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Raising The Bar
For Commercial Interior Design Professional, innovative and progressive are some of the qualities that put Karen Hansen, Laura Rachlin and their Boca Raton company in.design inc. steps above their competitors. This talented design firm has transformed sterile, institutional hospital and healthcare spaces into ‘hospitality-healing’ environments. Likewise, the public libraries they have designed, including the Lantana Branch Library opening this month, are focused on comfortable, energetic and inviting spaces reminiscent of local bookstores and coffee shops. “Our focus is on functional, dynamic spaces that fit within the specified budget and timeline. Our goal is to always exceed our client’s expectations,” Hansen explains. Each project the Florida State University graduates and their team
that appear in the Lantana Branch Library are apparent in the decorative lighting, art work and flooring that reflect the town’s
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namesake, a native Floridian flower.
Similarly, wrought iron-
inspired details are sprinkled throughout Tenet Health System’s
All of our business has been by referral or word of mouth. We’re very proud of that.
new 250,000-square-foot hospital, East Cooper Medical Center, located in Mount Pleasant, just outside of Charleston, SC. Clients who work with the all-female team of 10 quickly discover that customer service, professionalism and attention to detail are paramount to the success of the 8-year-old firm. “All of our business has been by referral or word of mouth. We’re very
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are indigenous to the location. For example, the special touches
proud of that,” says Rachlin, who along with Hansen is certified by The Florida State Board of Architecture and Interior Design and the National Council for Interior Design Qualification. Karen Hansen
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The company’s resume includes eight public libraries in Palm Beach County, 17 hospitals in South Florida and several restaurants, retail boutiques and corporate projects. Current national projects include the hospital in Mount Pleasant, Universal Health Service’s 340,000-square-foot Texoma Medical Center as well as a 90,000 square foot bed tower expansion in Las Vegas.
in.design,inc. is located at 2080 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd., Suite 3, Boca Raton. For more information, call 561-620-8185 or visit indesignstudio.net.
The future for in.design includes broadening the client base to include educational design and a diligent focus on LEED-certified projects and sustainable, design-forward interior solutions. April 2009
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