iXL New York
     

reception

iXL is a global internet company. The New York office initially moved into a rather anonymous existing space, but soon concluded that the reception and conference suite need to be re-designed in order to create an image more appropriate for the company.

Planes of switchable glass, translucent colored glass and perforated aluminum, together with virtual planes of light, were layered to define the boundary between the reception area and the conference suite beyond. The variable degrees of translucency and overlapping of the planes allow for modulation of transparency and privacy, and thus of the boundary itself. The layering of materials and light reflections create a "deep space" of images which also serves as a metaphor for the space of the Internet which is the medium of iXL's work.

The main conference room, equipped with an interactive table, has a projection screen surrounded by a halo of light. When it is not being actively used, the screen is programmed to change colors at slow intervals, creating different moods in the space.

reception detail
conference entry
conference room
waiting area
     
     
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