Interior Design

The interior space of United Way captures the cohesive and welcoming aesthetic that reflects the employees and the agencies they represent. The 1911 historic church was converted into a versatile corporate office building offering conference rooms, offices, a large workroom, substantial storage, a print shop, main break room and an adjacent multi-purpose room. The spatial layout is designed to allow efficient accessibility from the numerous surrounding offices to common areas such as conference rooms, smaller break areas, and the centralized workroom. To create an open atmosphere, each office and conference room includes store front windows that extensively expand the hallways and allow for natural light from hallway skylights to enter through the offices. Minimalism was a strong concept that was revealed through the clean lines of the details, lighting composition and textures of the material selection throughout the entire building. Upon entry the lobby features a custom designed reception desk comprised of exotic wood veneers and finished with an acrylic countertop. The conference room dramatically features conceptual waves of Armstrong’s acoustical suspended ceiling system that complements a striking MDF sculpted wall panel located at the foreground of the presentation area. Throughout the building, each office and multi-purpose space contains flexible systems furniture that performs according to the specific needs of each end user. Following the minimalist concept, the overall color palette is regulated to warm neutrals and luminous accents with bursts of colors from fabrics and accent walls that assist in way-finding. The light tones of the woods and paint are also ideal for gallery display and enhance the bright and colorful artwork collection that United Way will accumulate over time.