A cool periwinkle was chosen for the sculptural workplace areas for administrative and sales personnel. In the transition space between the reception area and the coat closets, planes of pale yellow-green and bright lime make this a finished space, as well. And the lowered gypsum ceiling in this transition space pops up to a USG specialty ceiling, making it a kind of product vignette, too. Message text appears boldly on painted perimeter walls and on the kiosks within the showroom. The kiosks include changeable photographs of product installations and design options, and provide a venue for sales associates to discuss pricing.
Carpet defines spaces and highlights elements of the building's architecture.
In the reception area, a deep blue-black carpet tile stops abruptly where a strip of teal carpet meets the brick wall that divides the reception from the showroom. Then, in the showroom, a multi-colored carpet tile indicates a change of function in the space and providedsgreater ease of maintenance. Integrated with daylighting, the artificial lighting solutions for general and product illumination includes a combination of indirect and direct lighting applications, using fluorescent, halogen and incandescent sources. By replacing many of the incandescent light sources with more energy efficient biax compact fluorescent lamps, Starr was able to reduce energy consumption and heat output considerably. Link to a floor plan.