When I first visited this office, I had already received a request from my client… a green sofa. (No problem!) The office itself was beautiful. Residing at the top of the tower provided stunning views of the mountains and plenty of daylight. I needed to devise a new seating area (for naps and client meetings) and improve client areas in the rest of the space. When I asked the young professional, my client, what he liked and what he wanted, I got a surprising list. He wanted to pull in themes of WWII and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. (No, um, problem?) As our first visit came to an end, he told me about a painting that was to be hung in his office and so I asked if I could see it. It was neither green, WWII or Dracula related and in fact added a whole new statement to the pot. It was a large Western painting done in gold tones with a big ornate gold frame that I referred to as “The Cowboy Painting”…As always, I am up for a challenge…(no problem, well, maybe a problem…)
The challenges
1. The walls, floors and most of the furnishings were staying and were the same color as the walls giving me a whole lot of wood to deal with.
2. The wish list… how do I pull together WWII, Dracula, “The Cowboy Painting” and the green sofa?
THEN, we added the neighboring office which needed to have its own personality. The resident of this new project/office had different interests, such as the mountains and Monet…Great! Another challenge! The same issues with walls and furnishings in all the same wood applies here too… and the same beautiful views could be seen. I really couldn’t wait to get started..
The first images that came to mind were vague memories from The Godfather Part II, the house in Lake Tahoe. I thought 60′s Retro Nouvo Western Chic could just be the inspiration I needed and style I was going for… and perhaps something I just made up. Whatever it was, after the install, the clients and I were very happy!
#1 by Whitney Reynolds on October 20, 2011 - 9:14 pm
Looks great bijan! You did a really great job! I like how you chose to do a few of the same peices in each office but changed the fabrics / finishes I think that it really helped tie them together but keep them unique since each client is different but they share the same office building. You are very talented!!