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Microsoft West, Beijing2010

The new 101,000 SM Beijing research and development center required interior design services through DD phase. The scope included all individual work and collaboration areas for 5000 staff as well as main lobbies, conferencing centers, cafeteria and food service, and customer interface facilities.

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The business plan for this commercial contracting

company stresses an open management structure and

collaborative environment. The resulting design uses sliding doors

and full height glazing on private offices. The “boxcar” table, a

major element at entry, uses reclaimed wood to create a

collaborative surface for meetings and drawings. The table and

reception desk reconfigures in sections and tracks along a

recessed floor guide.

Skanska USASeattle, WA


Philips Oral HealthcareSnoqualmie, WA

Before being acquired by Philips, the Sonicare company lobby featured a radial

floor pattern and a fountain suggesting their sonic cleaning technology. Now, Philips

desired a lobby re-branding which joined that heritage along with the corporate

philosophy of “sense and simplicity”. The re- design combined a high-tech, polished

white aesthetic with a northwest green sensibility in the use of salvaged silver-

maple planks.


Boeing - Move to the LakeRenton, WA

The 737 line engineers were re-situated in workplace towers within structural bays of the existing factory. The result netted a faster response to assembly problem-solving and cut roll-out for a plane in half. The towers contain 200,000 SF of workstations, collaboration space and executive offices. A skin of polycarbonate maintains the transparency of space and access while allowing way-finding graphics at a scale appropriate to the 750,000 SF factory floor.


Singapore is a modern garden city with a large ethnic Chinese population. These factors informed the interior design of their new US embassy. Custom light fixtures, carpets, furniture and door hardware were included in the design which combine modernism with Asian influences.

Singapore EmbassyWashington, DC



Singapore EmbassyCustom Lighting Fixture DesignWashington, DC

Custom light fixtures were integral in maintaining the

design continuity. I developed detailed

designs and worked with prototypes and fabricators

to develop the final fixtures.

Embassy of Ethiopia Washington, DC

The embassy design involved recalling and updating ancient architectural motifs native to the horn of Africa. The tight budget was maintained and a difficult site embraced in this project in which I served as architect and manager. I led a team to Ethiopia to observe and grade indigenous stone for use as cladding.

A local DC Ethiopian artist , Alexander “Skunder” Boghossian, worked with the design team to created a custom sculpture for the building entry (right).


Ernestine Anderson RoomParamount Theater Seattle, WA

This pro-bono project created an excusive VIP retreat during pre-performance and intermission. Accessible via a balcony level fire

escape, the velvet draped space has a “speakeasy” feel and recalls the 1950’s hot-jazz recordings of Seattle singer Ernestine

Anderson, whose voice was called “honey at dusk”.


Hand

Sketches


T-Mobile requested proposals for a creative center in anexisting downtown space containing a two-story sky-lit atrium and stairway. Along with our team qualifications, I presented this concept which unified the levels using a porous artifact wall symbolizing the transparency of wireless communication.

The wall openings allowed views between designers and became a focal point to the creative center, evoking the slogan “stick together”.

T-Mobile Creative Center Concept - Seattle, WA



Computer Sciences Corporation

Falls Church, VA

US Ambassador’s Residence

Bayan, Kuwait

Baltimore Area Visitor’s Center

Baltimore, MD


BluDot/DwellLounge Chair Competition

Reclaimed Wood Bench

Oak & Zebrawood Table

Home Entertainment

Center

Custom Furniture Design

Jim Brown – Selected Project List

Workplace/Interior Design and Planning:

Microsoft West, Beijing, PRC (completion 2010)1,000,000sf R&D Center with program for 5000 staffInterior architecture team leader on-site in China through DD contract completion

Philips Oral Healthcare, Snoqualmie, WA2500sf lobby brandingLead designer and project manager

Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationExpansion Space Design, Seattle, WA50,000sf office build-outProject interior architect and job captain from DD through CA

Ernestine Anderson Room at the Paramount Theater, S eattle, WA800sf renovation - Lead designer and project manager

Skanska USA, Corporate Offices, Seattle, WA20,000sf office build-outLead project architect and developed documentation for all built-in components

Boeing Move to the Lake, Renton, WA750,000sf industrial space with office in-fillInterior architect

Boeing Dreamliner Gallery Concept, Everett, WALead concept designer for cabin components showroom

T-Mobile Design Center Concept, Seattle, WALead concept designer

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Bethesda, MD10,000sf office build-out - Interior project architect

Computer Sciences Corporation, Falls Church, VA30,000sf office build-out - Interior project architect

Retail:

Crate&Barrel Flagship Store, Tigard, OR37,000sf retail space - Project architect for interiors and shell

Club Monaco, various locationsProject architect for roll-outs at various US locations

REI Flagship Store, Denver, CO89,500sf retailer with adaptive re-use of historic 1901 PowerhouseProject interior architect

Asiaworld Center, Taipei, ROC450,000sf renovation of 12 floor shopping mallConceptual design architect

Hahn Shoes, Winston Salem, NCRetail concept design architect for prototype shoe storeIncluded branding, logo design, merchandizing lay-out, and interior architecture

Wireless Concept Store, Washington, DCRetail concept design architect for prototype cellular store

L’Audace Hair Salon, Houston, TX1,400sf high-end salon - Project architect and manager

Metropolitan Furniture Retail Showroom, Houston, TX15,000sf showroom - Project architect and manager

The Camp Store, Houston, TX1,200sf children’s clothing store - Project architect and manager

Jim Brown – Selected Project List

Hospitality:

Hyatt O’Hare Ballroom, Rosemont, IL30,000sf grand ballroom addition - Lead interior architect

Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MD400-room resort and golf clubProject architect for core and shell resort destination

Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam411-room hotel, office and apartment towersProject architect for core and shell DD package

North Bethesda Marriott Hotel, Bethesda, MD225-room hotel and conference facilities - Project interior architect

Healthcare:

Swedish Medical Center NICU Family Rooms, Seattle, WA4000sf family respite space - five hotel-quality guestrooms within the neonatal ICU ward - Lead interior architect and project manager

Hospital for Sick Children, Washington, DC68,000sf expansion/renovation - Interior architect

Institutional/Governmental:

Eastvold Hall RenovationPacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WALead designer for interior and shell renovation of historicauditorium and classroom building

Western Bridge Gallery Space, Seattle, WA10,000sf Renovation of warehouse space for art and video installation space - Project architect

Koret Quad, UCSF – Mission Bay, San Francisco, CAProject architect and manager for urban campus public art installation

Seattle Packaging Headquarters, Renton, WAConversion/addition of office headquarters and manufacturing/warehouse facility - Project interior architect

Embassy of Ethiopia, building, Washington, DC45,000sf embassy - Project architect and manager

Embassy of Brunei Darussalem, Washington, DC40,000sf embassy - Project interior architect

Embassy of Singapore, Washington, DC55,000sf embassy - Lead interior architect

U.S. Embassy, Bayan, Kuwait96,000sf embassy complex - Interior/core and shell architect

U.S. Ambassador’s Residence, Bayan, Kuwait10,000sf residence - Project architect

Saitama Project, Saitama, Japan2.7 million sf government office complexProject architect/on-site designer in Tokyo

Fairfax County Government Center, Fairfax, VA650,000sf government center - Project interior architect

Baltimore Area Visitors Center, Baltimore, MD2,300sf exhibit space - Lead interior architect

Children’s Science Museum, Nashville, TNSchematic concept design architect

Bank of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD4,000sf branch facility - Project architect

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