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Oklahoma City
Elliott + Associates Architects
Photography © Robert Shimer/Hedrich
Blessing
Print materials used whimsically as
the basis for design
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"The
ratio of image and brand-impact to amount of money
spent on this project is dramatic."
— Rich Varda, AIA, ASLA
Architect
Elliott + Associates Architects www.e-a-a.com
Client
BMI Systems
Key
players
Jamars & Long (mechanical, electrical);
Lingo Construction Services (structural and general
contractor)
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more
Record
Interiors 2002
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Program: Forced
to move and consolidate operations in a new location, the
client wished to share the history of the company—which began
as a one-person typewriter-repair business founded in 1957
in the owner's kitchen—with its customers. The design meant
to reveal where the company has been, what it does, how it
does it, and where the future lies.
Solution:
The copy center now occupies the third floor of a renovated
1920s car dealership. The setting both tells a story and is
a metaphor. Enlisting ordinary materials from the print business,
the architect created an engaging and provoking portrait of
the company. Glued together to resemble bricks, 390,000 sheets
of paper, in a range of odd shapes and sizes, line the walls.
The firm's staff of proud salespeople and employees, which
evolved from one person to an organization of 350, demonstrate
the success of the project. Sixty days after opening, the
company landed the single largest job of its history.
For more images please see the November
2003 issue or Architectural Record.
The Winners: Orange
Innovations
The Finalists: Automated
Trading Desk Technology Campus
Unbuilt Projects: Great
Harbor Design Center
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