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1800 City Farm Drive. Building 1B, Baton Rouge PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM MUELLER
Owner: Envoc Architect: Holly & Smith Architects Contractor: Dantin Bruce Construction Cost: $800,000 (Interior buildout) Completed: December 2020 Use: Headquarters FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION: “We designed their previous office to be high-tech, but moving into City Farm, for this design we tried to bring in different wooden elements to merge the modern farmhouse feel of the development with the high-tech of what Envoc does. We purposely brought in different types of wood for that rustic farmhouse element but used it in modern ways. We also took inspiration from their website—separated into think, work and play tabs—to design zones in the office.” —Mary Mowad Guiteau, director of interior design, Holly & Smith Architects
1. Envoc’s 3,400-square-foot headquarters in the City Farm office complex features a cypress wood ceiling in the entryway with a gray-stained O in the shape of the company’s signature letter. The floors throughout the office feature the software development company’s branding colors of gray, purple, blue and green. 2. The conference room is open to the lounge area, left, and the exterior wall on the right is coated in writeable paint, creating a writeable surface for collaboration. 3. Blending the company’s high-tech image with the office park’s modern farmhouse style, the break room features a playful geometric wall covering with farmhouse light fixtures suspended over a rustic wood table. 4. The office space includes a lounge area where impromptu Scrabble games can take place. Above the lounge area is a wood slat ceiling crafted of local cypress wood. Daily-Report.com | BUSINESS REPORT, October 2021
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