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Annie Chu, IIDA,
FAIA, principal,
Chu+Gooding Architects
at the California African
American Museum, where
her firm recently helped
to rebrand the lobby.

A BETTER
RECEPTION
Sometimes a small but
purposeful change can
make all the difference.
That was Annie Chu's goal
when her organization,
Chu+Gooding Architects,
was invited by the California
African American Museum
to assist with the rebranding

of its lobby. "It was a vast
space with no center or
focus-a place that feels
more like a concourse at
an airport," says Chu, IIDA,
FAIA, a principal at the Los
Angeles, California, USAbased firm.
The museum's primary
need was to replace a nearly
20-year-old reception desk
that was just floating in that

lobby. To give the reception
desk a greater sense of
purpose, Chu and her team
proposed designing the
area to be a welcoming
buoy that allows visitors to
interact with the staff and
other visitors by integrating
various seating heights and
body leaning arrangements.
"At events, it's the prime
hangout spot, the DJ station,

the platform for display
of catered fare, and a
staging area," Chu says.
"On a typical museum
day, it functions like a
mini community center,
a skateboard locker, a
conversation pit, and a
resource center to scroll
through iPads, retrieve
pamphlets, and chat
with staff."

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Balancing Act
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - Talk, Talk
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - Data Viz
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - A Common Good
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - A New School of Thought
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - Balancing Act
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - Scratch Pad
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - Insider Intel
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - Sound Bytes
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - IIDA News + Updates
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IIDA Perspective - Spring/Summer 2017 - Why This Design Works
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