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DY&R
September 1994
The corporate mien of the Reception space is manifested by geometric leitmotif at the latticed glass panel and the lead sheet reception desk design.
A composition of wood and metal kits out the reception lobby of the Dentsu, Young & Rubicam advertising agency. Lead sheet counter and copper signage are humbled by flooring of recycled timber strips. A 5m long garage door slides open to the lift landing. The side table (left foreground) is made of aluminum pieces joined together with aircraft bolts.
Glass panels with Nyatoh mullions mark out the director's office in the distance. Timber plank flooring is salvaged from shop houses in Singapore's Chinatown.
The staff lounge is dominated by a console clad in lead sheet with "I" beams holding up a French limestone countertop. Nyatoh doors with wire mesh glass portholes exit to the lobby area.
Low level lighting leads the way to the graphics studio, which is enclosed in metal mesh sandwiched between 2 layers of glass and bolt assembly timber mullions. |
SINGAPORE H A R D W A R E H O U S E Tool-box elements get an inventive twist in the hands of the team from Poole Associates. Wing screws, aircraft bolts and wire mesh are the working palette that has been applied as design details to the interior of Dentsu, Young & Rubicam advertising agency. ________________________________ The nature of raw materials is that they impart a shoddy first impression when a close tab is not kept on quality finish. The Poole team, however, has manipulated galvanized zinc plates and disused timber planks with willful aplomb. By giving Poole the go ahead to apply such rough-edged materials to their enterprise is telling of the ad agency's risk taking boldness. ________________________________ The light industrial interior style is an extension of the character of the Concourse building where the office is tenanted at the 30th floor. 'I like the subtle approach to an environment that enhances creativity, not overpowering it,' says designer Ed Poole. The flooring of raw timber planks at the reception area is an element of surprise for one expecting a prim and polished office akin to such a high tech building. The timber was picked up from the recent spate of shop house renovations. They offer an alternative and economical solution to flooring.
The elongated lobby area is capped at one end with a reception counter clad in lead sheet. Behind the counter is the DY&R corporate logo cast in copper plate. It is intended for the signage to mottle with time to lend textural interest. At the opposite end of the narrow walkway are two all glass board rooms which pull in the light and the southern Singapore sea view into the narrow space. Hence, regardless of the orientation in the office, one never loses sight of the exterior.
The grid lattices of the 5m-long sliding garage door are repeated at the Boardroom glass wall. They activate the space with kinetic energy, very much in keeping with the openness and flow of ideas one expects of the work culture in an ad agency.
________________________________ Sliding presentation walls facilitate adjoining conference rooms to expand. Tables are formed from aluminum sheeting fixed with aircraft bolts on a 3-pie format. And huge garage doors slide open when the space is required for full staff gatherings. ________________________________
DY&R Singapore 3oth Floor : The Concourse, Singapore Project Team: Click on images for a larger view Photography : C I & A
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________________________________ An exterior roof deck has a thrilling view of the busy shipping lanes with Batam Indonesia in the distance. ________________________________ |
