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FRIEZE NEW YORK 2013
Atlanta-based ai3, the same interior design/architecture firm that worked on the new Holiday Inn lobby, also designed this office space for marketing agency The SuperGroup. The main entrance corridor is straight out of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, complete with their own monolith at the end of the tunnel, while the doors to the conference room are pure original Star Trek.
I love the fact that beyond the office being a well-designed space, it is also an experience. Your walk into the office is an experience; your first encounter with the SuperGroup-branded monolith is an experience; opening the doors to the conference is an experience. This is the true power of architecture: to influence the context of the world we live in, both in our physical interactions and in our capacity to dream and think creatively. I know that I, for one, would function much more dynamically in a space like this than a drab office building.
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I remember back to the heady days of the dot com bubble when agencies (like the one that used to employ me) could do this kind of stuff. Ahh, memories. *sigh*
Does the dress code demand you wear all black when you work there?
Honestly, this is the kind of office space that makes me happy I work at home...
Yes, the architects' dress code does require black:
http://www.coffeewithanarchitect.com/2011/09/12/an-architects-dress-code/
My efficiency would definitely go up if I could be in two places at once, like the young lady in the 3rd-from-bottom picture.
When I was 13 years old this would have been awesome. I''msorry, I meant embarrassing.
When I was 7 years old this would have been awesome.
@TC/The Writer Underground
Why? It looks like a fun place to work. I think the people wearing black are just modeling.
You would rather work at home? Do you just hate things that try to be different or interesting?
I understand, maybe it's just not your style.
I love the conference room. I could see my self spend there whole days. It just feels so comfortable, warm and safe.
It also shows that Apple reached its design pinnacle ca. 2002 and that the 'not hard on the eyes' woman thinks Steve should have opted for a touch sceen on the iMacs back then.
Ai3 rocks! I appreciate the variety in their design approach and it doesn't hurt that they are great people too! Keep pushing things forward.