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48 | Channel Focus Auto Showroom Left: At the heart of the interior is the MercedesBenz “clock tower,” which acts as the central anchor of the showroom. Above: A circular cutaway for the staircase allows views to the lower floor and throws natural light down from above. FURNITURE Tusch Seating Toronto Brayton Intl. New York Hightower Group LLC New York Steelcase Markham, Ontario, Canada Kiosk Furniture Toronto Ligne Roset Toronto POI Business Interiors (office systems) Markham, Ontario, Canada MILLWORK Convoy Custom Interiors Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Corian (DuPont) New York METALS/GLASS/ SPECIAL FINISHES Barber Glass (glazing) Guelph, Ontario, Canada 3form New York WALLCOVERINGS Fashion Wallcovering Cleveland FABRIC FINISHES Maharam Chicago Textus Peoria, Ill. Brentano Wheeling, Ill. Information in the project file is provided by the retailer and/or design firm. |project file| Mercedes-Benz Burlington, Ontario, Canada CONTRACT DESIGN FIRM GH+A Montreal and Detroit Nick Giammarco, partnerin-charge Lisa Savone, senior designer Lisa Hill, designer Lynn Nees, senior graphic designer ARCHITECT The Hicks Partnership Inc. Oakville, Ontario, Canada Elroy Van Grool, architect GENERAL CONTRACTOR Harbridge + Cross Ltd. Concord, Ontario, Canada ENGINEERS Mc Donnell Engineering Inc. Toronto Tony Mc Donnell, electrical engineer Tou Engineering Inc. Toronto Benjamin Tou, mechanical engineer also a heated maintenance garage, visible through glass screens, so that customers can watch the cars being worked on in an environment as highly specified and finished as the main showroom. At the service area, traditional low-level desks have been replaced with a series of standing-level tables, partitioned for privacy, to help reduce queuing. The ability to see into the mechanics’ bays “reinforces transparency, while creating theater in the midst of the showroom,” Giammarco says. The dealership typically showcases 40 new and 24 pre-owned vehicles, which are very much the star, Dugas points out. “But, by creating a transparent environment, with all the elements integrated, Quantum has something that gives customers the lifestyle relationship that is often missing from car showrooms,” she says. To e-mail this article, visit www.ddionline.com/magazine. FLOORING: SOFT SURFACE Tandus Carpet Dalton, Ga. Design Tex (Loophouse custom area rugs) London CERAMIC TILE Caesar Ceramic Eatontown, N.J. LIGHTING Lighting Management Sloatsburg, N.Y. | February/March 2012 www.ddionline.com http://www.ddionline.com/magazine http://www.ddionline.com

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