SUMMER studio 18’

Project Brief

The Take it to the Streets journey continues with a focus on finalizing the political office for Moser and Chaglen. Being that the political pop up campaign office was a success, it was now time to move into a larger scale format. Moser wanted to take his campaign even further by creating a political office where he and his employees could work, as well as meet with possible new members. This time, we were allotted 6,000 + square feet within the back area of American Sign Museum to conduct our designs.

My mind gravitated towards creating a similar private/public layout seen within the pop up office. Being that both employees and visitors would interact with the space on a daily basis it needed to be valuable for both parties. From there, the political office design began.

My concept revolved around the idea that a successful movement is determined by a collaborative force of multiple individuals, not just one stand-alone. Therefore, my designs goal is to allow visitors to feel fully immersed in the environment, encouraging them to join the campaign; there would be complete transparency — no secrets, nothing to hide, just a true group of people fighting for a cause.

One of my favorite spaces happen to be this main working area for Moser’s employees. The cubicle-esque glass boxes provide privacy, yet are transparent to allow visitors to see some of the “behind the scenes” work.

Each of the glass areas have various degrees of coverage, meaning the amount of glass walls is different for each. The various coverage options cater to different needs; one may be ideal for a meeting, while another may be ideal for collaborative work.

ITERATION 1 vs ITERATION 2

Although both series of renderings are similar, there are differences that occurred between the midterm and the final. During my first critique, it was noted that my design felt too much like a classified and private high end office rather than an office for a grounded political campaign. Therefore, I had to go back to the drawing board.

For the second iteration, I focused more on creating an inviting office. The goal was to make the environment accepting rather than intimidating. Therefore, much of the harsh decisions when it came to space were reduced and on creating a space that emphasized collaboration and transparency.