Tenant improvements and furnishings for an IT consulting company with 2,570 sf of office space in a mixed-use commercial/residential building located in downtown Canby, Oregon.

Workspace Experience

A roomy floor plan for 10 to 15 staff with ample daylight and earth tones.

Layout

  • Large central common area for reception.
  • Conference room with outoor deck access.
  • Managers office close to main entry and core.
  • Service Technician offices close to back entry and parking.
  • Programmers office in the quietest location.
  • Server rack and phone equipment out of main activities.

Ample daylight

  • Clear door lites with shades in painted metal entry doors.
  • Arched transom lite over main entry.
  • Frosted door lites in laquered wood interior doors.
  • Light colored paint on interior wall and ceiling.

Earth toned color theme

  • Floors - patterned green carpeting with solid teal borders.
  • Desktops - complex green/rust patterned laminate.
  • Cabinets - unstained, lacquered wood cabinets, doors, trim, and furniture.
  • Walls and Columns - bone white and bright white
  • Entries - buff-toned ceramic tile entries.
PLAN - OFFICE LAYOUT

The central common area featured a row of Ionic columns that created sub-spaces for reception, visitor seating, files, and indoor plants.

DETAILS - CENTRAL COMMONS

The reception area counters and columns featured details that resisted wear and tear from daily use and cleaning services.

PLAN - CARPETING

Carpeted areas featured an 8" strip of teal-colored medium-pile carpet surrounding a green and buff-colored Berber carpet center. This combination of texture and color gave a crisp, well-defined look that resisted wear and was easy to vacuum.

DETAILS - OFFICE TABLES

The large, simply-constructed, and easy-to-clean desktops solved multiple use-case challenges and could be clamped together on any edge to adapt to changing work surface needs.

Role: Senior IT Consultant

Setting: IMR Incorporated

Location: Canby, Oregon

Year: 2001