DURING THE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING 65,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING INTO SAMONSITE CORPORATION'S NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE PROJECT WAS THE IMAGE THE LOBBY WOULD PRESENT TO VISITORS AND STAFF. THE DESIGN DEVELOPED BY BKA ARCHITECTS FOCUSED ON CREATING A FRESH, GLOBAL IMAGE USING SAMSONITE’S BRAND ELEMENTS IN A MANNER THAT PROVIDED A FEELING OF LUXURY. THE RESULTING LOBBY SPACE HAS A CONTEMPORARY FEEL AND IS FILLED WITH DARK CHERRY WOOD PANELS, RECESSED AREAS TO DISPLAY PRODUCTS, A BLACK GRANITE AND GLASS STAIRCASE, AND A CUSTOM RECEPTION DESK. ENTERING THE SPACE, THE VISITOR’S FOCUS IS DRAWN TO THE DISPLAY OF NEW LUGGAGE PRODUCTS. THE FLOOR OF THE LOBBY HAS AN INLAID SWIRL PATTERN SURROUNDING THE COMPANY'S LOGO TO REINFORCE THE CORPORATE IDENTITY.
THE PROJECT ENCOMPASSED THE RENOVATION OF TWO FLOORS. BKA DEVELOPED A SPACE PLAN THAT WAS APPROPRIATE TO THE FUNCTIONALITY AND WORK FLOW OF THE COMPANY'S VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. THE AREAS ON THE FIRST FLOOR INCLUDED THE LOBBY, STAFF WORK AREAS AND WORKSTATIONS, MANAGEMENT OFFICES, SEVERAL MEETING ROOMS, A LARGE, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, AND BREAK ROOM. ON THE SECOND FLOOR, THE WORK FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING REPRESENTATIVE UPPER MANAGEMENT OFFICES AS WELL AS ADDITION CONFERENCE ROOM SPACE AND STAFF WORK AREAS. THE SECOND FLOOR MEETING ROOM SHARES WINDOWS WITH THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND IS VISIBLE TO THOSE ENTERING THE BUILDING.
THE FLOORING TILES USED IN THE OFFICES BELONG TO THE CERAMIC COLLECTION GLOBE/1.0.
Samsonite Headquarter
- Designer Studio BKA Architects
- Place Mansfield - US
- Category Business
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