Edgar’s new space to bring the outdoors inside in Vancouver, Canada by Dialog Design

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In January 2016, DIALOG’s Vancouver interior design team completed a stunning new commercial office space for up-and-coming company Edgar Development in the MNP Tower in Vancouver, Canada. Inspired from a simple photograph of a ‘mountainscape’, DIALOG designed Edgar’s 4,285 sq. ft. office to reflect a crisp, clean, white mountain of ice to bring the outdoors in and create a grounded space for employees to flourish.

Edgar Office reception, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

• Architects: Dialog Design
• Project: Edgar’s new space to bring the outdoors inside
• Location: #1500 – 1021 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 0C3
• Photography: Ema Peter Photography
• Client: Edgar Developments
• DIALOG Interior Design Team:
  • Janay Koldingnes, Project Manager/Senior Designer
  • Sara Remocker, Senior Designer
  • Jieun Cho, Designer
  • Marie de Montigny‐Simoneau, Architectural Technologist
• Square footage: 4,285 square feet
• Date of Completion: January, 2016

Edgar Office work space, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

”We are a family run business and in order to stay competitive you have to create a memorable experience for both the employee and client. Echoing those values in your office space can make a big difference in your relationships at the end of the day,” says Peter Edgar, President of Edgar Development.“With DIALOG on board, our new office was designed with our future in mind and we are already seeing firsthand the benefits from clients and employees. Interestingly enough, most people don’t want to seem to leave once they arrive.”

Edgar Office Reception, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

Edgar Office, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

Upon entering the new office, one is greeted with a 40-foot backlit mountain of which all other design aspects are positioned around. The mountain scape is centered to allow natural daylight to filter in from all sides of the office, and the space reflects rock like formations that compress, expand and frame a visitor’s experience. The most unique aspect is the angular 3D faceted meeting areas made from different tones of felt, which naturally resembled ‘cracks’ in the rock formations, that serve as highly acoustical meeting areas a.k.a ‘Man Caves’, a term generated by the Edgar family.

Edgar Office, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

Edgar Office meeting room, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

DIALOG believes that great interior design should tell a story that draws on the character of the community and where people work. With Edgar, everything relates whole-heartedly to the concept of the faceted mountain. As if looking up to the top of a mountain, the Edgar office is now easily recognizable by the beam of light located in the tip of the staff eatery, allowing anyone from street level to see the office within a five-block radius.

Edgar Office, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

Edgar Office, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

About DIALOG

Established in 1960, DIALOG is an integrated, multi-disciplinary Canadian architecture, engineering, design and urban planning firm with studios located in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton. Reaching a global audience, DIALOG Vancouver’s past interior design projects include: Sony Pictures Imageworks Vancouver Headquarters; Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Vancouver House; Earls Headquarters;JJ BEAN coffee shops; and the Marine Building, one of Vancouver’s few architectural Art Deco treasures from the 1930s. Most recently, DIALOG Vancouver’s interior design team was awarded ‘Best Tenant Improvement’ during NAIOP and Business in Vancouver’s Commercial Real Estate Awards, which recognizes excellence in the commercial real estate industry within the Metro Vancouver area. Named one of Interior Design Magazine’s ‘Top 100 Giants for 2015’, DIALOG’s ‘Made in Canada’ attitude reflects their vision that design should be meaningful and improve the well-being of communities, including where we work, live, learn and play.

Edgar Office, Image Courtesy © Ema Peter Photography

Edgar Office floor plan, Image Courtesy © Dialog Design

Tags: Canada, Vancouver

Category: Offices

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