Among the things keeping the workshop busy at present is the fitout of a new real estate office in Woodend. We have been give pretty much a free hand with this, although there is obviously a need to stay within the overall feel of the agency's corporate theme.
It seemed important to give some sense of privacy to the interface between the work of the staff and the public, without creating too formal a barrier. Thus we have a series of shaped slats only supporting the counter top above the work surface, creating a moving pattern of shadows as the eye travels the full length of the counter.
The face panel of the reception is one long panel of beautiful fiddleback Tasmanian Ash, hovering 200mm above the floor on tapering stainless steel legs. Again, this detail is intended to give continuity to the space, reducing the barrier between staff and public.
It seemed important to give some sense of privacy to the interface between the work of the staff and the public, without creating too formal a barrier. Thus we have a series of shaped slats only supporting the counter top above the work surface, creating a moving pattern of shadows as the eye travels the full length of the counter.
The face panel of the reception is one long panel of beautiful fiddleback Tasmanian Ash, hovering 200mm above the floor on tapering stainless steel legs. Again, this detail is intended to give continuity to the space, reducing the barrier between staff and public.
The same fiddle back eucalypt has been used to create one of the prettiest Wye table to come out of the workshop in a long time. Contrasting with leg structures triple veneered using a lightly figured Spotted Gum, the pale table top should work to create as relaxed an environment as possible for negotiating what is often a very important purchase in our lives.
Also going through the workshop at present is a full joinery fit out for a home designed by Marcus O'Reilly, with whom we have worked on many projects over the years.
The veneers on this one are interesting in that we have chosen Tasmanian Sassafras that has just started the transition from clear to blackheart. By selecting parts of each leaf from within the bundle and shuffling them about, we have been able to arrange the flashes of black in an apparently random but actually closely controlled manner. Although the project is well advanced, there is little finished and installed at this stage. More images as the work progresses.
The veneers on this one are interesting in that we have chosen Tasmanian Sassafras that has just started the transition from clear to blackheart. By selecting parts of each leaf from within the bundle and shuffling them about, we have been able to arrange the flashes of black in an apparently random but actually closely controlled manner. Although the project is well advanced, there is little finished and installed at this stage. More images as the work progresses.