Friday, August 15, 2008

Microsoft Tampa Completed, Clients Delighted, Other MS Offices Jealous





AVRP recently completed a corporate interior for Microsoft in Tampa, Florida. The project is located on the 7th floor of Highwood’s Bay Properties in Tampa. It’s the Regional Sales Site occupying approximately 21,000 sf with a Customer Conferencing Center. The employee space and customer conference rooms have great bay views overlooking Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg and on towards Clear Water.

Materials used in the project are: hardwood flooring by Gammapar, carpet by Shaw, furniture by BIX and KI, and custom millwork and reception desk by AVRP. The project team included: Chris Veum (Principal), Erik Shearn (Project Manager), Randi Stellar (Interior Designer), and Diane Hyink (Presentation Graphics and 3D Modeling).

When the paint first started going on the walls someone mentioned that it looked a little “Willy Wonka”, but Randi advised the client to be patient and wait until everything was completed and the furniture installed; then see what people think. Now, among the letters of congratulations, they’re getting requests to transfer to that office because everyone loves the space so much.