Corporate
Lobby & Reception
A curved reception desk and veneer paneling that turn a corporate lobby into a brand statement.
Project Highlights
- Industry
- Corporate
- Location
- Chicago metropolitan area
- Scope of Work
- Curved reception desk, Veneer wall paneling, Lounge slat wall, Private office casework
- Materials
- Wood veneer, Solid surface, Metal
- Quality Standard
- AWI Custom Grade
Wood veneer carries this corporate lobby. It runs from a curved, faceted reception desk with a solid-surface transaction top through the wall paneling, the lounge slat wall and its built-in banquette, and the casework in the private offices.
Keeping that much veneer consistent is a sequencing problem: the grain has to be matched and balanced across separate elements so color and figure read continuously from the lobby to the back offices. The desk sits on herringbone flooring as the room’s first point of contact, with the paneling and slat wall extending the same material through the lounge and workspaces.
Technical summary
Pio's Role
Shop drawings, field measuring, material coordination, fabrication, finishing, delivery, and installation.
Challenge
A curved solid-surface reception desk and wood-paneled feature wall had to read as one continuous piece across the lobby, coordinated to the approved drawings and finished field conditions.
Result
A lobby centerpiece — curved desk, paneling, and coordinated casework — fabricated and installed as one package.
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