Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Beautiful Professional Space

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I love going for castings here (it's a photography, digital imaging and television commercial production house) because it's such a gorgeous and functional space. Although the thought of ever working in an office kills me softly, I'd have to say that if ever forced at gunpoint to work in one, I would hope it looked like this.

My problem with most offices, and other professional/corporate environments, is that they tend to look cold and sterile even when they are well-decorated. I'm not a fan of excessive chrome, stark colours and that clean, minimal vibe that permeates everything from the standard issue desks to the white concrete walls and the shitty, token abstract art procured from a dealer keen to offload $5000 pieces that look like something you'd buy from a flea market for five bucks.

This production house, however, is more like a production home. It even comes with it's own spacious kitchen, laundry area and pool table. The last time I was there, some guy came out of a room with a guitar and began randomly playing along one of the corridors. In short, it is cozy, beautiful and perfect. I feel creatively stimulated just by stepping inside.




Reception/Waiting Area






Reception/Waiting Area (that's the couch I was sitting on).




Toilets (female and male).








Inside the toilet.



Sink.






Shower.






Entrance to female toilet.




Raw cement and black tiles juxtaposed.




Outer sink.




Kitchen and laundry.




Kitchen.




Kitchen and recreation area with pool table.




Studio for shoots.




Corridor.




Corridor.




Lounge area.




Corridor.




Entrance to one of the office rooms.






My... feet.




Desk behind the coffee table.




Desk.








Fountain.




Wooden spiral stairs.




Wooden spiral stairs.




Corridor that contained the aforementioned guitar player.


This is the last image but I only photographed a small portion of the place. It's much larger, with plenty more rooms.