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Lights, Camera, Action

Proudly rolling out our latest completed space, this time in video format. The video chronicles the design and construction of a 15,000 sf office space for a technology company in Midtown. Documenting 10 busy months, the video follows an empty space through its design, visualization, construction, furnishing, and move-in of the 2nd phase of the… Read more »

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Scenes from a Photo Shoot

The recently completed expansion for an international technology company‘s New York City offices was the focus of a photo shoot by Liam Frederick. With the support of a large cast and crew, the photo shoot spanned 3 days, 2 sunsets, 2089 photos (educated estimate), 12 beers, and 3 pizzas. Some behind the scenes photos from… Read more »

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Fun with Normals

Here’s a look at some of the fun we’ve been having misusing a few of the render channels you can get out of V-Ray. The render ID channel gives you unique colors for each discrete object, while the normals channel colors objects based on orientation. A bit of overlay photoshop blending, and you end up with… Read more »

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Tech Office, Almost Finished

Final pieces of the full floor renovation of the NYC tech office have started to arrive. With lights being installed throughout the floor, the second phase of the technology company’s NYC expansion, more of its unique features can now be understood. The colorful kitchen, the collaboration desk, the open offices – between new furnishings arriving… Read more »

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Plumbing, Illustrated

The week our client read the entire Plumbing Code: Also in this installment of ‘Plumbing, Illustrated’, the difference between a Wye and a Tee:

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Phase II Taking Shape

  With the bulk of construction done on the second phase of NY headquarters of a global technology company, finishes have started going up, and the floor has started taking shape. Ceiling have been painted, lights turned on, hexagonal carpets glues down, and multicolored data cables have been stretched throughout the office. Acoustical tiles have… Read more »

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Construction Begins on Phase II

The construction of the second phase of an international software company NYC headquarters is finally under way. Culminating a several weeks of negotiation, Plaza Construction were brought on board as the general contractor for what will hopefully be a 14 week sprint to the finish line. First up – concrete work, final pieces of demolition,… Read more »

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Virtual Reality Test Drive

Not all clients are created equal. Specifically when it comes to visualizing a design before it is built. Plans, sections and other architectural projections describe space in almost clinical terms. 2D renderings, as advanced as they can be, are always flat, and almost always exaggerated – they can be a simplified and optimistic expression of our… Read more »

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Tech HQ Phase I Completed

The first phase of global headquarters of an international technology company is completed, and now has look book. Phase one is the formal space, and houses the company’s board room and the company’s top executives. Working against limited ceiling height on the one hand, and spectacular views on the other, the design uses a light… Read more »