Design Solutions - Summer 2008 - (Page 40) Lathrop & Gage Conference Center AT A GLANCE: 5Paneling and custom desk in the reception area shows off the fastidious sequencing of veneer on the project. office’s bronze elements.” The hand selection process to ensure consistency from log to log and flitch to flitch was a challenge, Sloan continues, made more challenging by the quantity of Rosewood required throughout the conference center. team effort and a mock trial courtroom, are stateof-the-art, empowered by the latest communications technology. “By virtue of the program, material selection and elegant detailing, the completed design conveys Lathrop & Gage’s commitment to leadership and quality with dramatic results,” adds Sloan. Hand Selecting Veneer Rosewood was the wood of choice for the paneling, conference room cabinet fronts and reception desk, reports Kirk Lundholm, project manager from RCS Millwork. The judge’s bench, podium and cabinet fronts in the mock courtroom feature figured English Sycamore that is sequenced matched. 40 DESIGN SOLUTIONS Figured Sycamore is also used at wall niches for artwork and for panels between doors. Reveals and base trim are of Makore. “We met with the architects and offered input and direction on the veneer selected,” reports Lundholm. “Multiple samples of hardwoods were prepared and submitted to complement the exotic veneers.” “The Santos Rosewood with its dramatic, organic appearance nicely juxtaposes with the building’s staid, classical architectural elements,” points out Sloan. “The quartered, figured Sycamore is complementary in tone and texture to the Rosewood, and coordinates in tone and color with the Sequencing of the Rosewood panels was painstakingly analyzed and engineered, explains Lundholm. All reveals are backed with solid Makore. Outside paneling corners have solid Makore edging and are covered with the face and edge of the Rosewood veneer. “Because of the layout of the lobby,” he adds, “none of the outside corners are ninety degrees.” Paneling was finished and shipped in small lots to meet installation deadlines. “The execution of the paneling is especially noteworthy because of the rigid design tolerances, the demanding sequencing of the different pieces, and the amount of coverage required in terms of the height and length of the walls,” notes Sloan. I summer 2008
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