{"id":147699,"date":"2022-10-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=147699"},"modified":"2022-11-16T14:45:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T19:45:30","slug":"ciiot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/ciiot\/","title":{"rendered":"Bando x Seidel Meersseman Design Ethereal and Museum-like Showroom for Ciot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Project Status: Built<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Year: 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Size: 25,000 sqft – 100,000 sqft<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ciot<\/strong> was relocating from a small Soho showroom to a large space in Brooklyn which was to serve as both a destination showroom and a working industrial facility. In addition to displaying the range of Ciot\u2019s products, we were asked to create a comfortable working environment for designers and customers to linger and spread out with drawings and finishes as well as a suitable setting for occasional parties and events.<\/p>\n

Architizer chatted with Robert Seidel, Principal at Bando x Seidel Meersseman (BxSM), to learn more about this project.<\/p>\n

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Seidel: As usual, the initial concept was derived largely from the space itself, a 19th-century former armaments factory featuring a spectacular skylit atrium, and from a very straightforward need to show off Ciot\u2019s product line in the best light. And with a complex program including offices, a conference room, loading docks, and a drive-in entrance for contractors, the planning process was very involved. The showroom is ethereal and museum-like, with white walls used to loosely divide the space, taking advantage of natural light while largely obscuring the industrial shell within. The plan encourages meandering, with a large central bar anchoring parties and events. In the slab gallery the space was left very much as we found it; we painted the walls a dark charcoal to keep the visitor\u2019s focus on the slabs, while also highlighting the trusses and the new crane, both white.<\/p>\n