Quanta Services

Houston, TX, United States

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Quanta Services

Houston, TX, United States

Firm

Type

Commercial › Office

YEAR

2011

The project for the corporate offices of Quant Services,
done by ART Arquitectos /ART a & id LLC, is located at the Williams Tower
in the Gallerie area in Houston, Texas. The corporate offices were divided in 4
different floors as the space needed for the companie was 9,000 sq m. On the 26
floor the reception and administrative services were located, on the 27 and 28
floors are operative and the 29 floor is for direction.
In the 4 levels the floors are used
complete and the interior design includes the elevators area to create a full
ambiance. The floor plan is a perfect square, the elevators and services are
located on the center and the rest of the space has panoramic views of Houston.
On the reception floor stands out a sculpture made of the raw material that
characterizes the company that is integrated to the space by the design of the
plafonds and the marble and granite corridors on the floors.
The program required by
the client stated a traditional configuration of the workspace locating the
private offices for managers, sub directors and directors in the perimeter
taking advantage of the views and the operative and support areas in the
center. To avoid the rigidity and enclosure of the straight corridors the
design was done with some inclinations that break the lineal perspective
generating a more pleasant route. There are also two more perpendicular
corridors that start in the elevators area and when intersecting with the other
corridors create transition areas, like small plazas, where common services
such as Break Rooms and Copy Centers for all the areas, were located.
A mobile partition system was used to divide the space
and it is very flexible for future changes and reconfigurations. A very light
and special design, incorporating the corporate colors: red and yellow,
emphasizes the company’s identity. The modulation combines privacy and clear
areas to allow the light through to the central areas. In the whole project
neutral materials were used to emphasize the corporate colors accents. On the
floors the carpet is dark beige. In the reception and elevators areas intense
traffic materials were used, such as cream ivory marble and absolute black
flamed granite rugs. In the service areas vinyl flooring with dark shades
applications was used.
The wall partitions are done in a combination of extruded
natural aluminum and glass, with solid panels in Sand White, as well as some
accents in solid red and yellow. In the direction offices the aluminum is
covered with walnut veneer to generate a more sober atmosphere. The plafonds
are modular except for the intersection areas on the corridors and some
specific areas where they were done with solid dry wall. The indirect lighting
was done with LEDs and reflectors on the plafond, as well as suspended lamps;
there were also used fluorescent lamps and some halogens