Project Goals: From office automation to home construction to digital printing and beyond, the companies of ImageNet America share two common characteristics. First, they exist to serve customers with excellence and devotion and contribute to their success and happiness. Second, the key to accomplishing that is providing long-term opportunity, support, and a great working environment for their associates, many of whom have risen to management and even ownership roles of the various companies. Key Points as presented to the client 1. This is our first ground-up project for you. 2. We are looking for economy, relevance to your business, a memorable image/personality and expandability. 3. Think of this as a low budget project. 4. We have designed 3 projects for you to date with each in a different city. Each location has its unique characteristics. Oklahoma City is home, Tulsa has Art Deco, Washington D. C. has L’Enfant’s plan and Houston has characteristics that we have studied and want to respond to. Program Requirements: 1. Equipment showroom 2. 2 video conference rooms 3. Sales area 4. Management offices 5. Secure inventory area 6. Technical support area for machine repair 7. Inventory warehouse with dock. 8. Building expandability 9. Incorporate the signature recycled “paperwall” into the project Architectural Concept: 8½ x 11. 11 x 17. A house of paper. Rods and shadows. There is hot stillness and Morning sun. Bring in a breeze. Turn Chaos into order. Use Walls that grow, binding, stacks, pages. Consider The shadow as duplicate. Living in “reams” with Light burning letters onto the page. Passing through the cool between 2 pages shadow painting. Messages and Language. A building as a book . . .with pages and memorable thoughts. Words of History or independence or conviction or new ideas formed in concrete. Don’t forget a bookmark and the same page over and over... Let the architectural form be the spirit... Engage. Receive and deliver countless messages and 1 bold idea. Repeat . . .
