QUICK LEFT
Provided: Architecture + General Contracting
Location: Boulder, CO
Completed: November 2011
Quick Left, software development company, needed a design solution to accommodate their new location and growing business, the main stipulation being health and productivity. Starting with light, tres birds workshop designed the floor plan so that every corner of the office would receive the sun’s replenishing benefits. Existing lighting structures were repositioned for maximum efficiency and the outside windows were stripped of their tinting to allow full sunlight penetration. Addressing indoor air quality, floors were ground down to their primal layer, freeing them of chemical coating, and use of powder coating on workstation bays prevents additional chemical off-gassing. In addition, Quick Left gained one worker who never stops; the garden ‘dirt snake’ is busy round the clock, infusing oxygen and ions into the office environment. Reclaimed material usage was also prevalent throughout the Quick Left project. Surplus pallet racks used to form the frames of workstation bays, with walls made from recycled PET plastic bottles, mitigates sound and aids in transfusing light. Meeting tables were constructed from leftover wall frames of the previous business.
Client Feedback
Collin Schaafsma / Founder of Quick Left
"I was really impressed with all the other spaces tres birds has done in the past. I really liked the diversity. When we first started talking to Mike I loved his approach. He really wanted to learn how we worked and what our current pain points were. We knew tres birds would create something just for us. That was important, we didn't want a cookie cutter office space.
I really liked the fact that tres birds does the discovery, design and the build. Nothing gets overlooked because they are involved in every step of the process.
The attention to detail and creativity was unreal. Team moral is very high. We all really enjoy working in the space. We are much more productive and we can accommodate client meetings and events now like we've always wanted. It's really been a game changer for us."
Photography: Sam Campbell / NVRVR
Location: Boulder, CO
Completed: November 2011
Quick Left, software development company, needed a design solution to accommodate their new location and growing business, the main stipulation being health and productivity. Starting with light, tres birds workshop designed the floor plan so that every corner of the office would receive the sun’s replenishing benefits. Existing lighting structures were repositioned for maximum efficiency and the outside windows were stripped of their tinting to allow full sunlight penetration. Addressing indoor air quality, floors were ground down to their primal layer, freeing them of chemical coating, and use of powder coating on workstation bays prevents additional chemical off-gassing. In addition, Quick Left gained one worker who never stops; the garden ‘dirt snake’ is busy round the clock, infusing oxygen and ions into the office environment. Reclaimed material usage was also prevalent throughout the Quick Left project. Surplus pallet racks used to form the frames of workstation bays, with walls made from recycled PET plastic bottles, mitigates sound and aids in transfusing light. Meeting tables were constructed from leftover wall frames of the previous business.
Client Feedback
Collin Schaafsma / Founder of Quick Left
"I was really impressed with all the other spaces tres birds has done in the past. I really liked the diversity. When we first started talking to Mike I loved his approach. He really wanted to learn how we worked and what our current pain points were. We knew tres birds would create something just for us. That was important, we didn't want a cookie cutter office space.
I really liked the fact that tres birds does the discovery, design and the build. Nothing gets overlooked because they are involved in every step of the process.
The attention to detail and creativity was unreal. Team moral is very high. We all really enjoy working in the space. We are much more productive and we can accommodate client meetings and events now like we've always wanted. It's really been a game changer for us."
Photography: Sam Campbell / NVRVR
