The Paper Exchange

For you guys who don't know me, personally, I'm starting a new job next week.  I hinted around with some vaguery here, like my friend here does, but it's official!  I have been digging up all sorts of new & old inspiration, resources, and knowledge.

In doing so, I found a senior project that was my favorite.  It was for a competition sponsored by IDEC [Interior Design Educators Council] and my team partner was Jena, who I have mentioned here.

Our challenge was to create a commercial space in a renovated bank building, while preserving its historical integrity.  We wanted to restore the terrazzo flooring and detailed ceiling moldings.  We accomplished this by creating an eco-friendly paper store.  Customers can take educational classes [pictured above] and receive a discount for bringing in their paper products to recycle.

One of the most obvious challenges was ensuring that traffic patterns flowed smoothly.  There were several existing columns that were awkward.  By creating a unique check-out counter and wrapping station and wrapping freestanding columns in shelving, this was resolved.  The wooden tables were to be salvaged from vintage stores for product display.  

Would you ever shop here? :)

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