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A Tech Firm Grows Up

industrial office with open desks

Having designed their flagship offices in NY’s Time Square, KCD moved on to design the client’s Chicago headquarters Tech Firm Interior Design on North Wells—a space that the client wanted to reflect the industrial look and feel of the area.  And with that we off and running.

industrial tech lobby with brick wall and concrete floor
industrial office with open desks

We stripped the floors down to the concrete, sandblasted them and refinished them, giving them their rough-hewn, terrazzo look. Leaving the ceilings exposed let us maintain the industrial feel, painting them black let us bring the scale down to a more human scale.  And while “cozy” isn’t usually the word we associate with an industrial warehouse the black ceiling makes the space feel more intimate.  Elements like the recycled railroad ties we used on the walls and reception really reflect the client: raw and edgy, but we integrated the newest, most modern technology and furniture, color, pattern and art to reveal another side of them: sleek and playful.

industrial office with open desks

Did we mention these are engineers we were designing for?  That was important because they work long, long days (which sometimes go into nights.)  And they needed to be productive over those long hours. One of key feature we integrated into our design, that the client ended up standardizing, are the sit-stand desks.  Not only did productivity go up, job satisfaction did, too.  (And bad backs went down.)

steel glass conference room doors
colorful conference room with steel doors

As in most of our tech firm interior design projects, we knew that the client had a lateral office structure with no hierarchy, we had the idea of using steel and glass doors to separate conference rooms and private offices. We loved the way they don’t compromise the visual connection from the meeting areas to the workspaces; we also loved how they supported the client’s belief of inclusivity and transparency.

industrial conference room with steel windows
large navy couches in break room
large navy couches in break room
colorful break room with glass cabinets and seating
colorful break room with glass cabinets
Dr Who tardis privacy phone booth
steel glass conference room doors

Working such long hours we knew these engineers needed an escape and what better way to do that than through time travel?  So KCD indulged their every (self-professed) tech geek fantasy and found the one place licensed to make a Doctor Who TARDIS.  Shipped from England, and reconstructed in the large open space, it double duties by also providing a space for some privacy, if needed.

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