Lynn Fisher in our San Francisco office has been on maternity leave, and is returning to work on 5/4/09. We wanted to share photos of little Sam since he’s part of the hoa family!
Samuel Paul Bogart was born January 29, 2009 at 9:33pm. 7lb 14oz. 20 3/4″ long.
Here is Sam with Tess, who turned 2 in March. Can you believe how big and mobile they get in just 2 years?
The whole family in Sea Ranch. How they managed to get a smiling toddler to sit still, and a gurgling baby to look toward the camera, is beyond me.
We’ve missed Lynn at work and look forward to having her back. Congratulations, Lynn!
I’ve been getting into meditation lately, and the core of our focus is on breathing. Breathing alcohol takes it to a whole new level…. and calling it Alcoholic Architecture elevates it to the realm of design and experience.
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/atmospheric-intoxication.html
After the newsletter went out on 4/22/09, from which we got a great wave of responses, we also had many requests to share what our office looks like. All photos were taken by our lovely office mate, Kristin Beadle of Beadle Design.
This is our entry alcove, right inside the glass entry. Our architectural resource and sample library lines the red shelving on casters, designed by our very own Zack Gillum. All of our custom casework (which includes our desks and wall-hung shelves made of apple ply) was fabricated by MADE in Portland, who does beautiful work locally and nationally.
To the right of the resource library, we have translucent white shelving by Cubitec. We have a few pieces and magazines living in some of the cubbies right now, and hope to fill it up with more toys and objects that strike our fancy.
Here you see the built-in wood desks lining the left side of the office. The right side of the office consists of the entry alcove, the conference table, and a future lounge area by the glass garage door. The three spaces are softly defined by the red boxes with our library in them. Finding furniture for the lounge is taking us longer than we had expected – we’re looking and waiting for just the right pieces – a sofa that’s long enough to lie on, two side chairs, and an coffee table that doubles as an extra meeting surface. A few table and floor lamps will also help make that area feel warm and cozy, like a little vacation spot from the office.
In the background you see the office “hub”, which is a raised tabletop (user-friendly counter-height design) with a print/mail area on one side, and a little kitchenette on the other. When we have Friday cocktails with friends, this is where we inevitably end up standing around and talking – it’s the hearth of our office.
So there you have it. If you want to see more, you’ll just have to come over.
