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EXPERIENCE A REFRESHING TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION
OVERLAND PARK, KS—The philanthropic Texas A&M Foundation was looking to transform their headquarters into a sleek and approachable space inside the Jon L. Hagler Center on the Texas A&M campus.
To make this happen, the Foundation’s stakeholders turned to Dimensional Innovations, a 270-member Design + Build company, and their partners to spearhead a total experiential design refresh of their facility with a variety of branding and architectural signage.
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In addition to the workspace for staff, the Jon L. Hagler Center hosts various student and faculty events and receives an influx of alumni traffic on game days due to its prime location near the heart of campus. Dimensional Innovations collaborated to ensure that the design efforts echoed the desire to dial up the “Aggie-ism” with an updated interior while maintaining the space’s classic, grandiose framework.
The Dimensional Innovations team worked alongside architectural firms TreanorHL and PlanNorth Architectural Co., to help transform the building to reflect the Texas A&M Foundation’s core values and history, while also serving as a modern and welcoming facility that honors donors and attracts current students.
For example, the eye-catching Grand Stair feature located on the back of the main staircase represents the university’s core values via dimensional gold letters. The company ensured that the stacked, free-standing sculpture was structurally sound and met ADA compliance.
The collaborative team also created a range of branded elements and interactives throughout the three-story building.
Examples of these include a digital k iosk featuring further donor recognition (by displaying the growing list of donors who are no longer able to fit on the building’s limestone tribute wall), the L egacy Map (a sculptural element designed to spotlight the Texas A&M Foundation’s connection and impact on campus), and the Legacy Wall (designed to showcase the history behind the Foundation’s top donor programs and societies).
The first-of-its-kind tribute to recipients of the Evan’s Medal (which is the Foundation’s highest and most prestigious honor that a donor can receive) can be
