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Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Are you faux sure this is faux brick??
One of the "design opportunities" (read: challenges) we came across at the new space was how to use or cover the openings in the brick wall near the freight elevator. One of these is located in the large conference room and will be partially covered by the TV. It is a wall that everyone would be looking at quite frequently. During a brainstorming session, many creative and unique ideas were presented...do we drywall and paint a bold color, drywall and paint to match the wall, have a small mural painted in this space, hang artwork, Centro fingerpainting?? Finally I decided it was best if this wall just "went away", blended with the surrounding wall, as to not distract from the TV. We decided to give the painter a shot at a faux brick finish to blend with the surrounding wall. I figured it would be obvious but whimsical and fun. I think it turned out quite well!
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
...and then I woke up on the new carpet!
So I did not make it over to the space today until all the workers were gone and it was starting to get dark. I rode the elevator up to 4 to find the entry taped off so I could not even exit the elevator, BUT the flooring at the entry was half installed…so I was ecstatic! I rode the elevator back down to the first floor, stairs back up to 4, doors locked..argh, stairs back down, freight elevator up to 4, finally…I am in!
I was a lone photographer for about an hour, it was nice. I walked around taking photos and just taking it all in, comparing this near finished product to the vision that has shaped it for the past few months. I finally lay down on the carpet for a bit…I have been ill for a couple days so had wanted to do this all day. It was nice to say the least. Something that came to mind…throughout the project I have given many tours and walked through the space with different groups and individuals involved, each tour evoking comments and opinions on the progress and design. One comment that I have heard consistently (and that always gives me butterflies) is that "Centro is going to feel like one company", or “Centro is growing up”, with all peeps on one floor and able to fill an office of this size, there will be a new sense of unity within the company, which I imagine will be exciting for everyone. I am sincerely honored to be part of something so amazing.
Oh....and the carpet is almost finished on the East side and the "cork" flooring has been installed in the medium conference room and is in progress at the entry.
I was a lone photographer for about an hour, it was nice. I walked around taking photos and just taking it all in, comparing this near finished product to the vision that has shaped it for the past few months. I finally lay down on the carpet for a bit…I have been ill for a couple days so had wanted to do this all day. It was nice to say the least. Something that came to mind…throughout the project I have given many tours and walked through the space with different groups and individuals involved, each tour evoking comments and opinions on the progress and design. One comment that I have heard consistently (and that always gives me butterflies) is that "Centro is going to feel like one company", or “Centro is growing up”, with all peeps on one floor and able to fill an office of this size, there will be a new sense of unity within the company, which I imagine will be exciting for everyone. I am sincerely honored to be part of something so amazing.
Oh....and the carpet is almost finished on the East side and the "cork" flooring has been installed in the medium conference room and is in progress at the entry.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
A few detailed updates....
Carpet:
Carpet began yesterday in the offices on the East side. I decided to go with a ¼ turn pattern for the tiles to keep these from looking like broadloom and give the tiles a bit more definition. Photos are up, take a look! Carpet in the workstation area and circulation areas will begin tomorrow.
Centro Café:
I think this should be called Centro Perk…pretty good eh?!?
The cabinets for the kitchen are almost finished…a couple changes need to be made but will be finished by the end of the week. The barstools have been ordered, the booth tables have been finalized. Still contemplating a solution or the ugly black cords on the pendant lights…maybe conduit? Minor detail but it will drive me nuts until it is fixed. The laminate for a portion of the backsplash was not made properly so it is being remade and will be installed Monday morning.
Office lighting:
The fixtures for the private offices proved to be a bit tricky to figure out and were moved several times. We used the same fixtures that are installed throughout the space but they hang below the ceiling tiles in 75% of the offices. This would not be an issue except the ceiling grid runs at an angle, as does the entry wall for each office. The question of the day today was…Do I hang these perpendicular to the back wall so they are not in line with the ceiling grid but parallel to the side walls? Or hang them in line with the ceiling grid so they “appear” straight, but not parallel to the side walls? Did I lose you? In essence: Do I want them to actually BE straight or just APPEAR straight? I think I made the best decision.
More updates and photos to come tomorrow…stay tuned.
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