The southeast location of the atrium maximizes the amount of early morning light, yet captures the setting sun as well. The atrium is the site for registration for the furniture markets, the Showtime Fabric Fair and other trade shows. Flooring When Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company occupied Market Square, the feature that stood out most was the predominance of wood in the floors, beams and ceilings. The wooden floors were marked with wide yellow strips to designate traffic flow of the furniture factory. Today, the ambience of the Tomlinson Furniture Factory is still present in the new Suites at Market Square.
Wood flooring is utilized in the atrium lobby and at the main escalator lobby on each floor.
Wood is also integrated into the stairs and ramps, which take the visitor into the existing Market Square. This texture ties visually to the ambient charm of the former factory building. The natural wood comes from local yellow pine. The aisles at the Suites at Market Square have a user-friendly, spacious layout for improved traffic flow. The red and grey carpeting in the aisles, picking up the color scheme in Market Square, was added to provide comfort and sound attenuation.