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This office is designed around three primary words that are evocative of the

product and its rich historical roots:

Industry. Equality. Pride.

Industry: The office should assist creativity and it should reflect the powerful

engine of enthusiastic work and solid production.

Equality: Everyone should be comfortable, have space, and feel that they are

part of a group, equal to others, and vital to the success of all. Private offices,

ranking of chair back heights, window seats, for example foster animosity and

jealously and are not conducive to a strong team environment.

Pride: The history, influences, and themes that inspired the development of

Red Army vodka are not to be hidden, but are to be boldly flaunted.

Course: Space planning and design process

Faculty: Loucinda White

Date: Spring 2008

Concept statement

RED ARMY VODKA, OFFICE

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In 1917, a small band of exiled Russian citizens changed the face of their

nation and the course of world history. These were the young, proud men ofthe famous Red Army. They were workers, students, and soldiers, bonded by

a common goal. Led by only a few, they rose up against the oppression of a

Czarist Russian government, fighting in horrific conditions. They were

countrymen armed with only two weapons. The first was their undying

commitment. The second was vodka.

From the Russian word for water, vodka became the lifeblood of the Red

Army. Passed around among the troops before battles, vodka gave these

young men the courage to fight and was an anesthetic for their pain. It

bonded them as brothers-in-arms in times of victory.

As Joseph Stalin rose through the ranks of the Russian military, he beganto twist the principals on which the Red Army was founded into a vicious hate

machine. Fear replaced freedom. A republic became a monarchy. But Stalin

knew the only way to control a country was to control its army. And to control

an army, it had to be kept happy.

According to legend, Stalin ordered the creation of a new Russian royal

vodka, but not just any vodka. Stalin demanded a quality of vodka that was

unprecedented at the time. Standard vodkas left soldiers reeling from

impurities, but this vodka was exceptionally filtered and supremely smooth.

Made from only the finest grains under strict supervision, this ultra-premium

vodka was produced in small batches and simply labeled Red Army.

Today, the cold war is over and the Red Army is disbanded. As the walls of

communism came down and waves of freedom swept over the Motherland,

the recipe for this secret vodka was re-discovered. Recently, a recreation of

this formula has been developed and is being imported by Le Vecke

Corporation for High Point Group, Inc. in San Diego, California for distribution

in the United States.

A vodka to commemorate the courage of men who stood up in the face

of oppression.

An uncommon vodka, for the common good.

COMPANY HISTORY

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INSPIRATION

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The site is situated on the north west corner of the building,allowing for a fair degree of solar exposure

SITE INFORMATION

Sun path

In addition, the west face of the adjacent building reflects a great deal of light into the site

during the morning and early afternoon

Site2323 Elliott Avenue,

Seattle, WA 98121

Summer Solstice

Winter solstice

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PRELIMINARY SKETCHES

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Preliminary floor plan

BUBBLE DIAGRAM

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PRE DESIGN

Office, conference area and kitchenette

Office, conference and reception area

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Traction control steps

TecCrete raised floor

Sapper executive chair

Steel door

Work stations

Technographic window

1. FlooringMarmoleum tiles in Onyx, Cardinal, and Sangria

2. Wall coveringDiamond plate 3D laminate

3. Window and fireplace treatmentSteel drapery in chinese red

4. Chair coveringBlack leather

5. Privacy screensUltrasuede red

Sculpted ceiling panels

Nikita chair

MATERIAL BOARD

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StorageInteracTable

Furniture and fixtures

Fire Ribbon vent free fireplace

Photograph by Lloyd Hryciw

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Reflected ceiling plans, fixtures and wattage allowance

LIGHTING ELEMENTS

Adjustable pin spot trim

Plume chandelier

Taitu wall sconce

Rocket mini pendant

Fixture Lamp type Quantity Watts Watts Additional

per fixture (fixt) (total)8 x Wall Sconce 13W Halogen 1 13 104

5 x Pendant 35W MR-16 3 105 525

28 x Spot 3W LED 1 3 84 Warm white: 3000K, 100 LM, 50,000+ hour lifespan

Chandelier 1W LED 24 24 24 2700K, 90 LM

Square footage: 886 sq ft

Washington State energy code requirements 1 W/sq ft

Wattage employed 737

LED bulbs

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RENDERED FLOOR PLAN

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PERSEPECTIVE SKETCHES

Conference area

Reception area

Office

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ELEVATIONS

North elevation

South elevation

West elevation

East elevation

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PERSPECTIVES

Office

Conference area

Office and conference area

Reception

Kitchenette