Offices and Showroom
university of idaho / spring 2010
Research and Development Workshop
Conference Rm
elliptigo world hq san diego “Cromoly steel tubing, some skateboard wheels, and wood boards for pedals, Alfa wasn’t much of a looker – but it worked.” -Commentary on the first ElliptiGO prototype The design takes inspiration from a resourcefulness and creative use of materials and components. Like the prototyping exhibited for the first ElliptiGO, the most seemingly mundane components and materials around us can be used in a thoughtful manner to create great enriching environments. Translating this concept to the redesigned headquarters, paint canvases are used to solve issues of lighting within the space in a unique manner.
Lounge R/R Showroom
Test Models Offices
The cloud-like formation consists of painting canvases mounted to track lighting to create a warm diffuse glow throughout the space. Complementing the artificial lighting, vertical baffles are used to create a visual barrier between the showroom and work spaces while bringing valuable daylight to the back. The canvas cloud forms a linear connection throughout the building, dramatically rolling into the showroom to take its place opposite the ElliptiGO bicycle. In doing so, it creates a dialogue between the innovation of ideas, and the finished product on display.