As one of the leading web browser companies, google needed to grow in the building they were. The design concept is really simple…the city of Mexico. When you enter the reception you find this really white space, with a bright colored logo, that lets you in into two different spaces. One, the techtalk, a big auditorium for multiple uses. Here the focus of design is the Mexico city google map carpet, which captures you eye the moment you step in. The other door let you into Mexico city. First you see Chapultepec, an informal meeting space with swings, a lake and a very big tree.Then you see that thecarpet is actually a street that takes you everywhere. You can take an actual refurbished cab and have a phone conversation, or you can take the subway, that holds all the technical rooms in the office. You can continue your journey either south, and find workstations and Xochimilco, where you can have a videoconference inside a Trajinera, whichis a traditional Mexican boat; oryou can go north, and enter Teatro Blanquita, a big meeting space where Google Hangouts happen. Food and catering is really important for the company to give to their employees, so you can find a deli in the middle of the space where you can either eat or meet. There are also several amenities such as gym, showers and massage areas to keep the employees happy. Color and lighting design worked together to really enhanced the look, the productivity and the result. Designed to have little impact in the environment, this offices follow really estrict green guidelines such as low VOC´s materials, green carpeting, certified wood, and recycle bins. This offices got LEED Gold Certified. Google works totally different as the majority of companies, and because this is a young company with most employees being gen-Xers we decided to give a fun yet functional ambiance, or as they call it “frugal space”.
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Pet-Tree is a vertical eco gardening system made from recycled PET containers. The design consists of structural plastic pieces and PET pots that are combined to form a tree-like shape. The system also has a built in water circulation system, and it harvests rainwater while feeding plants through drip irrigation. The project allows space-starved urban gardeners to grow a wide range of plants, and it’s a great option for organic growers.
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Tappo is a multifunctional element that works for our well-being, also attentive to the welfare of nature through sustainable production and its features of disassembly, separability, repairability and convertibility. In Tappo creativity and innovative thrust of research find a meeting point - thus inserting new and useful features such as the ability to improve the air perfuming it at the same time. With its multiple functions Tappo is a useful device which enriches the space where people meet or stay together.
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The pencil is made out of organic waste materials. The pencil design meets all the ecological standards. The colors and the pencil lead are also eco-friendly. The package is made out of recycled paper and is being recycled again by the user. The idea maximally utilizes recycling methods and creates an attractive eco brand. The brand promotes ecological education of children, healthy living, eco-actions and animal welfare.
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Ekoteka is made entirely from recycled materials which makes it 100% environmentally friendly. Every part of Ekoteka is fully utilized and in the production is used as many discarded and old material. Textile on the cover was obtained from discarded and too-small shirts and dresses. The paper used for making Ekoteka is recycled. It is also designed completely degradable label from which can grow a spruce tree. Packaging is usable as a stand for a favorite photo. The main goal is to provide and encourage social and sustainable development.
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We were asked to create the branding, interior design, signage and oversee the fit-out of the offices of the new CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology) Offices in Enniskillen. The brief was that the Centre needed to represent the ethos of Crest not just visually, but also in it’s use of energy and materials. While our part of the project, relates to the sustainable design of the interior of “The Hub”, we have also included information about the CREST Project itself to further outline the committment to environmental credentials throughout the project.
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