Northwinds
Minneapolis, MinnesotaNorthwinds, a sales-and-marketing company serving the financial industry, is located in a turn-of-the-century warehouse with a brick exterior and post-and-beam interior. Working within this historic context, HGA employed a palette of three wood colors mixed with aluminum, dark carpeting, and fabrics in complementary colors. White walls and ceilings brighten and simplify the space. Flexible workstation and offices consist of millwork with custom-made shelving and work surfaces. Office entry doors create a sense of defined space while retaining an open floor plan. Hanging soffits over the office millwork provide both a surface from which fluorescent ambient lighting can reflect, and a platform for directional, incandescent task lighting.