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Project Tag: flexible spaces

  • Phoenix Closures Headquarters

    Phoenix Closures Headquarters

    Employees and guests are immediately drawn to a collaboration space.

    In the reception area, the playful feature wall comprised of round perforations and additive cap-shaped dots done in a variety of colors, is an ode to the vibrant personalities of company and project leadership. Guests will follow the feature wall around a corner into a large social space, designed to put the energy of the office front-and-center. A wide variety of furnishings in colorful textiles were carefully selected to put employees and guests at ease.

    Unique environmental branding reinforces the company’s culture.

    A graphic installation in the center of a breakout area is the company logo “sparking the flame of innovation”. Dimensional wood sculptures appear in multiple locations.

    Welcoming spaces support both quiet reflection and informal gathering.

    Soft lighting, layered textures, and comfortable seating create a welcoming atmosphere that encourages people to slow down and connect. Warm wood tones, shelving, and curated details shape a space that supports both focus and relaxation—offering a place to recharge, collaborate, or pause during the workday.

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  • American Red Cross Indiana Region Headquarters

    American Red Cross Indiana Region Headquarters

    Designed for Collaboration and Wellness

    Flexible training rooms, a community center, teaming areas, local office spaces, and huddle spaces encapsulate the programs within the headquarters, creating an environment that promotes interaction where employees and volunteers feel energized and accommodated. Employees are not assigned desks or specific workspaces, so the design of the facility is very flexible and adaptable. Amenities include a rooftop terrace that creates a respite and wellness destination, and a coffee house that connects and creates community.

    An Exterior that Reflects Both Sustainability and Place

    The building is extremely sustainable, with the exterior wrapped in red brick, seamlessly blending in with the surrounding architectural aesthetic.

    Natural Light and Neighborhood Views

    The headquarters has large windows that welcome natural light creating a community-oriented atmosphere and providing views of the surrounding neighborhood of downtown Indianapolis.

    Brand Identity Expressed Through History and Design

    In addition, a key branding focal point is incorporated on the interior corridor that displays historical Red Cross artifacts, local to Indianapolis. The iconic, ARC-branded “red” is carried throughout the headquarters.

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  • Barnes & Thornburg Vault

    Barnes & Thornburg Vault

    Purposeful Design Meets Seamless Flexibility

    The original space was comprised of multiple vaults, of varying sizes, within a larger secure area. Measuring at just 3,249 square feet, the space was going to need to maximize flexibility and style if it was going to satisfy the program. To accommodate the client’s goals for utilizing the space, the team also devised two furniture setups: lounge seating to support cocktail events or more casual gatherings, and a conference layout to support board meetings and other formal meetings. Each setup needed to look and function as if it was permanent so great care was taken to select pieces that looked substantial but could be easily moved.

    Historic Architecture Inspires Custom Detailing

    Designers drew inspiration for detailing such as the scalloped frieze and oculus featured at the top of the walls from existing architecture in the client’s office and on the historic building.

    Restored Vault Door Reimagined as Design Focal Point

    The primary, elaborate vault door was fully restored to become a focal point. When it was determined that one of the other vault doors needed to be removed it was deconstructed, with a portion of it becoming a feature inset into the floor.

    Preserved Vault Artifacts and Subtle Details add Character and Story

    At either end of the newly created primary gathering space, bookcases are anchored with green safe deposit boxes which were intentionally preserved in their unrestored state, adding character to the design and embracing the vault’s storied journey.

    As a subtle reference to height markers often seen in mugshots, the design team added a quirky tick mark detail set into the trim that frames each set of doors. Above each of the tick-mark details is a quatrefoil with a key-hole detail, personalizing the classic detailing to this unique project.

    A Highly Flexible Space Defined by Warmth, Elegance, and Identity

    The result of the collaboration with the client is a uniquely branded space that is highly flexible. In a space that could easily have felt confined, designers achieved a warm elegance worthy of admiration by the client and visitors alike.

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  • Imagination Lab

    Imagination Lab

    Open, Adaptable, and Connected

    A Collaboration Corridor connects the Thinking Studios and the Lab. Flexible furniture provides options for various postures and group sizes as they work together to problem-solve, create, and learn. Operable glass partitions connect the corridor to the lab as well as connecting all of the thinking studios in order to create a large, open space supporting multiple functions.

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  • Cathedral Innovation Center

    Cathedral Innovation Center

    Informal Study Area Encourages Interaction and Connection

    Previously, there were not spaces within the school that allowed for classes to break out into smaller groups or spaces to accommodate informal study sessions with direct access to instructors. A new study area now provides a space for students to break out of the adjacent classrooms to work on group projects and study after school as a group or individually.

    Where STEM Learning Meets Real-World Innovation

    The Innovation Center is home to modern STEM classrooms and laboratories for Cathedral’s Math & Science Academy, engineering and robotics programs, and more.

    Enhancing Efficiency

    In Cathedral’s previous traditional education model, the classroom and lab areas were separate spaces within the same classroom, forcing one of the areas to go unused. The new design accommodates multiple labs and classes at the same location, increasing collaboration and allowing for an increase in efficiency in new and existing spaces.

    New Cafeteria Creates a Destination for Students

    The Innovation Center also contains the relocated dining and kitchen space in the lower level, allowing students a more flexible approach to food service and more options to the traditional lunch period. An additional Café allows students to utilize a “grab-n-go” concept during the day.

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    CSO’s unwavering commitment to understanding Cathedral’s goals for the project resulted in an Innovation Center design which exceeded the school’s expectations. We could not have worked with a better team, They were responsive to our wants and needs, quick to respond, and extremely professional. The whole process was easy. “

    –Grace Rodecap, Cathedral High School Director of Marketing

     As quoted in Building Excellence Magazine

    A New Front Door to Campus

    The Innovation Center was designed and constructed as an addition to Kelly Hall. To acheive the square footage goals of the project, the existing main entry would need to be replaced.

    Preserving Iconic History

    Generations of Cathedral students and staff entered the building through the main entry in Kelly Hall. When it was determined that the addition would encompass the main entry, designers opted to retain the original entry and original access to Kelly Hall by incorporating it into the new design. The new addition incorporates a three-story open atrium between the old Kelly Hall and the architecture of the new addition. Exterior materials used on the addition are blonde brick (same used on SLC), glass, metal panel and stone veneer panels. The old limestone façade of Kelly Hall was preserved as a feature of the new, glass-enclosed front entrance.

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  • Westfield High School

    Westfield High School

    Distributed Dining Options

    A variety of new food serving areas are spread throughout the school, giving students more choice and flexibility about where they eat. These dining options—from a café, to outdoor courtyards or the large gathering stair—allow students to choose the environment that’s right for them.

    Growing Demand for Career-Ready Programs

    New state-of-the-art culinary spaces and a new construction lab support WHS’s goal of ensuring all students are life ready upon graduation.

    Room to Perform and Room to Grow.

    Renovations and additions added new band, orchestra, and choir spaces along with new storage options to accommodate growing performing arts programs.

    Former Pool Repurposed as a Wellness Center

    When WWS opened their new centralized aquatic center, it created an opportunity to turn the previous pool at the high school into a space that serves not only their athletes but their burgeoning fitness and wellness course offerings as well.

    The new space was outfitted with the latest in fitness and weight lifting equipment, a large cardio room, and 40 yards of synthetic turf for indoor drills and exercises.

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