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2001 A Space Odyssey + Star Trek = ai3's SuperGroup Office

By David Seliger - September 14, 2011

in Architecture

Atlanta-based ai3, the same interior design/architecture firm that worked on the new Holiday Inn lobby, also designed this office space for marketing agency The SuperGroup. The main entrance corridor is straight out of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, complete with their own monolith at the end of the tunnel, while the doors to the conference room are pure original Star Trek.

I love the fact that beyond the office being a well-designed space, it is also an experience. Your walk into the office is an experience; your first encounter with the SuperGroup-branded monolith is an experience; opening the doors to the conference is an experience. This is the true power of architecture: to influence the context of the world we live in, both in our physical interactions and in our capacity to dream and think creatively. I know that I, for one, would function much more dynamically in a space like this than a drab office building.

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N_honey

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Ai3 rocks! I appreciate the variety in their design approach and it doesn't hurt that they are great people too! Keep pushing things forward.
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George

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It also shows that Apple reached its design pinnacle ca. 2002 and that the 'not hard on the eyes' woman thinks Steve should have opted for a touch sceen on the iMacs back then.
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lyecdevf

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I love the conference room. I could see my self spend there whole days. It just feels so comfortable, warm and safe.
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YK

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@TC/The Writer Underground

Why? It looks like a fun place to work. I think the people wearing black are just modeling.

You would rather work at home? Do you just hate things that try to be different or interesting?

I understand, maybe it's just not your style.
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B

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When I was 13 years old this would have been awesome. I''msorry, I meant embarrassing.
When I was 7 years old this would have been awesome.
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Bob

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Yes, the architects' dress code does require black:

http://www.coffeewithanarchitect.com/2011/09/12/an-architects-dress-code/

My efficiency would definitely go up if I could be in two places at once, like the young lady in the 3rd-from-bottom picture.

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TC/The Writer Underground

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Does the dress code demand you wear all black when you work there?

Honestly, this is the kind of office space that makes me happy I work at home...
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bob

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I remember back to the heady days of the dot com bubble when agencies (like the one that used to employ me) could do this kind of stuff. Ahh, memories. *sigh*
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