RED ARMY VODKA, OFFICE

Concept statement

This office is designed around three primary words that are evocative of the
product and its rich historical roots:

Industry. Equality. Pride.

Industry: The office should assist creativity and it should reflect the powerful
engine of enthusiastic work and solid production.

Equality: Everyone should be comfortable, have space, and feel that they are
part of a group, equal to others, and vital to the success of all. Private offices,
ranking of chair back heights, window seats, for example foster animosity and
jealously and are not conducive to a strong team environment.

Pride: The history, influences, and themes that inspired the development of
Red Army vodka are not to be hidden, but are to be boldly flaunted.

Course: Space planning and design process

Faculty: Loucinda White
Date: Spring 2008

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 COMPANY HISTORY

In 1917, a small band of exiled Russian citizens changed the face of their
nation and the course of world history. These were the young, proud men of
the famous Red Army. They were workers, students, and soldiers, bonded by
a common goal. Led by only a few, they rose up against the oppression of a
Czarist Russian government, fighting in horrific conditions. They were
countrymen armed with only two weapons. The first was their undying
commitment. The second was vodka.

From the Russian word for water, vodka became the lifeblood of the Red
Army. Passed around among the troops before battles, vodka gave these
young men the courage to fight and was an anesthetic for their pain. It
bonded them as brothers-in-arms in times of victory.

As Joseph Stalin rose through the ranks of the Russian military, he began
to twist the principals on which the Red Army was founded into a vicious hate
machine. Fear replaced freedom. A republic became a monarchy. But Stalin
knew the only way to control a country was to control its army. And to control
an army, it had to be kept happy.

According to legend, Stalin ordered the creation of a new Russian royal

vodka, but not just any vodka. Stalin demanded a quality of vodka that was
unprecedented at the time. Standard vodkas left soldiers reeling from
impurities, but this vodka was exceptionally filtered and supremely smooth.
Made from only the finest grains under strict supervision, this ultra-premium
vodka was produced in small batches and simply labeled Red Army.

Today, the cold war is over and the Red Army is disbanded. As the walls of
communism came down and waves of freedom swept over the Motherland,
the recipe for this secret vodka was re-discovered. Recently, a recreation of
this formula has been developed and is being imported by Le Vecke
Corporation for High Point Group, Inc. in San Diego, California for distribution
in the United States.

A vodka to commemorate the courage of men who stood up in the face

of oppression.

An uncommon vodka, for the common good.

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INSPIRATION

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 SITE INFORMATION

Sun path
The site is situated on the north west corner of the building,
allowing for a fair degree of solar exposure

Summer Solstice

Winter solstice

In addition, the west face of the adjacent building reflects a great deal of light into the site
during the morning and early afternoon

Site
2323 Elliott Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98121

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PRELIMINARY SKETCHES

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 BUBBLE DIAGRAM
Preliminary floor plan

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PRE DESIGN

Office, conference area and kitchenette

Office, conference and reception area

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 MATERIAL BOARD
Furniture and fixtures
Photograph by Lloyd Hryciw

Sculpted ceiling panels

Technographic window
InteracTable
Storage

Fire Ribbon vent free fireplace

Work stations
TecCrete raised floor 2

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Sapper executive chair 5

Traction control steps

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Nikita chair

1. Flooring
Marmoleum tiles in Onyx, Cardinal, and Sangria
2. Wall covering
Steel door Diamond plate 3D laminate
3. Window and fireplace treatment
Steel drapery in chinese red
4. Chair covering
Black leather
5. Privacy screens
Ultrasuede red

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LIGHTING ELEMENTS
Reflected ceiling plans, fixtures and wattage allowance

Taitu wallll sconce

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Plume chandelier
Pl h d li

Adjustable
bl pin spot trim

Rocket mini pendant

Fixture Lamp type Quantity Watts Watts Additional LED bulbs

lb
per fixture (fixt) (total)
8 x Wall Sconce 13W Halogen 1 13 104
5 x Pendant 35W MR-16 3 105 525
28 x Spot 3W LED 1 3 84 Warm white: 3000K, 100 LM, 50,000+ hour lifespan Square footage: 886 sq ft
Chandelier 1W LED 24 24 24 2700K, 90 LM Washington State energy code requirements 1 W/sq ft

Wattage employed 737

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 RENDERED FLOOR PLAN

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PERSEPECTIVE SKETCHES

Conference area

Office

Reception area

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 ELEVATIONS

West elevation

North elevation

East elevation

South elevation

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PERSPECTIVES

Office
Conference area
Office and conference area

Kitchenette
Reception

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