Case Studies - Architecture | Avery Dennison

Ohio School District Increases Building Safety with Avery Dennison® Safety and Security Window Film

When Huron City Schools Superintendent Dr. James Tatman was looking to take action and leverage the newly implemented Ohio Safety and Violence Education (SAVE) legislation* to increase safety and security of the buildings in his district, he started his search with security window film and looked no further than Avery Dennison.

Avery Dennison® NT PerLite Ceramic Solar Safety Window Film Brings a New Sense of Security to Vandalized LGBTQIA+ Youth Center

A drop-in activity center for LGBTQIA+ youth in suburban Cleveland is a safer, happier place today thanks to Avery Dennison® and its solar safety interior window film NT PerLite Ceramic.

How Dusted Crystal Architectural Window Film Helped Avery Dennison’s I.Lab Optimize Its Space

Located in the Mentor, Ohio headquarters of Avery Dennison’s Label and Graphic Materials Division, the I.Lab is a showcase for the company’s Smartrac RFID technology. It provides opportunities for customers to interact with RFID-enabled products and experience first-hand what the technology can do.

Burke and Associates Helps JW Marriott/Ritz Carlton Cut Energy Use in Sunny Los Angeles

Nearly 300 days of sunshine per year may make Southern California a desirable place to live, but it can make cooling large buildings a very costly and energy-intensive proposition. So when Burke and Associates had the opportunity to find a solar heat reduction solution for the JW Marriott/Ritz Carlton tower in Los Angeles, they turned to Avery Dennison architectural window films.

Avery Dennison® Window Film Delivers Excellent Heat and Glare Reduction for Showpiece HQ

The new Marous Brothers headquarters was designed with 195 windows, which allowed abundant natural light into the workspace. The windows also created spaces with too much heat, which challenged the HVAC system, and created computer screen glare. With the help of Solar Solutions Window Tinting and Avery Dennison, interior architectural window films were the way to go to solve these challenges and retain the aesthetics of the building exterior.

Avery Dennison® Corporate Branding Graphic Materials Brand a Growing Business

Petitti Garden Centers is a regional chain of gardening stores serving the Northeast Ohio area. Built on the reputation of its founder, Angel Petitti, who opened the company’s first store in 1971, the company is now celebrating its 50th year in business. Its nine locations comprise roughly 500,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor retail space, offering many opportunities for branding and retail-focused messaging.

Wrapper turns town into an outdoor art gallery using Avery Dennison® MPI 1405 Premium Supercast Film®

Residents of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, woke up one Saturday morning to an amazing sight: The city’s first outdoor art gallery had appeared downtown literally overnight. Large colorful murals displaying original works from 20 local artists transformed exterior walls around the downtown into textured canvases of brick and cinder block.

Extreme Building Makeover Ups Commercial Value

The golden bronze appearance of the multi-story Bank of America Financial Center in Phoenix, Arizona, was preventing building owners Omninet from maximizing the real estate value before sale. Architectural tastes had changed, and the shiny, bronze glazing looked dated. However, replacing the entire glazing system would be prohibitively expensive, running over millions of dollars, and involving much disruption to employees and customers. What could be done?

Six-Story Building Gets a Two-In-One Transformation

Kate Layman, Senior Property Manager of the six-story iHeartRadio building in Rockville, Maryland, initially set out to solve solar heat gain issues in the building. Things took an interesting turn when she realized that one solar window film could serve two purposes: taking care of the energy bills and transforming the dated copper exterior of the building, all in one fell swoop.

Stay Beautiful Huntington Beach

Keeping a city beautiful is a major point of civic pride. Throughout the United States and Canada, major cities and small towns have put in place initiatives to showcase local culture and artists by “prettying up” less glamorous everyday objects and spaces. The benefits of these renovation programs are obvious - they leave visitors with a better impression of the area and give local residents a greater sense of pride around their hometown.

Enhancing a Community: Electrical Boxes Transformed into Public Art

Visitors and residents of Painesville, Ohio now enjoy a visual treat courtesy of a beautification project spearheaded by Pam Morse a Board Member of the Downtown Painesville Organization (DPO), an accredited Main Street Organization. The streets are no longer dotted with boring gray electrical boxes but instead are brightened by colorful murals.

Brand New World: A Change that's Sure to Stick

The Avery Dennison corporate offices in Glendale, California were designed to be a modern workspace reflective of the company’s innovative spirit and collaborative, global culture. To ensure the new space showcased Avery Dennison’s culture, the team used printed Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions films and sought the expertise of HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm.

New Environmental Graphics take the Santiago Sharks into the Sea

At first glance, students and guests visiting Santiago High School may think they’re entering an aquarium filled with sand, seaweed, fish and sharks, instead of a school. And, that’s just what the students and administration at Santiago High School in Corona, California wanted to achieve when they embarked on a collaborative project to create a new, inspiring environment within the school’s main lobby.

The Center for Architecture Foundation Showcases K - 12 Student Work in Annual Exhibition

Building Connections 2011 highlighted works from 2,100 students who participated in the Center for Architecture Foundation’s built environment educational programs. The exhibition, created with Avery® 900 Supercast films, showcased the drawing, 2-D design and 3-D model projects created by students from diverse neighborhoods throughout New York City.

ESPN’s RISE UP Transforms Ingraham High School Athletic Facility

Ingraham High School’s gymnasium, with floors and bleachers that date back to the year the school opened, was selected as one of four schools to receive an athletic facility renovation this year. The transformation was aired in the second episode of the ESPN original series RISE UP.

No Naked Furniture!

After a tiring trip to IKEA to buy office furniture, creative company owner Gert van de Cappelle and his team assembled and examined their purchases. Everything was plain white or black – completely naked. That sparked Gert’s idea of creating self-adhesive ‘art’ to apply to IKEA furniture. ThisIsMyKea.com was born…

KSL 5 News Station Broadcasts a New Look

The KSL 5 news set in Salt Lake City, Utah underwent a high-tech, high-impact makeover. A key feature of the new set is a 550 square foot digitally printed wood floor graphic developed with Avery Dennison products that was printed and installed by the experts at APE Wraps.

Dallara Indy Car Factory Starts Engines with New Graphics

The $7 million Dallara IndyCar Factory in Speedway, Indiana houses the first factory and engineering center Dallara Automobili has established outside of its home in Parma, Italy. The U.S. headquarters for the Italian automotive manufacturer is a high-tech facility, including a race track, that is less than a half mile from the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indy 500.

Every Color of the Rainbow

German furniture chain TRENDS wanted a long-lasting, attractive finish for its impressive 800 sq. meter aluminium roofing. The Avery Dennison color matching service offers an unlimited choice of custom-made colors that can be quickly produced with Avery® 900 Supercast film.

Revving up for peak performance

Avery Dennison graphics films were used to give a fresh look to a new location for a San Antonio Ducati dealership.