Horst Design makes Sherwood space picture perfect.Horst Design International has brought zen tranquility to a former supermarket, transforming the 6,000 s/f space for Sherwood TriArt, an upscale photography facility based in Woodbury, N.Y. Formerly located in a much smaller studio in Hicksville, the 59-year-old business integrates a myriad of services, including portrait and wedding photography, photography lab with state of the art technology, photo studio and gallery and picture framing. "One of our challenges was to open up a narrow 27' wide x 150' deep space and develop a dynamic floor plan that showcases the photography and draws the traffic to the back of the facility," explained Doug Horst, president of HDI HDI Human Development Index (UNDP yardstick of human welfare) HDI Help Desk Institute HDI Humpty Dumpty Institute (New York, New York) HDI High Density Interconnect . An expansive floor to ceiling glass window with an etched etch v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v.tr. 1. a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid. b. logo invites you to enter a huge 16' high gallery reception area filled with photos that leads to a media theatre, private sales rooms and hospitality area, culminating in a two-story rotunda rotunda In Classical and Neoclassical architecture, a building or room that is circular in plan and covered with a dome. The Pantheon is a Classical Roman rotunda. The Villa Rotonda at Vicenza, designed by Andrea Palladio, is an Italian Renaissance example. complete with two photo studios. This elegant yet simple atmosphere, filled with luxurious leather seating, cherry and maple woods, warm lighting and soft tones, appeals to the high end customers. "HDI effectively broke up the large space and created a humanistic feel with a decoratively detailed ceilings and stair stepped consulting rooms consulting rooms the place of work of a private practitioner. They may be attached to a clinic or a hospital. using varying tones on the walls," said Richard Marchisotto, partner with Sherwood TriArt. Incorporating natural materials like bamboo, maple and cherry wood with incandescent/halogen lighting, HDI created a museum like setting. In the sales rooms, HDI considered the need for privacy, along with the ability for clear visibility, so customers could easily view the photos hanging on the walls. Translucent lexan panels encasing small bamboo reeds for privacy on the lower portion of the glass walls add an intimate touch. The gallery leads to the rotunda featuring a glass enclosed printing lab, with high tech printing equipment, an assembly area and studios. At the center of the rotunda is a structural column encased en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case  ment n. in
cherry wood and adorned a·dorn tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank. 2. by a floating frosted fiber-glass ceiling treatment which reflects the look of a Shoji shoji In Japanese architecture, sliding partition doors and windows made of a latticework wooden frame and covered with a tough, translucent white paper. When closed, they softly diffuse light throughout the house. screen. |
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