Office Renovation Update #1

posted by pete on January 30th, 2008

Anthony and I have been working closely with Christopher Schutt of Thirst on the new Unspace office. We took our time planning, and now it’s go time. We lucked out with Christopher; he really gets us and what we’re all about. The space will be functional but full of character.

Hampton is a huge proponent of chalkboards. Right now there are several layers of diagrams on most of the blank walls in the office; we keep painting over it, then he draws on it. The obvious solution is to use chalkboard paint on some of the key walls to keep our boy genius in his Good Will Hunting place.

We’ve removed all of the existing lights and fans, and in their place will be a row of seven gorgeous 1940’s era bulbous glass fixtures with sunlight bulbs in them. In the meantime, it’s getting dark really early at Unspace.

We are putting a lot of work into the entry area, as previously the first impression someone would get walking in was that they were in someone’s kitchen. We’ve dropped the ceiling and erected a notched divider wall that will have our logo and lights on it. The closet is coming out, and the stairs/banister are all receiving love. We have a really great chair for this new area, too. It’s orange and made of wood. (You’ll see, soon.)

The “lounge” is currently the staging area for all of the work in progress, with lots of boxes and junk everywhere. It’s very Holmes on Homes at the moment. It’s also the temporary home of the latest addition to the Unspace family, a Black Knight pinball machine.