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Client: GSC Group
Date completed: November 2008
Program: The 26,000-square-foot headquarters for GSC Group, an international investment manager of alternative assets.
Design concept and solution:The two-story L-shaped offices are located in a glass building that faces New York City’s Central Park. The architects, in collaboration with digital media artist Cory Arcangel, created a large-scale work of contemporary art to simulate views of nature throughout the interior. Arcangel photographed Central Park on a spring day, and then digitally manipulated the images to create a pixilated texture. These images were then enlarged and installed behind an inner glass wall, illuminated from behind by diffused light. Custom wood workstations were designed for flexibility and can be quickly reconfigured to meet the office needs.
PeopleOwner: GSC Group Architect Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Interior designer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Engineer(s): Engineers: Goldman Copeland Consultant(s): Other: General contractor: JT Magen & Company Photographer(s): Jimmy Cohrssen CAD system, project management, or other software used: Duggal Visual Solutions output Cory’s mural on DuraClear (a high-end transparent photographic film used for backlit applications). Goldray Industries, in coordination with Duggal, fabricated glass panels incorporating the DuraClear film as an interlayer. |
ProductsInterior finishes: Demountable partitions: ACME Architectural Walls – System 50 Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore (color is custom blend) Wallcoverings: Knoll (Core) Wood Paneling: Miller Blaker Inc. (Reconstructed Ebony Veneer) Core Wall: Art Mural illuminated Glass Panels Plastic laminate: Nevamar Special surfacing: Benjamin Moore Chalkboard paint (pantry) Carpet: Area Rug – Martin Patrick Evan/Senegal (Reception), Bloomsburg/Sintra (Conference Rooms), Tretford (Office Broadloom Carpet) Flooring: I.J. Peiser & Sons Rift White Oak Wood flooring/stained Furnishings: Fixed seating: Miller Blaker Inc.(Reception/Pantry) Chairs:Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group/Leather (Conference Chairs) Tables: Halcon (Conference Tables) Trading Desks – Wrightline Trading Desk Chairs – Herman Miller Aeron Office furniture: Halcon Mitre Series Lighting:
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