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ON THE COVER A 200-foot-long concrete ramp, supported by lacquered iron tubes, curls through the three-story office of culinary communications agency Clavel’s Kitchen and tech company E-goi, a joint workplace project in Matosinhos, Portugal, by Paulo Merlini Architects. Photography: Ivo Tavares.

features 116 FORWARD MOMENTUM 144 CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN by Rebecca Dalzell by Rebecca Dalzell

In northern Portugal, a sculptural ramp joins two buildings—and two companies—into a cohesive, flexible, and futureproof whole by Paulo Merlini Architects.

For VF Corporation’s headquarters in Denver, Rapt Studio employed an outdoorsy-tech aesthetic that reaches new heights in capturing company branding and culture.

124 LESSON PLAN by Edie Cohen

152 HEALING ENVIRONMENT by Mairi Beautyman

An international tour of schools, from kindergartens to colleges, shows educational design is smarter than ever. 136 TRADING SPACES by Tate Gunnerson

CannonDesign swaps old for high-tech for the Cboe Global Markets headquarters inside a Chicago landmark.

JKMM Architects prescribes nature themes and data-based research for the inno vative Hospital Nova in southern Finland.

160 THE PATH TO SUCCESS by Wilson Barlow, Colleen Curry, and Edie Cohen

This is the way to the seven firms and projects receiving the 48th annual IIDA Interior Design Competition awards.

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walkthrough 61 SAVOIR FAIRE by Edie Cohen 71 CRYSTAL CLEAR by Wilson Barlow and Colleen Curry

International office projects are showing us the way forward.

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BassamFellows turns an abandoned Philip Johnson office building in Ridgefield, Connecticut, into a dazzling headquarters with a residential vibe. 48 BLIPS by Amanda Schneider 52 PINUPS by Rebecca Thienes 87 MARKET by Rebecca Thienes, Georgina McWhirter, and Nicholas Tamarin 111 CENTERFOLD Spiral of Life by Athena Waligore

Building on his grandmother’s craft, Ernesto Neto’s Houston museum installation winds visitors through his version of the cycles of nature. 222 BOOKS by Stanley Abercrombie

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food for thought This month’s issue goes to work immediately after enjoyment of my welcome—no forward or appetizer needed. (And trust me, we all could use a treat about now.) While we certainly do not presume to feed your beast and deliver all the hot, breaking news, the projects, products, and solutions presented in this volume are sorely needed and ready for your attention and yummy consumption. Here’s why: Be it as it may, the entire Workplace sector of our industry— along with Healthcare and Education, the three mighty pillars of our September issue—is in an almost intractable state of flux. Unbelievably, no matter how attentive and on-the-ball we are, the goalposts keep on moving. If any of these specialties are your lunchbox, you need all the sustenance you can get. That being said, have no fear: We have your back and are on your side. One thing is crystal clear. Companies do want their employees to come back together (at least part of the time), and they are using design to entice them there. At VF Corporation in Denver, outdoor meets hi-tech— plus a colorful climbing wall!—thanks to our friends at Rapt Studio. CannonDesign went state-of-the-art plus real art for a complete trans formation of the trading floor environment at Chicago’s Cboe Global Markets. And themes of flora and fauna, starting with a light installation on the facade, coupled with data-based research was JKMM Architect’s healing prescription for an innovative new hospital in Finland. So, dig right into the following pages. Study, consider, ponder our proposals and reporting, and store everything in your arsenal for use, because it could well be around the corner. Or so, at least, I supremely hope! I am a Sixties girl (alas!) and completely shaped in that mold. Instead of letting superstition and calamitous ignorance overrun lives, back then problems were examined in depth, looked at from all sides (working together), and directly “science-d” to extinction, full stop! It was—and still is—called the American Way. Anything else, simply, is not. xoxo,

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CannonDesign “Trading Spaces,” page 136 design principal: Mark Hirons, FAIA, IIDA. project principal: Meg Osman. firm sites: Chicago; New York; Los Angeles. firm size: 800 architects and designers. current projects: Stepan Company headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois; Cigna headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut; Cboe in Amsterdam. honors: Interior Design Best of Year Awards. sound: Hirons provides piano accompaniment for his cello- and harp-playing daughter. taste: Osman loves cooking with her two children. cannondesign.com

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Paulo Merlini Architects “Forward Momentum,” page 116 founder: Paulo Merlini. firm site: Porto, Portugal. firm size: 12 architects. current projects: Boavista 339 residential building in Porto; Bubble restaurant and Parque Urbano in Gondomar, Portugal. honors: LOOP Design Award; Luxury Lifestyle Award. dream: As a child, Merlini loved to draw and thought he’d grow up to be an illustrator. actuality: At university, during which he lived a year in Florence, Italy, he fell for the complexity of architecture. paulomerlini.com

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Rapt Studio “Climb Every Mountain,” page 144 ceo, chief creative officer: David Galullo. design director: Mike Dubitsky. firm sites: San Francisco; Los Angeles. firm size: 47 architects and designers. current projects: Roblox headquarters in San Mateo, California; WarnerMedia and CNN newsrooms in Atlanta. honors: Interior Design Best of Year Award Finalist; NYCxDesign Award; World Interiors News Award; IIDA NorCal Honor Award.

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all together now “We tackle difficult issues, but we use joy and play to bring people to the table,” is how architect Bryony Roberts recently described her practice, which focuses on immersive community-based work in the public realm. A current example of her approach is Outside the Lines, an outdoor installation at and commissioned by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. The concept began with Roberts’s desire to create a participatory environment that’s accessible by all. Part of her early design process entailed conducting interviews with individuals who have physical, developmental, and/or intellectual disabilities, and those discussions informed the project’s appearance and layout. For instance, bright, contrasting colors are helpful in navigating spaces for people with impaired vision, and are often appealing to children, but, if too saturated, can be overstimulating for those with autism spectrum disorders. So, for the 2,600 strands of heavyweight polypropylene bolted to a 70-foot-long steel structure, Roberts chose a subtle range of light yellow, peach, and rose. The strips, which are fluid and overlap to create interesting lines, form enclosures, also suited to all: “a social zone toward the center,” Roberts explains, “and quieter spaces at the outer edges for individual relaxation.”

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Outside the Lines, a site-specific installation in laser-cut electrostatic-painted steel, polypropylene strips, and InCord net seating created by Bryony Roberts Studio with input from self-advocates with disabilities, is at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art Carroll Slater Sifly Piazza through November 28. SEPT.21

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This fall, the Fairmount neighborhood in the City of Brotherly Love will have a decidedly French flair. That’s when “Circus: Bouroullec Designs” bows at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, fittingly displaying the oeuvre of Paris-based frères Erwan and Ronan. The exhibition is a complete gallery environment meticulously planned by Studio Bouroullec to include approximately 40 of its projects—from furniture and lighting to entire buildings—mostly conceived and created in the last decade. Of particular note will be a large-scale installation of Clouds, originally designed in 2006 for Kvadrat’s Stockholm show room, then later introduced as an acoustical textile system, as well as new Bloc ceramic bricks for Mutina and architectural models. As for the show’s title, it’s derived from Ronan likening the studio’s output to circus animals or performers, and the exhibit being a parade of them; he is scheduled to be at this circus in November to receive the museum’s prestigious Collab Design Excellence Award being presented to both Bouroullecs.

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Clockwise from above: An exhibition of design work by Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec is at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from November 20 to May 30, 2022. Their Fleurs and Erkkeri vases for Iittala; model for Le Belvédère, a building in Rennes, France; Lighthouse table lamp for Established & Sons; and Clouds (370) in wool for Kvadrat.

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Residents of and visi tors to Texas looking for global inspiration should head over to Dallas Contemporary, where four exhibitions by different artists from around the world are simul taneously opening this month. There is Shilpa Gupta from Mumbai, India, Russia’s Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, and Mexican-born, Montreal-based Renata Morales. The fourth is New Yorker Peter Halley, whose “Cell Grids” is the neo-conceptualist’s first exhibit at this institution. The 18 large-scale works, four making their public debut, continue his exploration into the organi zation of social space in the digital era, using his same three elements— what he calls “prisons,” “cells,” and “conduits”—arrayed in syncopated grids of multiple bolted-together canvases coated in acrylic, fluorescent, and textured Roll-a-Tex paints. Reaching

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as high as 7 feet, the pieces’ luminous colors coupled with their rough surfaces, Dallas Contemporary execu tive director Peter Doroshenko says, “create a tension between attraction and repulsion.”

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Clockwise from bottom: Peter Halley’s solo exhibition “Cell Grids” is at Dallas Contemporary from September 25 to February 13, 2022. His Close, The Choice, and Bright, which measures 86.5 by 72 inches.

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In 2003, Australian-born architect Craig Bassam and American creative director Scott Fellows took Milan’s Salone del Mobile by storm with their Tractor Stool, an instant classic that distilled their shared vision—to combine modernist principles with refined craftsmanship and luxurious, natural materials—into a single, elegant form. Since then, their multidisciplinary studio, BassamFellows, has applied that aesthetic, dubbed Craftsman Modern, to architecture, furnishings, and even apparel. Summer 2021 saw the partners with a pair of exhibitions: “BassamFellows: Carve, Curve, Cane” at R & Company gallery in New York, which installed their sculptural furniture among Jean Arp bronzes; and “Modern in Your Life: Design and Art at the Schlumberger Building,” curated by James Zemaitis and Erica Barrish, in which their own work joined rarely seen pieces by Josef Albers, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Jens Risom, and others to fill the studio’s new Ridgefield, Connecticut, headquarters. The single-story atrium-style HQ—a 1952 Philip Johnson office

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building, the architect’s first nonresidential project, which Bassam and Fellows have delicately renovated—is just a few minutes from their own restored residence, the 1950 Hodgson House, also by Johnson. On a recent rainy afternoon, the two gave us a tour of their steel, glass, and brick home away from home.

BassamFellows turns an abandoned Philip Johnson office building in Ridgefield, Connecticut, into a dazzling headquarters with a residential vibe

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Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows in Philip Johnson’s 1952 Schlumberger Research Center Administration Building in Ridgefield, Connecticut, which they’ve transformed into the BassamFellows headquarters. SEPT.21

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How did the Schlumberger building become your headquarters? Craig Bassam: My parents live in Sydney and have visited us often. They’re very chatty and happened to talk to a woman on the Ridgefield town council. They always mention me as ‘their son, the architect who lives in the Philip Johnson house,’ and she responded that the town had a Johnson building they were worried about

What was the state of the Schlumberger building when you found it? SF: It had sat vacant for several years and was quite water damaged. We all went into the project in 2010 thinking it would be a certain amount of work. It was 10 times more than we ever imagined. For instance, the woodwork, which is red oak, had turned orange from years of office workers smoking. We handsanded and bleached it all.

Top, from left: Poul Kjaerholm’s 1974 armchair, from the collection of New York gallery R & Company for “Modern in Your Life: Design and Art at the Schlumberger Building,” and a Bassam Fellows CB-311 leather desk in a meeting area, with restored skylights. Geometric chairs, a Circular table, and a quartet of Sling chairs in a salon. Center, from left: The lounge’s Asymmetric sectional, Pebble stool, and Layer table. The Ovoid, Brutus, High Back, and Petal chairs. Bottom, from left: Finn Juhl’s Chieftain chair from the 1950’s and a BassamFellows Plank table. The building’s restored roof and masonry, the latter from Hanley Brick Co., the same company Johnson used.

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CB: The steel columns are now dark gray, not the black they were. We replaced the vinyl flooring with French quarry tile the same color, which gives a continuous field in all the public spaces. The original offices were always done in carpet, so we put new carpet back in them. SF: The walls between the hallways and offices are just one brick thick, so you get these beautiful, thin, bladelike elements. At night, if all the lights are on, you can see the full

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because they weren’t so well versed in preservation. Scott Fellows: Our dream was always the idea of a modernist building set in nature. We’ve done a lot of residential restoration projects. We’re quite proud that we totally rebuilt our previous home—a 1956 house in New Canaan by noted modernist architect Willis N. Mills—from soup to nuts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places after the renovation, which is unheard of.

TOP, BOTTOM: MICHAEL BIONDO (2); CENTER: MARCO FAVALI (4)

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From top: An office’s original bricks, cleaned to show their ironrich glazing, and new French quarry floor tile. BassamFellow’s walnut and leather Daybed. A recently planted Japanese dwarf white pine in the open-air courtyard, which adjoins a conference room with Wood Frame lounge chairs.

cubic volume, which didn’t exist before because the previous owners had lined the walls with bookcases for storage. Any replacement bricks are made by the same Pennsylvania company Johnson used, which employs a glazing process with iron fragments that gives the masonry a variegated, mottled color. The brickwork in the Hodgson House is identical.

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TOP, BOTTOM: MICHAEL BIONDO (2); CENTER: MARCO FAVALI

How is the renovated structure as a workplace? SF: It has a real optimism, with

all that light and air thanks to the open courtyard. Its mixture of industry and craft, the rationality and clarity, and the material palette all sit very well with what we do. CB: It feels more like a study than an office, which is what we believe in and love—the idea of blurring life and work together. There are a million suburban houses that are maybe not quite this good architecturally but could be effectively rethought in a similar way.

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“Amazed by transparency and femininity,” industrial designer Elise Luttik utilizes clear materials and color-filtering film on traditional furniture forms

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walk through savoir faire firm: studio plow site: san francisco Custom oak banquettes, Brendan Ravenhill sconces, and Sage Meditation cushions furnish the meditation room at Faire, a tech startup that connects makers with retailers.

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Clockwise from top left: A corner lounge shows off the 1910 former warehouse’s extensive windows, their wood frames repainted, and offers alternative work space. Overlooking a velvet sectional and marble table by Norm Architects, reception’s Workstead sconces can be individually controlled. Another lounge features custom curtains and Blu Dot seating. Reception adjoins a French bistro–inspired staff coffee bar with a custom white-oak communal table. The existing scalloped plaster ceiling was painted and a second door installed.

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Born in rural Oklahoma, and a graduate of Kansas State University, Brit Epperson’s Midwest roots run deep. But the architect is now based in San Francisco, which is where she founded Studio Plow, the firm name an homage to her heritage, five years ago. Her small team has been busy during the pandemic, including, perhaps surprisingly, with workplace projects, namely the 70,000-square-foot, three-story headquarters for Faire. The office marks Plow’s second go-around for the digital platform, which connects makers with local and global retailers. The earlier project, completed in early 2019, “was a Craigslist special—a vanilla shell for a maximum capacity of 126,” Epperson recalls. Fast forward less than a year. The Faire office 2.0, prompted by “massive employee growth,” is the antithesis, thanks to the site, Epperson’s response to it, and her client’s vision toward a collegial change in how people work. Faire now occupies a 1910 brick-and-timber former warehouse. After the architect of record addressed the necessary seismic and infrastructure upgrades, Epperson embraced the building’s rich, architectural history with the maxim: “Let’s lean into it.” Work

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spaces, mostly benching configurations, span the three levels. Nothing is crowded: Epperson made sure to limit neighborhoods to 25 employees and intersperse them with amenities. Lounges, a total of 22 throughout, are rife with seating options, beckoning as alternative work zones. Ad-hoc meeting areas can be cordoned off with textile partitions. Dozens of conference rooms plus a boardroom offer more traditional gathering outlets. There are also multiple spots for recharging. The airy commissary, which doubles as the all-hands space, is populated with minimalist white steel picnic benches and pendant globes along with warmer Windsor-style ash chairs and round teak tables. Just past reception, again warm with a sectional sofa upholstered in brassy velvet, is Petit Faire, a French bistro–inspired coffee bar with a white-oak communal table and accessories from Faire wholesale vendors. Pantries, one per floor, are well-stocked, and live interior landscaping by a local LGBTQ-owned business is everywhere. (There’s also a pop-up with rotating Faire merchandise.) SEPT.21

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But the real recharging happens in the dedicated meditation room, a tidy brick vault that Epperson transformed into a restful aerie with built-in oak benches, plush cream meditation cushions and carpet, and integrated speakers for staff to tune into Headspace or Breethe. Employees started trickling in last April, first at 5 percent, then up to 25 on a reservation basis in June. “We gave them lots of places to gather,” Epperson comments, “but it’s all so open that everything feels safe.” Calming indeed. —Edie Cohen Clockwise from top: The Douglas fir columns and stair in the commissary/all-hands are original, but the existing concrete floor has been newly sealed. Vegan leather chairs surround the boardroom’s custom table. Flexible partitions throughout help with acoustics and form ad hoc meeting areas, like this one with Afteroom Studio chairs and a custom table.

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Gensler project Leidos. standout Sightlines between floors, 17,000 square feet of amenities, and a state-of-the-art conference center make the health, defense, and tech company’s 17-story headquarters fertile ground for collaboration, while prismatic visuals and installations by artist Davis McCarty reference the company name, a derivative of kaleidoscope.

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Adam Sokol Architecture Practice project Zhen Fund. site Beijing.

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standout The hedge-fund workplace is characterized by curving glass walls and zesty orange hues, its meandering 10,800-square-foot floor plan based on parabolic forms that create natural pockets for impromptu private conversations and avoid the “interminable and dull corridors” of traditional offices.

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Ivy Studio project Spacial. site Montreal.

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standout The fledgling coworking brand is defining itself by employing a funky, youthful aesthetic, which is characterized in this 120-person space by surfaces of psychedelic zinc passivity and a residential-style kitchen with pretty painted cabinetry and a Rosso Levanto marble backsplash.

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Roar project Early Childhood Authority. site Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. standout For the headquarters of a government agency focused on the future of learning for preschoolers, the concept is based on the synapses of a young brain—a series of hubs connected by organic walkways—with a color psychologist–developed palette and soft, tactile textures on furniture and walls, all meant to inspire adults to view the world through the lens of a child. —Wilson Barlow and Colleen Curry

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REVERSE Rooted in material health. Grounded in sustainable design. Say hello to our first Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold (V3.1) collection, Reverse. Carefully curated materials were selected for the collection, including a yarn system that offers 100% post-industrial recycled content allocated from waste minimization and collection efforts. Carbon neutral through the purchase of verified carbon offsets and manufactured in a carbon neutral manufacturing facility, Reverse is our latest sustainability-inspired superhero. Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a registered trademark of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute © 2021 Shaw, a Berkshire Hathaway Company

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back in style Big Talk, Adam Goodrum Studio’s semicircular throne for Blå Station, redefines the art of lounging—and conversation. Both its seat and backrest are shaped out of molded foam that is upholstered in bands of velvet inspired by the fanning blocks of color found in textile swatches. The armchair can stand alone or pair with another to create an S-shape, tête-à-tête settee similar to a 19th-century courting bench. “Two people can have a quiet conversation side by side— in keeping with Victorian modesty—while viewing the spectrum of graduated bands on the back of the other person’s seat,” Goodrum notes. Gang multiple together in the same manner for the ultimate sinuous arrangement. Through Scandinavian Spaces. scandinavianspaces.com

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Venus Williams is well-known as a tennis champion. But she’s also acing it off the court. At this year’s NeoCon, her firm V Starr launches its first-ever product collaboration: Muse, an upholstery line with Wolf-Gordon that celebrates the power of women. Rounds of drawings went back and forth between Williams and V Starr principal Sonya Haffey and Wolf-Gordon CCO Marybeth Shaw and senior textile designer Kathrin Hagge, culminating in the three uplifting patterns, which come in a range of colorways that cleverly incorporate various pronouns (think Alabasther). There’s Elena, a matelassé of dancing figures rendered in post-consumer polyester and nylon; Ora, a bleach-cleanable polyester-nylon on which twisting, gradated helices vibrate with energy; and Frida, a poly-acrylic blend where black and white twisted yarns resemble kinetic brushstrokes on a chromatic ground. “I’m so proud of the patterns and colors,” Williams says. “Venus,” Shaw adds, “is the ultimate example of female strength.” Game, set, match. wolfgordon.com

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The playful and practical Routes family by PearsonLloyd is Teknion’s NeoCon introduction this year. Made up of desks, tables, seating, and accessories, Routes readily adapts to work spaces big and small. The soft screen, for instance, is lightweight so it can be easily moved to help with privacy and acoustics wherever needed, while the stackable stool, inspired by buckets, is on casters and equally mobile. “Simplicity is inherent in the product,” co-founding director Luke Pearson says. Tubular steel curves provide a strong personality that gives unity to the line. “Visually,” Pearson adds, “Routes is bold enough that, as you pepper a landscape with various items, you recognize it’s a bit different.” teknion.com

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starck vision “It’s a basic human need to be surrounded by signs that remind us of nature,” Philippe Starck says. The Interior Design Hall of Fame member has been a champion of ecology since he shot to stardom in 1984 with his design of the Royalton Hotel in New York. His first collaboration with the sustainability gurus at Andreu World is Adela Rex, a seating line made entirely of FSC–certified oak or walnut plywood, created by forming Starck’s sleek 3-D geometries in a proprietary mold. The lounge and armchairs are stackable, their seats and backs able to be covered in a range of upholstery options. andreuworld.com

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Complex incisions create flexibility, transparency, and sound absorbing properties unexpected from wood. These innovative wood sheets developed by Switzerland-based Dukta, adapt to a wide range of interior applications. See the possibilities at spinneybeck.com/flexible-wood. “Through experiments and systematical testing of parameters, we push the limits of the material, always between the poles of flexibility and stability.” – Dukta, designers of Flexible Wood

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going places Bernhardt Design introduces the Mix grouping of tables by Phat Design founders Christian Cowper and Claudia Surrage, both just 22 years old. “Jerry asked us to explore every type of occasional table we could imagine, which turned into a sketchbook of over 50 ideas, and from those we selected our seven favorites,” Cowper recalls of early discussions with Bernhardt president and creative director Jerry Helling. Materials range from brass, stainless steel, and graphite to quartz and wood, and inspiration stems from such disparate entities as the Rotring 600 mechanical pencil, UFOs, and industrial cooling towers. Phat’s own existing Gang bench morphed into bevel-legged tripod Everly, while elliptical elements inform the base of Marlowe. With 121 variations of the seven models, there is truly something for everyone—and everywhere. bernhardtdesign.com

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Developed by Danish designer Nina Bruun, FilzFelt’s refreshed and expanded color palette of 100% Wool Design Felt includes a whopping 96 hues available for each and every FilzFelt product. See them all at filzfelt.com/new-colors. “My hope for the color palette is to make it possible for other creatives and designers to create the exact atmosphere they need — and dream of.” – Nina Brunn, designer of FilzFelt colorwork

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“Chiclet is comfortable in both environments where Herman Miller shows up most: the home and office”

neocon m a r k e t Herman Miller has been in the news for a couple of reasons: its purchase of fellow midcentury mainstay Knoll, now making the official corporate group name MillerKnoll, and its transition from a traditional trade-only showroom in the Mart to a new retail, showroom, and exhibition space in Fulton Market. The 45,000-square-foot location occupies a new five-story edifice by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture adjoining a landmark 1920’s brick building. On the ground floor, furnishings from three MillerKnoll Global Retail brands—Design Within Reach, Hay, Herman Miller—are on view side by side. Of particular note is Chiclet, a reissue of Ray Wilkes’s Modular Sofa Group, discontinued in 1986 but a cultfavorite on the vintage market. Using Herman Miller head of archives and brand heritage Amy Auscherman’s own Chiclet loveseat as a reference and archival technical drawings, the manufacturer put the piece back into production, updating fabric options, including Maharam textiles, and configurations (a single armchair to a six-seater). But all else was kept the same, from its injection-molded foam cushions to an integrated table option. hermanmiller.com

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The seat of relaxation.

The Cordia Lounge easy chair created by Jehs + Laub is perfect for enjoying sweet idleness. Everything sits exactly as you want it to: The backrest, which inclines into the perfect position thanks to the tilting mechanism. The cuddly down cushions that wrap themselves around the body like a cocoon. And the fine beech wood shell that keeps everything elegantly in shape. If you can‘t relax here, then where?

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product Eklund. standout The sofa and armchair, part of a line that includes a rocker, tables, and a new desk nook, achieve peak coziness via their vertically stitched channel tufting.

product Crop. standout Steel rods frame the outdoor-suitable chairs by the Layer founder, their name a reference to tilled crop lines and mimicked by the robot-welded wire structure. allermuir.com

product Mantra. standout The continuous looping arm of this adaptable executive chair by the in-house industrial designer is offered in maple or aluminum. allseating.com

product Outdoor In. standout From the brand creative director comes a collection of bleach-cleanable textiles with high-UV fibers, coated technology, and recycled polyester yarns.

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Iris Wang of Brentano

Naoto Fukasawa for Emeco

Amanda Hopkins of Patcraft

Stephan Hertzog and Flemming Busk for Nienkämper

product Alchemy. standout Inspired by the chemical science after which the collection is named, the 13-piece textile line by the brand artistic director celebrates texture, pattern, and dimension. brentanofabrics.com

product Za. standout The industrial designer’s lightweight stools are made in Pennsylvania from the brand’s signature recycled aluminum and hand-brushed or -polished or in one of six powder coats. emeco.net

product Deconstructed Form. standout Geometric shapes emerge via the in-house product designer’s tip-shearing and metallic accents on the Cradle to Cradle–certified carpet tile, its EcoWorx backing allowing for end-of-life recycling. patcraft.com

product Exhale. standout The dual-surface bench by the Busk+Hertzog founders offers two cushioned levels, either as seating for two people or as a perch and work surface for one, in a tidy footprint. nienkamper.com

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thermoplastic olefin and recycled glass wallcovering by Carnegie Fabrics. carnegiefabrics.com 2. Radii painted-steel caddies by Allsteel. allsteeloffice.com

3. LW ottomans in urethane foam and cotton-

poly fabric by Okamura. okamura.com 4. Kith and Kin textiles in polyester with acrylic

backing and nanotechnology stain resistance by Designtex. designtex.com 5. Daytripper Gallery Hop, Pop-Up Shop, Free Day, and Expo Hall broadloom and tile carpet in nylon by Bentley Mills. bentleymills.com 6. BuzziCee seating in acoustic foam by BuzziSpace. buzzi.space 7. Compose Echo workstation system in fabric, steel, wood, glass, and markerboard by Haworth. haworth.com

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fixture in waste resin, PVC-free cord, and stainless-steel cable by LightArt. lightart.com

3. Como polyester in Rhubarb by 4 Supreen. supreenfabric.com 4. Poet privacy lounge in Gabriel Capture 4801, Gabriel Harmony 3102, and Maharam Pare Concord 007 with integrated table in buff-finished white oak by JSI. jsifurniture.com 5. Giro Soft upholstered modular sofa with ash base by Andreu World. andreuworld.com 6. Cove high-back chairs in plant-based polyurethane shell, molded foam topper, Maharam Mode 023 polyester, and white oak pedestals by Stylex. stylexseating.com 7. Flek Pure solid surfacing in pelletized Varia trimmings by 3form. 3-form.com 8. Backstitch Collection in poly-vinyl chloride, polyester, nylon, rayon, cotton, and polypropylene by Pallas Textiles. pallastextiles.com

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TURNING THE TIDE The convergence of freshwater and saltwater creates a unique ecosystem where salt marshes, mangroves and sea grasses sequester Blue Carbon. Data Tide’s patterning is the graphic interpretation of the positive ecological influence of this Blue Carbon capture, translated visually through data sets. As part of The Waterways Project roadshow, Data Tide will be on display during each stop of the mobile experience. The collection will also be featured at NeoCon.

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spiral of life Building on his grandmother’s craft, Ernesto Neto’s Houston museum installation winds visitors through his version of the cycles of nature

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12 on-site installers directed by Ernesto Neto

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1. For his site-specific SunForceOceanLife at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto used Rhinoceros and Adobe Illustrator to conceive the installation, its shape and height informed by the hall’s architecture, designed in 1958 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. 2. To choose the colors—ultimately nature-inspired yellows, oranges, reds, and greens—Neto referred to a collection of threads stored in his Rio de Janeiro studio. 3. Polymer string was hand-crocheted into small segments by Neto and his team, including three of his relatives, often working at their homes due to the pandemic. 4. A labor-intensive process using fingers instead of needles that was developed by Neto allows for larger apertures than standard crocheting. 5. He worked in his studio on larger segments that would ultimately be sewn together. 6. The elements were shipped to Texas, where small plastic balls were inserted into the crocheted meshes to anchor and provide a walking surface through the installation, and then museum workers on scaffolds and hydraulic lifts hung it from crocheted cables affixed to a metal ceiling frame.

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1. Intended to evoke the powers of nature that create life and drawing on the crocheting taught to Neto by his grandmother when he was an adult, SunForceOceanLife is an interactive installation. 2. Masked and sock-footed museumgoers step on the balls, which are contained in crocheted tubes, and can grasp onto the handmade strands as they walk through. 3. Occupying all of the museum’s Cullinan Hall, the suspended labyrinth is on view through September 26 and, at nearly 80 feet long, one of Neto’s largest crochet works to date.

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In northern Portugal, a sculptural ramp joins two buildings—and two companies— into a cohesive, flexible, future-proof whole by Paulo Merlini Architects

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Previous spread: A 200-foot-long concrete ramp curls through the joint three-story offices of culinary communications agency Clavel’s Kitchen and tech company E-goi in Matosinhos, Portugal, by Paulo Merlini Architects. Top, from left: A counter of lacquered MDF topped in oak surrounds the open kitchen of the employee café on the top floor. Ottomans and nylon carpet define a break-out area paneled in the same wood. Bottom: Constructed with formwork on-site, the 4-inch-thick ramp is shaped like an orange peel. Opposite top: Lacquered iron tubes support the ramp from above as it winds through the office’s three levels. Opposite bottom: Houselike oak booths function as informal meeting areas.

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“Architecture can create emotions,” observes Portuguese architect Paulo Merlini. “When you go through a building, there can be mystery and surprise.” Merlini, who founded Paulo Merlini Architects in Porto in 2007, is known for his evocative designs. He has wrapped a bakery in lacquered wood slats that resemble dripping icing, built a calming house-shape white box for a dental clinic, and hung 10,000 chopsticks from the ceiling of a tiny sushi restaurant. Recently, Merlini infused an open-plan office—that most humdrum of spaces—with a sense of novelty and discovery, as well as created a comfortable and inviting environment that employees would feel safe returning to post-pandemic. In Matosinhos, just north of Porto, he made the shared work space of Clavel’s Kitchen, a culinary communications agency, and technology company E-goi feel like a small city, centered around a showstopping concrete ramp that symbolizes mobility and unity. Maria João Clavel, the founder of Clavel’s Kitchen, knew Merlini from their days studying at the Universidade Lusíada of Porto. Pre-COVID, she and her husband, Miguel Gonçalves, the CEO of E-goi, had fast-growing businesses and needed to expand their offices, which occupied a two-story warehouse. They kept the warehouse but bought an adjacent property, demolished its existing structure, and hired Merlini to design a new building in its place. He had to combine the warehouse and new structures, align their floor slabs, and merge their interiors so they felt like one. Clavel and Gonçalves envisioned a refined and unpretentious open plan that could accommodate more than double their 130 current employees. But it had to be flexible enough to pivot with the businesses; for instance, the clients asked for a large café that could be turned into a restaurant should they ever need to lease out space. Merlini had little leeway on the exterior. Aiming to preserve its industrial character, Matosinhos, a fishing port and growing business district, required that the new three-story construction match the height and pitched roofs of the surrounding warehouses. But local laws did permit a glass SEPT.21

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“Merlini infused the open plan with a sense of novelty and discovery, as well as created a comfortable and inviting environment that staff would feel safe returning to post-pandemic”

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facade to bring light into the deep .15-acre lot. Facing north, the windows illuminate an airy secondfloor photography studio for Clavel’s Kitchen; passersby on the street can see its open shelves stacked with colorful crockery and Dutch ovens. “We thought it was charming that people could look into this dynamic room,” Merlini notes. They can also glimpse the oak bar along the window of the top-floor café, where employees perch with a coffee and look out at the city, and the white metal frame around its open restaurant-style kitchen. Just inside the entrance, a curlicue concrete ramp is the expressive heart of the 30,100-squarefoot project. Taking the shape of an orange peel, the 4-inch-thick slab winds 200 feet from the ground to the third floor and is capped by a skylight. White-lacquered iron tubes support the ramp from above and double as guardrails, while tensile grips at each floor keep the ramp from bouncing. Merlini came up with the idea in part to avoid the restrictive fire codes that govern staircase design in Portugal, but he also thought a ramp would suit the relaxed seaside vibe of Matosinhos. “People take the metro here from Porto, then ride around on bikes and scooters,” he says. “We thought, What if you could go up the ramp with a bike.” The clients nixed that plan—“People tried it but we found it too dangerous,” Gonçalves admits—but still gave it the green light, appreciating it as an art piece that makes the office unique. Indeed, looking up from below, the skylight resembles an aperture at the end of a camera lens. Beyond the ramp, the work spaces reveal themselves gradually. The layout takes inspiration from the mazelike streets of Venice, where a plaza or canal is often just around the corner.

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Top, from left: Above the ramp, a skylight was cut out of the corrugated aluminum ceiling. Glass doors front private meeting and video-call rooms. Bottom: The employee café, with an oak ceiling and tables, is designed like a restaurant for potential leasing opportunities. Opposite top: City ordinances required that the new building match the height and pitched roofs of the surrounding warehouses, but extensive glazing allows passersby to view into the photo studio and café on the second and third floors. Opposite bottom: E-goi employee workstations overlook a back garden.

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“In New York, there’s a grid and you can see straight down an avenue,” Merlini says. “Venice is a richer environment because you are always finding something.” The architect didn’t want a Manhattan-style view across each floor, but instead walls that limit the perspective and spark curiosity. So, he enclosed formal meeting rooms, casual discussion pods, and video-call booths in a series of oak boxes, with painted and upholstered interiors that signal their different functions. “The boxes are never aligned,” Merlini explains. “If you go down a corridor, you see the middle of a box. People have to walk around to understand the building and find what’s around the corner.” Workstations cluster around the boxes. E-goi has several independent subsidiaries and each has its own group of fixed desks, though they’re designed to be reconfigured easily. Some face a back garden or an existing courtyard. “The openness of the whole building feels free and breathable, with natural light everywhere,” Gonçalves reports. “We’re now at about 50 percent occupancy,” he continues. “And while we support the flexibility remote work offers, we think it’s very important to have people in the office, at least for some days per week. So the first thing is to make them want to be here, which is what we tried to achieve with Paulo.” Around the aforementioned boxes are empty swaths that have no set program; they’re for employees to appropriate as they like. Staffers that have been coming into the office have taken to working on the ottomans scattered around or using a dark carpeted nook for focused thinking. “We’re trying to let them humanize those spaces, because it helps them feel like they belong,” Merlini says. “In fact, we develop all our projects as centers of positive manipulation of the brain.” That explains why his favorite design detail of this project is not the winding ramp. It’s that the employees have made the office their own. PROJECT TEAM ANDRÉ SILVA; INÊS SILVA; RITA PINHO; MARIA TAVARES: PAULO MERLINI ARCHITECTS. ANDRÉ CORREIA: STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. TOVISI: GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

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“It’s a magical world interwoven by places of play, places of conversation, places of contemplation”

Efficiency Lab for Architecture project Avenues Early Learning Center, Shenzhen, China. standout One of seven buildings on the 4-acre campus of Avenues: The World School, the third outpost of the internationally focused private institution for nursery through 12th grade, the center is housed in a converted warehouse that connects to its neighboring structures via bridges and walkways, while roof gardens and vertical playgrounds assure learning is not limited to the classroom. photography Clockwise from top left: Si Hu; Zhen Chao; Si Hu; Zhen Chao (2).

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“Play is the key to a number of the shared spaces scattered throughout”

Pal Design Group project Meiyi Royal Kindergarten Education Center, Shenzhen, China. standout Occupying a former restaurant in a residential neighborhood, this twostory English-language day school provides 200 youngsters with abundant daylight and greenery, a reception lounge that doubles as an exhibition space, a theater and studios for the performing and visual arts, and an indoor playground complete with slide and ball pit. photography Yan Ming/Ben-Mo Studio.

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project Red House International School, Curitiba, Brazil. standout A starry night sky—painted on the ceiling of the large hall in a renovated former events facility—is shared by the seven classrooms in this early childhood school, which also encompasses art and music rooms, a cafeteria, library, and, outside, a polychrome rubberized-turf playground created by filling the existing swimming pool with the site’s construction rubble. photography Hugo Chinaglia.

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Studio Perspektiv project Innovation and Education Center, International School of Prague. standout A renovated building on ISP’s campus, the two-story center responds to the changes digital technology has brought to education, uniting a library and study spaces with a workshop, called the Idea-Lab, where pupils can put their theoretical learning to practical use with 3-D printers, CNC-milling machines, laser cutters, and the like. photography Studio Flusser.

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Bonnard + Woeffray project Croset-Parc College, Lausanne, Switzerland. standout Opening onto a generous grassy quad, this new-build in an upcoming residential area comprises two prefabricated-concrete volumes— the larger four-story component is for academic and extracurricular activities, its smaller, partly underground counterpart is a sports hall—with a central daylit void that provides visual connection between levels. photography Roland Halbe.

“It’s place to live and learn, marking the transformation of a post-industrial landscape into a vibrant neighborhood”

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trading spaces CannonDesign swaps old for high-tech for the Cboe Global Markets headquarters inside a Chicago landmark text: tate gunnerson photography: eric laignel

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Previous spread: In reception at the Cboe Global Markets headquarters in Chicago by CannonDesign, Lievore Altherr Molina’s Loop sofa and Kelly Wearstler’s Channels rug introduce the angular concept carried throughout the three-floor office. Top, from left: A painted steel staircase with steel-wire mesh balustrades leads to the mezzanine. Cannon’s design principal Mark Hirons’s skyline sketch was printed on vinyl, cut out, and applied to a corridor’s painted wall. Bottom: From the elevator lobby, a glossy stretched ceiling and an oak desk backed by a painted metal screen, both custom, welcome staff and visitors to reception. Opposite top: Jaime Gili’s Rai rug and Toan Nguyen’s Algorithm pendant system define an interview area. Opposite bottom: The stretched ceiling incorporates stock tickers rendered in LEDs.

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Like their fellow practitioners around the world, floor traders at the Chicago Board Options Exchange have long communicated vital information via shouts and hand sig nals, the color and detailing on their jackets identifying their role, employer, and other crucial information. Behind the often rau cous scene, however, predictive mathe matical formulas—algorithms—play an in creasingly important role in electronic trad ing. That paradigm shift prompted Cboe Global Markets, owners of the options ex change, the largest in the U.S., to replace its longtime home in Chicago’s financial district with a state-of-the-art headquar ters. The company tapped CannonDesign to identify a suitable site for the new digs and design them. “Cboe sought a transfor mational environment,” begins design principal Mark Hirons, who led the com mission with Meg Osman, Cannon project principal, “one that reflects its strength, global leadership, and pioneering innova tion within the marketplace.” After carefully evaluating several nearby locations, Hirons pitched the Old Chicago Main Post Office, once the largest in the world. Built in 1921, the facility underwent a massive expansion in 1932 to handle the avalanche of goods shipped by mail-ordercatalog companies such as Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward. Empty since 1997, the landmarked art deco colossus recently underwent an $800-million renovation by developer 601W Companies and Gensler. Comprising more than 2.5 million square feet of multiuse office and event space, the project, which claims to be the largest his toric redevelopment in the nation, is poised to become once again a central hub of the Windy City’s commercial life. “Both the USPS and Cboe were pioneers in different ways, disrupters that had huge impacts on the economy,” Hirons notes. “The context of the old post office served as a rich canvas to tell the future of Cboe’s story with a unique and authentic Chicago icon.”

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“The art was designed to tell a story:the history of the organization”

The 185,000-square-foot headquarters encompasses three connected floors that straddle the original building and the later addition. The interior spaces create a dynamic, undeniable modern milieu that coexists smoothly with protected historical architectural elements, such as a mezzanine that now features a pair of glass-cube meeting rooms cantilevered over the reception area, a nod to the observation boxes above the trading floors of yesteryear. In fact, a trading floor is not part of the new workplace (Hirons and his team are designing a new one for Cboe in the historic Board of

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Trade building, site of the company’s original trading pit), which, along with the educational Options Institute and amenities for hosting international guests, includes open work areas, private offices, electronic trading support facilities, innumerable meeting rooms, cafés, and flexible lounges. A sense of verve, along with the algorithmic patterns that underlie today’s financial exchanges, inspired much of the angular design. Most dramatic is the 140-foot-long white stretched ceiling extending from the elevator lobby down the length of reception, a shiny multilevel feature that incorporates

LED stock ticker feeds while bringing reflected light and views deep into the office. Beneath it, the angular motif is echoed in a blue-and-white area rug as well as in light fixtures, bronze-painted metal screens, and furnishings throughout the project. “Cboe thrives on intense and volatile energy,” Hirons says. “It was essential that the space created moments within that translated that experience.” Indeed, a colorful installation of neatly folded traders’ jackets in a conference room speaks to the company’s storied past. The equally colorful cables that enable lightningfast electronic trading are likewise celebrated in the elevator lobby, where 30,000 linear feet of multihued cords dangle from the soaring ceiling. “It creates a sense of immersive chaos,” Hirons notes, as do the many artworks that enliven the surroundings. “The extensive art and environmental graphics were designed to tell a story: the history of the organization,” Osman adds. “They celebrate, in a modern way, the company’s beginnings, unique place in the industry, and overall trajectory.” A good example is a two-story wall sculpture that animates one of two new staircases linking the floors in the different buildings. Hundreds of highly polished yellow, blue, and green stainless-steel fins create a vortexlike arrangement that changes with the viewing angle. “It’s alive and interesting, almost like a gallery that draws you from one floor to another,” Hirons comments, noting the rhythmic pattern is inspired by the wind on Lake Michigan, the colors of the sky, and the prairie.

Opposite top, from left: A lounge’s chairs are also by Lievore Altherr Molina. The colored jackets formerly worn by floor traders form a conference-room installation. Jordi Vilardell’s Slim pendant fixture illuminates a break-out booth. Opposite bottom: Operable partitions, sliding glass panels, and felt curtains allow the town hall lounge to be easily reconfigured. This page: Custom felt ceiling baffles improve acoustics while helping create a sense of intimacy in the Options Institute, a multifunctional education space.

Top, from left: A hallway’s stainless-steel wall installation by Luftwerk was inspired by wind patterns on nearby Lake Michigan. Behind a social hub’s banquette, the geometries of Emi Ozawa’s Woven evoke the movement of financial markets. Bottom: A slatted painted-metal screen similar to reception’s flanks the social hub, where the herringbone flooring is white oak. Opposite top: Hirons also designed the Avant table in the skylight lounge. Opposite bottom: Thousands of feet of colorful cables, some looped, turn the elevator lobby into an homage to the advanced technology that enables electronic trading.

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While the pandemic has delayed the return of many employees to the office, more appear by the month. Their response, Hirons says, has been universally positive. “This a memorable environment with Instagram moments, but it also reflects their culture and tells their story in a way that feels fresh and engaging,” he explains. “Cboe has an incredible history of having foreign dignitaries and leaders visit and is excited to continue that lineage going forward.” And once the new remote trading floor is completed, an interactive monitor display will livestream the action to the new HQ, furthering a sense of connectivity that links the company’s past, present, and future.

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Previous spread: In the fitness center at the VF Corporation headquarters in Denver, Rapt Studio installed a 26-foot-tall climbing wall. Opposite top: The lobby’s 12-by-20-foot LED screen and boulder seating channel VF’s focus on technology and the outdoors. Opposite bottom: In the JanSport office, printed vinyl wallcovering depicts brand marketing images. Below, from left: Naughtone’s Always Lounge chairs and Stylex’s Yoom sofa provide additional lobby seating. The head quarters occupies a 10-story building completed in 2002 by Klipp Colussy Jenks DuBois Architects. Bottom: Rammedearth paneling and a flagstone gabion wall frame the coffee bar.

VF Corporation has come a long way since its founding as a maker of gloves and lingerie. Once named Vanity Fair, the 120-year-old company has ditched the intimates line, built a portfolio of 13 outdoor and apparel brands, and made it a mission to promote active, sustainable lifestyles. Most recently, VF relocated executive headquarters from Greensboro, North Carolina, to Denver, where it shares a 10-story downtown high-rise with six of its previously dispersed brands: The North Face, JanSport, Eagle Creek, Altra, Icebreaker, and Smartwool. For this major strategic move, VF called on a trusted partner, Rapt Studio, to conceive a vertical campus that fosters intramural collaboration. Rapt has worked with VF since 2000, creating offices first for The North Face in San Leandro, California, and then for several other labels. That history was important for the Denver project because it required “empathy for each of the brands,” says Rapt CEO and chief creative officer David Galullo, who led the project with design director Mike Dubitsky. Sharing a roof with the parent company “was like a teenager being asked to move back home. We could stand strong and say, This is how the brand needs to identify itself.” Rapt’s challenge was to design a workplace that reflected the ethos of VF as well as the character of its subsidiaries, which make everything from ergonomic footwear (Altra) and merino socks (Smartwool) to luggage (Eagle Creek). Taking on the project in 2018, Rapt began with spatial organization, making stacking diagrams and considering how employees would move through the 285,000-square-foot building. The team researched the work habits of different departments and what they needed to be productive, like material libraries for product designers. “Our discovery dives deep into the personality of groups and how they fit into the purpose of an organization,” Galullo explains. “We focus on how a company supports its workforce.” He believes that strategy made Rapt’s concept for VF resilient

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Top, from left: Interactive LED floor panels on the lobby stair landing. JanSport brand images printed on vinyl. Reclaimed sailcloth pendant fixtures in The North Face office. Center, from left: Rich Brilliant Willing’s Mori sconces, a Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec table, and Piergiorgio Cazzaniga chairs in a pantry. Merino technology displayed on the Smartwool floor. Bottom, from left: A break-out area’s felt paneling and wool-nylon banquettes. Ladies Fancywork Society’s installation at Smartwool. Stone-look porcelain on the treads and risers connecting The North Face’s four floors. Opposite: Sealed concrete flooring runs be neath a tent by The North Face in one of the brand’s work areas called the tinker zone.

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when the pandemic hit during the construction phase. So far, layouts are unchanged; desks were always well-spaced. Though most of the 1,200 employees at VF Denver are still remote, the 300 or so who have trickled in this summer have ample room for social distancing. Each brand has its own office, lounge, and tinker zone. On floors four to seven, The North Face has the largest footprint, with a communicating stair and maker spaces at each landing; Smartwool occupies the eighth floor and the other companies share the third. “We worked with each group to develop ways to express their brand that go farther than this month’s advertisement,” Dubitsky remarks. On the Smartwool floor, for example, a local crafts collaborative installed woven yarn pieces on colorful vinyl-covered walls, while The North Face’s corridors are lined with framed drawings of its sponsored athletes (climber Ashima Shiraishi, runner Coree Woltering). All employees share the double-height lobby and fitness center on the ground floor, a coffee bar on level two, a pair of lounges, and a café with terrace on the fourth. “Our big push was to develop spaces where people from different brands would come together and share best practices,” Galullo says. For the common areas, he and Dubitsky used earthy materials and interactive graphics to channel the company-wide focus on technology and the outdoors. Entering the lobby, staff and visitors encounter a 12-by-20-foot screen displaying nature photography or abstract imagery, boulders serving as benches, and a rammed-earth wall that looks like sedimentary rock.

“Rapt’s concept was resilient when the pandemic hit during the construction phase.So far, layouts are unchanged; desks were always well-spaced”

Whether you work for Altra or JanSport, “You feel you belong there,” Galullo observes. “The lobby isn’t heavily identified with one brand, but it’s in sync with all of them.” Beyond is the fitness center, designed with input from professional rock climber Conrad Anker. It not only has a 26-foot-high climbing wall but also an alpine training center where employees can exercise with oxygen depletion. “A lot of people who work there are avid climbers, so we made sure there wasn’t just some dopey corporate gym,” Galullo continues. Prospective employees get a close-up view of this company culture: The second-floor interview rooms face the climbing wall. “You could be interviewing for a job while someone is climbing 15 feet away,” Dubitsky notes. “It presents a notion of purpose around the company, that it’s a lifestyle.” The mountaineering theme continues throughout the building. In the elevator, video panels depict scenes from different altitudinal zones as it ascends, from grasslands below to snow at

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Opposite top: Acoustic polyester ceiling baffles hang above José Miguel Andrés chairs and more Yoom sofas in the pent house lounge. Opposite bottom: A built-in banquette and custom brass-finished aluminum planters furnish another lounge, both with LVT floor tile. Below, from left: An interview room with a Jephson Robb table and Naoto Fukasawa chairs overlooks the climbing wall. Knit strands by Ladies Fancywork Society form a Smartwool passageway. Bottom: LED pendant fixtures illuminate tackable cork panels and maple plywood–topped storage units in a Smartwool office area.

the top. Finishes and materials in the lounges subtly correspond in green, brown, or gray tones; in the ninth-floor leadership office, white-ash flooring and white-oak benches evoke the frosty nival zone. GPS coordinates on painted-steel wayfinding pillars similarly make trekkers feel at home. Most VF employees will work from home at least until October, and the company expects a mix of in-person and remote going forward. But the office will be vital to its future. As VF chairman, president, and CEO Steve Rendle states, “People are wired to connect with each other, with nature, and with a sense of purpose, and Rapt designed this space to capture that spirit.” After all, there are certain things you can’t do over Zoom—rock climb with colleagues among them. PROJECT TEAM CHRISTINE SHAW; TERESA MC WALTERS; JACK SOLOMON; NICK TEDESCO; ASHLYNNE CAMUTI; YUECHEN WU; BRETT SU: RAPT STUDIO. OZ ARCHITECTURE: ARCHITECT OF RECORD. DNA ASSOCIATES: DIGITAL INTEGRATION. STUDIO NYL: STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. ME ENGINEERS: MEP. BLUESTONE SUPPLY; CONCRETE COLLABORATIVE: STONEWORK. EDGE CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES: WOODWORK. SAUNDERS CONSTRUCTION: GENERAL CONTRACTOR. PRODUCT SOURCES FROM FRONT ENTRE-PRISES: CLIMBING WALL (GYM). NAUGHTONE: CHAIRS (LOBBY). EGE: RUG. DESIGN WITHIN REACH: SIDE TABLE. STYLEX: SOFAS (LOBBY, PENTHOUSE LOUNGE), SIDE TABLES (PENTHOUSE LOUNGE). ANDREU WORLD: CHAIRS (PANTRY). HAY: TABLE. RICH BRILLIANT WILLING: SCONCES. CAMIRA: BANQUETTE FABRIC. UNIKA VAEV: PANELING (BREAK-OUT AREA). OFS: TABLE, SOFAS. KVADRAT: SOFA FABRIC. STATEMENTS TILE & STONE: TREADS, RISERS (NORTH FACE STAIR). WATSON: TABLE (TINKER ZONE). EGAN: WHITEBOARD. ULINE: STORAGE UNITS (TINKER ZONE, OFFICE AREA). SANCAL: CHAIRS (PENTHOUSE LOUNGE). MAARS LIVING WALLS: STOREFRONT SYSTEM. MDC INTERIOR SOLUTIONS: ACOUSTIC CEILING SYSTEMS (LOUNGES). KARNDEAN: FLOOR TILE. BERNHARDT: TABLE (INTERVIEW ROOM). LUMINIS: PENDANT FIXTURES. GEIGER: CHAIRS (INTERVIEW ROOM), WORKSTATIONS. KOROSEAL: CORK PANELS (OFFICE AREA). THROUGHOUT EARTHBUILT: RAMMED-EARTH PANELS. 3M: VINYL WALLCOVERING. MILLIKEN: CARPET TILE. TERRA MAI: WOOD FLOOR PLANKS. ALW; INTENSE LIGHTING; LIGHTOLIER; LUMINII; TECH LIGHTING: LIGHTING. BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.: PAINT.

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healing environment JKMM Architects prescribes nature themes and data-based research for the innovative Hospital Nova in southern Finland text: mairi beautyman

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Why shuffle patients around, when moving is chore enough when one is sick? And with designs that generally leave bad tastes—like medicine. So thought a 2010 Aalto University academic research team determined to transform the hospital experience in Finland. While healthcare in the Nordic country is publicly funded and universal, the typical facility was a bloated agglomeration of buildings that had haphazardly sprung up over the years, with the country’s last ground-up general hospital built five decades ago. The university team’s proposal for a paradigm-pushing, new kind of hospital turned heads, and in January 2021, at the beginning of a winter surge in COVID-19 cases, Hospital Nova opened its doors in Jyväskylä, approximately 160 miles north of Helsinki in what’s called the Finnish

Previous spread: At Hospital Nova in Jyväskylä, Finland, by JKMM Architects, Tiina Pyykkinen’s Notes of Lights appears on the facade of iron oxide–tinted precast concrete, under which runs perforated aluminum. Photography: Martin Sommerschield/Kuvatoimisto Kuvio Oy. Above: LEDs undulate across the lacquered-steel ceiling in the atrium, where Finnish pine accents walls of brushed perforated aluminum. Photography: Hannu Rytky. Opposite: In the patient-room ward, sliding doors hosting Kati Immonen artwork back nursing stations in laminated wood. Photography: Pauliina Salonen. Top: The atrium’s custom cross-laminated timber benches—ranging from 5 to 14 feet long—have moveable polyester cushions that can be leaned against or sat on. Photography: Pauliina Salonen. Bottom: More LEDs illuminate the stairway leading to reception on the second floor. Photography: Tuomas Uusheimo.

Lakeland region, to those seeking primary and specialized care. Demonstra ting patient-orientated solutions as well as a decidedly un-hospitallike concept that combines art and nature, and channeling the healing powers of both, the 1.2-million-square-foot facility was conceived by JKMM Architects in collaboration with medical professionals as well as EGM Architecten, a healthcare-specialist firm. Driving the modular architecture of the hospital is a logic-focused reorganization of all medical services into four categories: surgery and specialized care, a 368-bed patient ward, supporting functions, and an outpatient facility with 360 consultation rooms. Resulting in six volumes, each rises three stories from a shared base structure containing the triple-height public atrium—the hospital’s beating heart—to flow upward in continuous bands “like a 3-D sausage,” says JKMM founding partner Teemu Kurkela, who led the endeavor with project architect Juho Pietarila. “Areas can very easily be found from a long central arcade, like in a shopping mall.” (Kurkela was a

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Top: Rising from mixed-elastic flooring typically used for gyms, a stacked-pine structure resembling a Finnish log cabin is used as a children’s play, snack, and consultation area. Photography: Tuomas Uusheimo. Center: Yuichiro Sato’s pencil and coal drawing of a bird’s nest is printed on a wall’s laminated board in one of the 368 patient rooms. Photography: Pauliina Salonen. Bottom: His nature images also appoint the rooms’ automated sliding doors. Photography: Pauliina Salonen. Opposite: Near the cafeteria is a private courtyardlike room with aspen stones and alder benches by Nora Tapper. Photography: Tuomas Uusheimo.

professor at Aalto University at the time of the research project, and Hospital Nova is located just 5 minutes from the Alvar Aalto Museum.) To double-down on space-saving efficiency, the design team enlisted a mathematician to analyze need, capacity, and actual usage by the 3,600 employees. Standardized like hot desks, consultation rooms are shared between doctors for the same patient, ending the shuffle. “It’s the professionals, not the patients, who are moving,” Pietarila explains. For administrative tasks, doctors head to a nearby work space—positioned for easy access—and sit right beside nurses. The cafeteria is shared by patients, visitors, and hospital staff. “It’s quite radical in that there’s no hierarchy,” Kurkela states. An on-demand delivery system eliminates the need for space usually dedicated to storing medical supplies. To ensure a state-ofthe-art facility for the future, removable elements such as modular prefabricated bathrooms offer built-in flexibility. The region’s expansive flora and fauna are celebrated inside and out with original works by 13 Finnish artists chosen with help from JKMM and commissioned by the hospital. The program begins right at the facade, where Notes of Lights, a light-reflective installation by Tiina Pyykkinen, swirls over the building’s black-tinted precast concrete, the pattern a subtle tribute to three nearby lakes. The aquatic theme continues inside the cavernous atrium, which serves as lobby and access point to all medical services and houses the cafeteria, an auditorium, and seating and children’s areas. Rising three stories, the atrium’s ceiling is clad in aluminum sourced from the shipping industry and lacquered a Nordic-lake blue. Illuminating it are wavy LED tubes in various lengths that help direct visitors and patients forward and also “have an underwater affect,” Kurkela notes. Nearby, in a small, enclosed courtyard, reeds sprout from the granite floor—actually an installation by sculptor Nora Tapper that also includes wooden stones and piers to perch on. Inviting quiet contemplation for family members and hospital staff, the courtyards are a more private alternative to adjoining seating areas with custom wood benches. A contemporary take on the traditional Finnish log cabin rises from a livelier public area: a 3,000-square-foot play, snack, and consultation area for children. With pine logs hand-chiseled with an ax and laid vertically, the cabin provides “contradiction to the very industrial,” Kurkela comments. Beyond, two spiral stairs, their steel construction lacquered “a green water-plant 156

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color,” Pietarila adds, lead to reception on the second floor (the lobby is also outfitted with 18 elevators). The nature and art as healer leitmotif continues in the cafeteria, where 60 jellyfishlike pendant fixtures drop from the ceiling. With fire-proof shades that can be removed for cleaning, they compose Flower Lake, a lighting installation by Petri Vainio. Elsewhere, four national parks in Central Finland inspired the art in the patient ward, on the hospital’s top three floors. Laminated on 5-by-8-foot automated sliding doors and paired with prominent room numbers, native plant and animal imagery help to differentiate the rooms, each outfitted with an armchair that extends into a bed for overnight guests. Each is also spacious and single-occupancy— offering comfort and privacy that’s more hospitality style than hospital.

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This page, from left: The cafeteria seats up to 340 patients, visitors, and employees in CMP Design Studio’s Osaka chairs; benches are custom; photography: Pauliina Salonen. The 1.2 million-square-foot facility is composed of six volumes atop a shared base structure containing the triple-height atrium.; photography: Martin Sommerschield/Kuvatoimisto Kuvio Oy. Opposite top, from left: In a courtyard off the atrium, Tapper’s aspen and alder sculptures provide seating; photography: Hannu Rytky. Sug gesting jellyfish, Petri Vainio pendant fixtures hover from the ceiling in the cafeteria; photography: Studio Juha Sarkkinen.

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See page 168 for the education category winner, the Daley College Manufacturing Technology & Engineering Center in Chicago by JGMA. Photography: Tom Rossiter.

the path to success This is the way to the seven firms and projects receiving the 48th annual IIDA Interior Design Competition awards text: wilson barlow, colleen curry, and edie cohen SEPT.21

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The diagnosis was clear: UVA Health’s emergency department was seeing 60,000 patients a year, a figure 50 percent higher than its intended capacity. Tasked with devising a solution was longtime collaborator Perkins&Will, and its 440,000-square-foot expansion—the largest in the modern history of the University of Virginia’s medical system and the winner of the IIDA competition’s healthcare category—would add 180 much-needed beds to the Charlottesville campus. Construction on the project, which was led by P&W principal and global design director Ralph Johnson, lasted six years. Included are 82 new emergency treatment rooms, 19 pro cedure rooms (including for radiology and operating), 33 pre- and post-op rooms, and a patient tower with 84 private, acuity-adaptable rooms. The structure’s aesthetic attributes are keenly attuned to the emotional well-being of patients and caregivers. Notably, an expansive, south-facing facade draws daylight into patient rooms and frames sweeping Shenandoah Valley views. The color palette is similarly compassionate. Painted walls fill otherwise sterile surgical corridors with soothing earth tones, and a jumbo bench in a pediatric waiting area is a cheery yellow. Capping the building is a planted green roof incorporating a water-capture system that sends gray water to a chiller plant across the street. This last component makes the project essentially net-zero in water usage and a candidate for LEED Silver certification. Now that’s a clean bill of health. PROJECT TEAM: RALPH JOHNSON; DANIEL MOORE; EILEEN JONES; JAMES BYNUM; DEDE WOODRING; JEAN MAH; MARVINA WILLIAMS; BRIAN SYKES; JEFF SAAD; TAMARA CAVIN; KATE REINHARD; JULIE MICHIELS; PAMELA STEINER; JEFF SANNER; GABRIELA S. PEREZ; JIM WOODY. PHOTOGRAPHY: HALKIN MASON PHOTOGRAPHY.

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dialogue 38 GMECLUX, Richmond Hill, Ontario

Bennett Lo had never designed a lighting showroom before. So when his Toronto firm, Dialogue 38, winner of the IIDA’s Will Ching Design Competition category for firms with five of fewer employees, was asked to draw one up, he started at the source: the client. In this case, that was lighting manufacturer GMECLUX, which was looking to showcase its high-end LEDs. Lo and team delivered, fashioning an 800-square-foot suburban storefront that caters uniquely to the business. “We try to accommodate the client’s requirements, wish list, and vision,” Lo says. “Often, they’ll have an idea that will really make their business work.” Lining the space’s perimeter is a series of display cases with 8-foot-tall apertures. The cases, which each house a single recessed light, are all painted the same shade of white to demonstrate variations in LED warmth and brightness. At the floor’s center, meanwhile, are a pair of yellow-painted MDF display tables. One contains drawers that pull out to double as chairs, ideal for consultations with buyers, many of whom are designers themselves. “This space,” Lo adds, “is catered to the professional.” PROJECT TEAM: BENNETT LO; SONIA KIM. PHOTOGRAPHY: KERUN IP.

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mod service design Everbon Gaoqiao Town Sales Center, Leshan, China Typically, sales centers are sleek and contemporary. After all, modern business transactions are what they’re all about. Mod Service Design took another tact entirely for its Everbon Gaoqiao Town Sales Center, winner of the sales centers & show flats category. The firm’s frame of reference was a rain-forest resort, one that, Shanghai-based creative director Jay Lee notes, “would make potential buyers feel as if they are on holiday.” After researching such luxe destinations as the Singita Boulders Lodge in Sabi Sand, South Africa, and hotels in the Maldives, the resulting concept emits a rustic-chic hospitality vibe achieved via a palette of natural materials and distinctive furnishings. For the 130,000-square-foot envelope, timber is pervasive—slender planks on the ceiling, slatted screens and blinds on windows—as are travertine, rattan, and leather. They surround several lounge environments, one being a fire pit encircled by a stunning sofa. Since Leshan, where the project’s located, is situated at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers, signature artwork is water themed. An immense floating fish, commissioned for the project and crafted of woven bamboo, nods to the idea while also being an auspicious omen in Chinese culture. Also auspicious is Mod’s environmental considerations: Most of the project’s materials were sourced locally. PROJECT TEAM: JAY LEE; TINA GU; ZOLA ZHU. PHOTOGRAPHY: YANMING PHOTOGRAPHY.

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jgma Daley College Manufacturing Technology & Engineering Center, Chicago When JGMA was selected to revitalize the Daley College Manufacturing Technology & Engineering Center, one of Chicago’s seven city colleges, the firm knew it had an opportunity that went beyond architecture: to signal change for both the manufacturing industry and surrounding community. “The seamless fluidity to the building’s form was inspired by the constant and linear flow of the production process,” JGMA founder Juan Gabriel Moreno says. The building, a collaboration with architect of record CannonDesign, boasts material nods to high-tech manufacturing as well, particularly on the facade, where industrial metal panels are faceted and three-dimensional. Through the glass curtain wall, the interior’s exposed steel and poured concrete is visible as are the expanded labs, where students learn CNC machining and welding. Elsewhere are swaths of scarlet, orange, and canary. The latter also coats the underside of the pedestrian bridge linking the college’s north and south campus. Although yellow, it symbolizes a green light: the bright future of the industry, which expects to bring an additional 20,000 jobs to the region within the next decade. PROJECT TEAM: JUAN GABRIEL MORENO; MICHAEL CADY; MARIA MONTEAGUDO; BROCK HINZE; DORIMAR DEL RIO; TAD JAMEYFIELD. PHOTOGRAPHY: TOM ROSSITER.

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Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood, populated with well-preserved Colonial and Federal buildings, was given National Historic Landmark District status in 1967. A few decades later, it became the capitol’s hip commercial district with some of the city’s best restaurants and boutiques. Both of these personalities are on display at a neighborhood bank branch by Leo A Daly and CallisonRTKL. In fact, it’s not just a bank; it’s a Capital One Café, the retail category winner. “It’s less a branch than a local social/coworking space,” Leo A Daly senior project manager Cindy Linkins says, though it does offer ATMs and in-person banking services, too. A full-service Peet’s Coffee counter and generous seating options, plus free Wi-Fi, encourage customers to pull up a laptop and stay awhile. Mindful of the historic status, the team collaborated with the D.C. Historic Preservation Office among others while developing the 8,900-square-foot space, which spans three existing row houses. “The interior creates an extension of the neighborhood,” CallisonRTKL associate principal Jeany Kim adds. Restored brick walls, refurbished wood-beam ceilings, and historic tile installations are among the retained original details, while data security and ADA accessibility are 21st-century improvements. LEO A DALY: CINDY LINKINS; ALICIA GOLDBERG; ALAN SU; LAUREN FUNK; OLIVIA SMITH; CARLOS GONZALES; JU-PEI LIN. CALLISONRTKL: JEANY KIM; LUCY BARAQUIO. PHOTOGRAPHY: GARRETT ROWLAND.

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Long before it was branded Beer City, Grand Rapids, Michigan, was called Furniture City. Its namesake river empties into nearby Lake Michigan, which made the area a hub for the wood crafts during the 1880’s lumber boom and gave rise to industry giants. So, when Hilton was looking to expand its boutique hotel brand Canopy there, it made sense to incorporate the region’s history. “Our work is rooted in a modern interpretation of historic and contextual details,” says Robert Webber, chief sustainability officer at Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, which designed the ground-up, eight-story Canopy by Hilton Grand Rapids, its ironspot brick, blackened steel, and glass facade merging industrial and tailored—and leading it to snag the competition’s hotels category. “We proposed the direction, since Canopy is about bringing local stories to life through design,” adds Laurie Miller, managing principal at Anderson/Miller, Ltd., which masterminded the hotel’s interiors. “Knowing how the city was founded and that Herman Miller and Haworth are still there, we leaned into that.” Though assuredly contemporary, the property plays to a mid-century modern theme. In public areas, Warren Platner stools mingle with newer and custom furniture, like Patricia Urquiola seating, a fiberglass reception desk, and the lobby’s graphic rug. Slatted oak millwork is throughout, especially in the 155 guest rooms, where bed canopies riff on the brand name. ANDERSON/MILLER, LTD.: LAURIE MILLER; MATTHEW LEE; GINNY DEGREGORIO; JAMIE LEWIS; SAVANNA MADEIRA; ROOZ IRANI. VALERIO DEWALT TRAIN ASSOCIATES: LOUIS RAY; ROBERT WEBBER; SHERI ANDREWS; MATT GODFREY; PETER WOJTOWICZ; FRANCISCO LOPEZ DE ARENOSA. PHOTOGRAPHY: JIM HAEFNER.

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jkmm architects Kirkkonummi Library, Finland

The small municipality of Kirkkonummi, in southern Finland, can trace its history back millennia, from a medieval stone church to World War II–era bunkers. Next to that church, JKMM Architects revitalized a concrete library from the 1980’s, the result not only the IIDA’s institutional category winner but also taking home the best of competition award. “Contemporary libraries are where people get together to share knowledge and experiences,” JKMM founding partner Teemu Kurkela says. “This is why Finns today refer to them as public living rooms.” JKMM more than doubled the square footage of the original library, making room for children’s, exhibition, and performance areas, plus a 2,150-square-foot café and reading lounge. The simple yet highly crafted interior includes custom lighting, concrete flooring, and brass and slatted timber, the materials chosen for their natural and, in the case of the brass, anti microbial qualities. The exterior is equally conscientious. A scalelike pattern of pre-patinated copper shingles points to the area’s maritime heritage, eye-catching yet blending with the surrounding historic architecture. In fact, the library emphasizes the relationship with its neighbor by adding a 160-foot-long terrace overlooking the churchyard. PROJECT TEAM: TEEMU KURKELA; ASMO JAAKSI; SAMULI MIETTINEN; JUHA MÄKIJYLLILÄ; ALLI BUR; SINI COKER; CHRISTOPHER DELANY; AARO MARTIKAINEN; MARKO PULLI; PEKKA TYNKKYNEN; TIINA RYTKÖNEN; ELINA TÖRMÄNEN. PHOTOGRAPHY: CLOCKWISE FROM BELOW: MARC GOODWIN; PAULIINA SALONEN; TUOMAS UUSHEIMO; PAULIINA SALONEN (2).

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GEORGE GIBBENS Slank

Curved to accommodate the human form, the mindful innovator’s thought-provoking occasional chair—crafted of 176 hand-sanded, CNC-routed European beech segments—draws inspiration from unicursal labyrinths. georgegibbens.com

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DESIGNER RUGS Evie

Chloe Boudib designed this minimal, abstract, and customizable rug for the thirtysomething brand’s Community collection as a symbol of unity during the COVID-19 lockdown. designerrugs.com.au

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DESIGN WITHIN REACH CONTRACT Uchiwa Lounge Chair

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KNOLLTEXTILES Pillows by KnollTextiles

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ALTURA FURNITURE Fretwork

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HARDWARE Trousdale

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CARNEGIE Xorel Artform Ridge

Inspired by the ebb and flow of topography, these 3D panels (in six sizes) create an impressive acoustical terrain of hills and gullies that make flat surfaces pop. carnegiefabrics.com SEP.21

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NIENKÄMPER Metronome Trestle

Keeping time: The design combines the casual energy of a standing desk with the elegant presence of a boardroom table. With new configurations and finishes, the collection cements its status as a contemporary classic. nienkamper.com

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B+N INDUSTRIES System 1224

All components of the infinitely customizable system of LED-lit cabinets and shelving can be repositioned or swapped out from the front—and without tools. bnind.com SEP.21

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ZANDUR Sustain Cork Rubber

Sustainability, performance, and safety go hand-in-hand: The slip-resistant tile’s subtle tonal variance offers aesthetic warmth while its impenetrable surface makes for ease of maintenance and disinfecting. zandur.com

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KEILHAUER Epix

Talk about enviable traits: Every component of Form Us With Love’s nuanced table, seating, and storage collection is crafted of quality materials—and is 100 percent recyclable. keilhauer.com

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DOUG MOCKETT & COMPANY Shadow

At the press of a button, this handy tower pops up out of (and recedes back into) the work surface to provide access to power, USB ports, and wireless charging on top. mockett.com 208

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CHEMETAL Surface Mode

From the family-owned, U.S.-based company comes a new portfolio of designs CNC carved into thicker, black-finished aluminum panels, along with powder-coated options and other metal designs. chemetal.com SEP.21

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PARADOR Modular ONE

Strength, beauty, and acoustic comfort, even under the heaviest use: This collection delivers the performance of conventional resilient flooring while using ecological wood construction that supports indoor wellness. paradormodularone.com

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BROWN JORDAN H

The juxtaposition of an Italian three-inch polyolefin-blend rope against a streamlined powder-coated aluminum frame creates a dramatic sculptural effect, while plush cushioning speaks to today. brownjordan.com SEP.21

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CORONA GROUP Intersection Space

This aluminum-frame divider system carves out spaces in the office for mini-meetings or quiet brainstorming, and even accommodates media integration and special lighting. coronagroupinc.com

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SONNEMAN – A WAY OF LIGHT Intervals

These high-performance recessed downlights come in four diameters—from 1 to 4 inches— and boast interchangeable light engines, optics, trims, and housings within each size for unparalleled flexibility. sonnemanlight.com

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CESAR Maxima 2.2

Crisp and minimalist, this kitchen system comes in over 160 finishes— melamine, wood, metal, glass, etc.—with equally expansive options for handles, including push-pull and recessed grips. cesar.it

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GARDEN ON THE WALL Garden on the Wall

The brand’s custom, turnkey, award-winning gardens are designed and crafted with maintenance-free preserved plants that keep their vibrant look for up to 10 years, transforming interior spaces into oases. gardenonthewall.com SEP.21

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ROYAL BOTANIA Organix

The organic profiles of this lounge collection honor nature’s shunning of straight lines, while the kidney shape of the seat base and coordinating table support endless layout possibilities. royalbotania.com 216

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VIBIA Top

Glass or resin panels with embedded images and patterns are subtle yet striking, made from responsibly sourced, low-emitting, formaldehydeand PVC-free materials. sensitile.com

LED-powered wall and ceiling lights by Ramos & Bassols are streamlined yet invitingly warm. Their concentric circles form a focal point that recalls a bullseye pulsing with an ambient glow. vibia.com

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FORMICA CORPORATION HardStop Protective Wall Panels

Inspired by a pearl pendant, the fixture is the essence of pared-down elegance, crafted from blown glass and curved brass and available in two body styles. currentcollection.com

Easy installation and high impact resistance— owing to a treated fiberglas core for extra durability—make these wall panels an intelligent and attractive choice for public spaces. formica.com

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ENDURE WALLS BY TEDLAR Set In Stone

Jaime Hayon’s popular and elegant 2019 table design—with beautifully crafted gloss-finished base and laminate top—is now available in three new sizes and fresh colorways. bdbarcelona.com

Manufactured and stocked in the U.S., the Type II vinyl wallcovering collection—powered by DuPont Tedlar PVF technology offering industry-leading protection—brings to life the raw aesthetic of stained concrete. endurewalls.com

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INFINITY DRAIN Next Day Custom Linear Drains

Designed for large spaces, the dramatic chandelier can be suspended or flush-mounted in infinite configurations, with one or two levels of ringed lights and optional acoustic panels. estiluz.com

The company’s program is the first of its kind to enable a perfectly aligned solution for wall-towall linear drain installation—without the wait.

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MOSA Murals Blend

In contrast to a wall or solid partition, this lightweight frame—customizable in height and width—plays with the transparency of aluminum chains to complement open spaces without isolating. kriskadecor.com

This ingenious collection allows designers to combine different hues, gloss finishes, and formats, offering an infinite array of harmonious possibilities. mosa.com

LIGHTMAKER STUDIO Parallel

RS BARCELONA Diagonal Yonoh’s curvy-meets-angular indoor/outdoor pool table comes in two sizes, multiple colors, three wood trims, and with an optional dining surface, so you can customize as desired. rs-barcelona.com

The wall sconce gets reimagined as a composition of hand-blown glass vessels extending gracefully on a brass framework, rising to the level of art while retaining functionality. lightmakerstudio.com

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b o o k s edited by Stanley Abercrombie Gesture and Response: 25 Buildings by William Pedersen of KPF Architects by William Pedersen Novato, CA: ORO Editions, $60 585 pages, 336 illustrations (275 color)

When in 1976 prominent New York architect Gene Kohn invited two others to join him in a new firm, his choice of chief designer was William Pedersen, and the result has been a large part of recent architectural history. This welcome new book records 25 of Pedersen’s designs over a period of 45 years. There is no KPF signature style, and certainly there has been no “less is more”

austerity. Instead, there have been varied and eloquent personifications of location, use, character, and mood. To pluck only three examples: In 1982, there was 333 Wacker Drive in Chicago, a tower responding gracefully to the sweeping curve of the river it faces; in 2008, the Shanghai World Financial Center, at the time the world’s tallest building; and in 2011, the International Commerce Center soaring over Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peninsula. The last of the 25 projects is something quite different: a weekend retreat for Pedersen and his family on New York’s Shelter Island—reachable only by ferry—where the house evokes, in Pedersen’s words, “the idea of a hull cutting through the water.” The book closes with a dozen pages of the furniture designs that have occupied Pedersen in retirement. He notes that “a chair’s dominant role is to interact with the human body,” so here the sharp-edged geometry of the architecture is replaced with gentle curves, a lovely postscript to a remarkable career.

Breuer’s Bohemia: The Architect, His Circle, and Midcentury Houses in New England by James Crump New York: Monacelli, $60

Unlike most books about Marcel Breuer, this one does not concentrate on his major works (UNESCO in Paris, the old Whitney Museum on Madison Avenue in New York, and St. John’s Abbey in Minnesota) but on his residential design. And unlike most architect monographs it goes beyond the subject’s buildings to consider his “social circle,” not only his friends and their houses but also their “complex personal stories,” revealing plentiful drinking (but seldom for Breuer), occasional nudity, an amputated leg, the suicide of a gay son, and countless adulteries. Some of this is titillating but superfluous, and those of us who knew Breuer professionally (I worked for him when there were only 12 of us in the drafting room) found him a soft-spoken gentleman, still very much a teacher. He may have gone wild after office hours, but I doubt it. The book design is as odd as its viewpoint, the main text in a stentorian boldface but the captions so pale they are virtually invisible. Only one residence is supplied with a floor plan and only two with elevations, but there are plentiful photographs of the houses and their “bohemian” owners. There is no index. Very welcome, however, is coverage of several generally overlooked projects: on Cape Cod, the 1947 Scott house in Dennis, Massachusetts; the 1949 cottages for Gyorgy Kepes and for Breuer himself in nearby Wellfleet; and the 1975 Gagarin house in Big Sur, California. Also welcome is recognition of Breuer’s rejection of architecture’s long domination by males with the “relatively large percentage of female architects that he hired,” some of them women of color. The author has also made a film with the same title to be released later this year. A preview can be seen at breuersbohemia.com.

“My wife told me about a podcast she listened to by author Erin Meyer, who spoke about how different cultures have completely different lenses on communication. So her book seemed like The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of something I needed to read and digest from a design standpoint. Global Business She delves into the importance of understanding each other to by Erin Meyer become better communicators as we work on complex, multi New York: PublicAffairs, $15 cultural teams. What I found most interesting was the 288 pages, 26 color illustrations Japanese concept of being a kuuki yomenai, which translates to someone who cannot read the air, or, in other words, doesn't understand the unspoken rules of a group. As we work with clients, artists, makers, and manufacturers with varied perspectives, it’s important we maintain honest and concise communication while being open, proactive listeners. By understanding others’ cultural backgrounds, we can be better designers and in turn recognize that each client evaluates and interprets things differently. In our studio, we try to David use local materials and building methods whenever possible to communicate design in varying Montalba scales. But as our work is becoming increasingly international—Nobu Hotel Palo Alto in California Founding principal of Montalba and Whitepod, an eco-luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps, among our recent projects—this awareness is Architects a critical part of understanding the context and history of the places we work. It is present when we craft presentations and proposals for varying audiences and in how we interact with potential clients, or even our collaborators, which often are European manufacturers and fabricators. I can say with certainty that what I've learned from this book has helped me better understand the working habits and cultural differences of their teams, which in turn has led to a deeper understanding of their workflow and when we can expect things to be completed. As creatives, we should always be adaptive.”

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PHOTOGRAPHERS IN FEATURES Eric Laignel Photography (“Trading Spaces,” page 136; “Climb Every Mountain,” page 144), ericlaignel.com. Pauliina Salonen (“Healing Environment,” page 152), pauliinasalonen.com. Studio Juha Sarkkinen (“Healing Environment,” page 152), studiojuhasarkkinen.fi. Martin Sommerschield (“Healing Environment,” page 152), Kuvatoimisto Kuvio Oy, kuvia.com. Ivo Tavares (“Forward Momentum,” page 152), ivotavares.net. Tuomas Uusheimo (“Healing Environment,” page 152), uusheimo.com.

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This year, WS Development inaugurated Design Seaport, a biennial juried competition that calls on participants to create public art in the fast-growing Boston neighborhood. The first winner is hometown firm CO-G, led by principal Elle Gerdeman, who earlier this year debuted Loose Fit, on view through early autumn. The pillowy, cobalt-blue installation combines two aspects of Gerdeman’s training: fashion (early in her career, when she considered going into the field, she learned how to sew as a tailor’s apprentice) and architecture. Polished vinyl cells were packed with recycled denim from Blue Jeans Go Green—a program that turns unwanted jeans into cotton insulation for buildings—and then hung from a recyclable lumber frame. “We saw puffiness creeping into fashion trends,” Gerdeman says, explaining how the current shiny, marshmallowlike down jackets influenced the structure’s aesthetic. “It’s a contrast to the hard, flat, glassy architecture that surrounds it.” Brilliant blue waterproof canvas, sourced from a local marine supplier, was hand-sewn onto the flip side of each panel using sail-stitching patterns. It makes the structure resistant to the elements—even the hurricane-force winds that can blow through the Seaport in the summer. Its quilted form has a Boston-specific reference, too: the cedar shingles popular in New England architecture. The result is sturdy but soft, even huggable. Inside the structure, all that denim insulation helps block out noise, offering a moment of respite—and making Loose Fit a great fit for the city. —Wilson Barlow

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