Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
The entry is demarcated by its distinctive logo, rendered in a bold orange supergraphic, visible through the reception glass on axis at the end of a long corridor leading to the office.
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Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
In keeping with the Canadian designers who are routinely featured in the magazine, the whimsical pendant overhead is by Molo, a Vancouver-based studio that makes furniture and lighting fixtures out of expandable paper geometries.
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Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
Photo credit:
Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
An assemblage of five pendants are clustered like cumulus clouds and float above the reception desk whose sinuously organic wood top is crafted by the Brothers Dressler.
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Scott Norsworthy
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Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
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Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
Flexible in nature, the space is ideal for social events and recreational activities.
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Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
A double-height space captivates with its volumetric expansion, with 16-foot-tall original factory windows framed in black metal providing even north light.
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Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
The adjoining lunchroom and staff kitchen can be closed off by a sliding translucent acrylic screen, a device used throughout the office to maintain a modicum of privacy without sacrificing light transmission.
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Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
The lunchroom and staff kitchen are fitted with Scavolini cabinets.
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Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
A large, open-concept space accommodates 26 workstations, a pair of private offices and ameeting room, which serve as the working environment for teams of editors, publishers, writers and advertising sales.
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Scott Norsworthy
Azure Publishing Office
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
To optimize structure and order, reference material and personal belongings can be stowed in integrated bookshelves and storage cubbies.
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Scott Norsworthy
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David Boyer
Le James - McGill University Bookstore
KANVA
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David Boyer
Le James - McGill University Bookstore
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David Boyer
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