I am not sure if you know that Clive Wilkinson is another of my favorite architects. I just love the way he manage to create such great and unusual interiors, like the one we are about to see. One day I will show you FIDM Los Angeles, my favorite.
In 2007, Clive Wilkinson Architects converted a 7.500 square meter warehouse into the Disney Store Headquarters.
The existing brick walled structure inspired the creation of brick-like elements for the interior, which allude to the playful building block habits of children. The conference room is formed by two sides of foam block walls that can be disassembled and become a seating system for 200 persons. The honeycomb structure forms a second conference room.
Google has installed in Zurich, Switzerland, an office that could pass for an amusement park where you can play pool, pinball, slide through the toboggan to the cafeteria, get a massage, etc.
The redesign of the Canadian headquarters of Saatchi & Saatchi has won a fifth award for its Canadian designer, Bartlett & Associates.
The Toronto-based firm focused on looking for a new energy and unique branding for the Saatchi Toronto office, one of 84 globally. The ultimate design was a loft-style space in a high-rise office tower that drew its inspiration from the Saatchi Gallery of Contemporary Art in London.
The latest award, “Best of Competition 2008” from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), adds to a previous ASID award for Phase I, a recent Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) award and two Best of Canada awards.