GOOGLE HQ
Penson Group
17 Aug 2012
Google met PENSON in November 2008 and since then, 280,000 sq-ft of supreme, inventive, ground-breaking workplace strategy and interior design has been delivered This floor was the first to complete, and within two weeks, was published globally and voted by TimeOut as London’s coolest office. It has since continued to be featured in many new books relating to inventive workplace
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SNAGAJOB HEADQUARTERS
Baskervill
15 Aug 2012
Natural light, scenic views, and an aluminum slide ... they could belong in a park, but instead, they're design details of the new (non-corporate) corporate headquarters of one of the country's fastest growing companies. Baskervill worked closely with Snagajob to redesign the 66,000-square-foot space so it reflects the lively culture, creativity, and camaraderie of its employees and resonates the
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Google Office Duesseldorf, Germany
Lepel & Lepel Architektur, Innenarchitektur
15 Aug 2012
In communicating Google’s philosophy and flair LEPEL & LEPEL has eschewed a bold style and instead succeeded in capturing the company’s spirit by way of themed spaces. The solution: offices that allow plenty of creative space and nurture new ideas. Google’s Düsseldorf location makes reference to the entire Rhine/Ruhr region: for example the Rhinelanders’ happy
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Woods Bagot Design Studio, Beijing
Woods Bagot
13 Aug 2012
In the heart of Beijing's vibrant design district, Woods Bagot's Beijing Studio is a modern and dynamic 'design house' that matches perfectly to the mood of trendy Sanlitun Village. "Designed by our in-house team of experts, using the most forward looking design principles, the Beijing Design Studio boasts world-class design typologies promoting what Woods Bagot calls Real Time Working i.e.
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HEADVERTISING
Corvin Cristian
13 Aug 2012
Inside the former Romanian Stock Exchange building, the shipping crates-themed furniture functions as storage, movable dividing walls, a dynamic company statement and reverence on the genius loci. The oversized lamps and the chesterfields add a cozy feeling to the otherwise austere design. The warmth is brought by the natural texture of plywood. Stock Exchange is the process of moving goods.
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MICROSOFT
SPACE
10 Aug 2012
The design concept for the Microsoft offices is based on achieving a technological and modern atmosphere according to the demands of the company over the coming decades. The task was based on designing a fun space that represents a leading organization which is passionate about what it does. The project is located in Santa Fe in Mexico City, and covers an area of 7500m2. The public floor is on
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BASF
SPACE
10 Aug 2012
BASF's corporate office project consists of the ground floor and 6 levels, the second floor will be for leasing and the first floor will be developed in the future. The design program for the other floors includes spaces such as a lobby, open and private offices, meeting rooms, a dining room, rooms for informal or casual meetings, an auditorium, support areas and sites. A requirement of the
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UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE
DLR Group
26 Jul 2012
The United Launch Alliance (ULA), a 50-50 joint venture owned by Lockheed Martin and The Boeing Company, sought to create a transformative office space that displayed ULA'S mission and culture while consolidating their 11 office locations into one campus. ULA brings together two of the launch industry's most experienced and successful teams- Atlas and Delta, to provide reliable,
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STUTTGART OFFICES
Ippolito Fleitz Group - Identity Architects
26 Jul 2012
Schlaich Bergermann and Partner is an engineering firm with a global reputation, known above all for its stadiums, bridges and energy concepts. The Stuttgart team of 110 employees were previously based in two different locations. The relocation of the entire company to a fully redeveloped, seven-storey office block dating from the 1970s, pursued the goal of reuniting the team under one roof.
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FIELD OF LIGHT
Editorial
29 Jun 2012
The idea for Field of Light, to be held in Uluru, was first conceived by Bruce Munro when he visited the red centre, in Australia, in 1992. To him, the space seemed to radiate both energy and ideas alongside the heat, and so his concept was to create a blazing blanket of southern stars that would become illuminated upon sunset. It incorporates the notion of a desert as barren until it rains-
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WAN LIGHTING AWARDS 2012
Editorial
22 May 2012
We are delighted to announce that the winners of the 2012 WAN Lighting Awards have been announced! The accomplished jury included; Mark Major - Director, Speirs & Major Maida Hot - MD, Gia Equation Simon Terry – MD, Anglepoise Paul Nulty – Architectural Lighting Designer Samuel Wilkinson – Designer Thomas Schielke – Architect, ERCO &
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OXIGEN
Woods Bagot
08 May 2012
The key concept behind this project was to create a workplace that emanates an honest and raw flair that nestles seamlessly into the surrounding neighbourhood. "The concept developed in collaboration between Oxigen and Woods Bagot was to consider all aspects of the project as a chance to re-engineer traditional notions of what the workplace is. Its contribution to contemporary interior design
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T3 THE THINK TANK HEADQUARTERS
Danze Blood Architects
27 Apr 2012
Originally built as the home (offices) of the Texas Medical Association in 1952 the interior of this 30,000 square foot building was renovated to serve as the corporate headquarters for an Austin based advertising and marketing agency. T3, short for the Think Tank, is an innovative and dynamically creative agency that sought to create an open, unified interior conducive to imaginative teamwork
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SMBC NIKKO CAPITAL MARKETS
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
23 Apr 2012
Swanke Hayden Connel brings origami interior design to the city of London. Architect Swanke Hayden Connell has completed an office and dealing floor interior fit-out project for SMBC Nikko Capital Markets in the City of London that includes a striking and highly unusual articulated and facetted white partition wall feature on its dealing floor. The wall is in keeping with the angled and
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EDELMAN
Bartlett & Associates
19 Apr 2012
Thinking differently is the ethos of Edelman, the leading independent global PR firm. Their new 20,000 sq. ft. Canadian flagship office in Toronto reflects this and the media are starting to take notice around the world. Last September, Canadian Interiors featured the Edelman project on their front cover. In the same month, the IIDEX/NeoCon show offered a tour of the space, which got great
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2 WATERHOUSE SQUARE, HOLBORN BARS
EPR Architects Limited
04 Apr 2012
The lighting scheme for the 2 Waterhouse Square office refurbishment is a unique achievement where architecture and lighting join to re-vitalise the Grade II* setting and bring unity between its Victorian and 1980's buildings. The procession of public courtyards at Holborn Bars has been extended into the building via a newly glazed entrance and by subtle lighting to the original Waterhouse
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ROPEMAKER PLACE
Arup
03 Apr 2012
The foyer lighting design by architects Mick Brundle and Simon Anson, at the specialist multi-disciplinary group Arup Associates, is a refinement on previous evolutions and collaborations with Zumtobel Lighting and the client, British Land. The scheme and lighting products were designed and manufactured specifically for the City of London award winning sustainable office building, Ropemaker
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THE ST BOTOLPH BUILDING
Speirs + Major
03 Apr 2012
St Botolph Building is a new build speculative office development in the City of London by Minerva plc, designed by Grimshaw. The lighting scope covers all the internal public areas: the reception, central lift core, outer stair cores and atrium. The lighting design concept aims to facilitate movement throughout the building, beginning at the entrances and ending at the individual office
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THE ROOKERY
Office for Visual Interaction, Inc.
31 Mar 2012
Lighting transforms Chicago Landmark building The Rookery is one of the greatest surviving examples of early commercial skyscrapers. For over a century, the building's distinctive dark red masonry facades have been unlit, making it visually disappear at night. Lighting now transforms the building from a shadowy silhouette into a nocturnal presence as one of Chicago's beloved landmarks,
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ONE NEW CHANGE
Speirs + Major
30 Mar 2012
One New Change is a new-build mixed use development (retail and office) opposite St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Atelier Jean Nouvel for Land Securities. One New Change, designed by avant-garde architect Jean Nouvel, controversially places dramatic contemporary architecture on a site immediately adjacent to the historic and world famous St Paul's Cathedral. The brief was to light the signature
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