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Offices for the Myers Corporation
First Hawaiian Tower
Honolulu, Hawaii
Size: 11,000 sq. ft.
1997 Honolulu
AIA Award
The design intent for the interior architecture of the Myers Corporation
offices was to be clean and simple, leaning toward Art Deco and
Art Modern architecture, a setting befitting for the display of
the Corporation's collection of architectural models of its development
projects and contemporary art. As the building developer for the
First Hawaiian Center, materials and details used on the building
exterior were reincorporated into the final design of the Myer's
interior for design continuity. For example, the elliptical shape
of the window wall fins that are prevalent on the building exterior
reappears in the main reception desk, along with finishes of textured
stainless steel. This same "fin" motif is carried through in the
design of the secretarial stations, but with a different metallic
paint finish similar to the building. Recessed "piano key" lights
that run from the reception area through the acutely angled presentation
corridor mirrors the ground floor covered walkway of the First Hawaiian
Center. Plain-sliced anigre, beige veneers, green limestone, and
green slate used throughout the public areas and lobbies of the
building reappear in selected areas.
Customized, task-oriented workstations were used throughout the
design, offering a variety of configurations and storage elements
at costs below catalogue furniture systems. To relieve eye strain
for its employees, ambient lighting was used throughout the general
office areas.
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