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Feedback from One Frost confirms that Marmon Mok’s design solutions are having a very pos- itive effect on employee morale and perfor- mance. “A good designer helps a client’s busi- ness thrive,” emphasizes Bartlett.


…AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS…


Mary Bartlett, AIA, RID, LEED-AP, is a Partner at Marmon Mok and leads its interior architecture division.


can positively influence emotions and stimulate work productivity. “The interior is where you touch, you feel, and you experience. There’s a sculptural component to architectural design, but interior design is really the more personal part,” she says.


Interior design involves more than simply dec- orating spaces, adds Bartlett. While creating aesthetically pleasing settings is a critical part of the job, an interior programmer’s primary pur- pose is to recommend solutions that improve the functionality of spaces. A prime example of this concept is the new 450,000-square-foot One Frost Westover Hills Corporate Campus (One Frost), which was completed last May.


Indoor and outdoor elements of the 21st-cen- tury, 11-acre office complex include a first-floor “town center,” which has a coffee bar and a caf- eteria that seats approximately 400 people, a fitness facility, walking trails, a health clinic, a dry cleaner, and a grocery market. Flexible work and meeting spaces, paired with 360-degree views of the campus’ exterior, make One Frost a refreshing, convenient space to work in.


“The client basically said, ‘We want a place that honors our employees,’” states Bartlett. Her team proposed flexible spaces to transform the entire complex into a more pleasurable environ- ment to work in and enjoy.


It is important that interior designers devise strategies that not only address current issues, but potential ones, too. “We formulate multiple ideas and look for ways to solve problems that the client doesn’t even realize are problems. Also, there are often instances where we rec- ommend something that the client would never have thought to try,” Bartlett points out.


For professionals seeking to increase their


design team’s proficiency and marketability, Bartlett recommends self-education on a variety of building and design concepts.


“In the interior design field, for example, it’s important to know the difference between a steel


building and a concrete building, and


how to program interiors for different types of structures. You also need to understand other


principles, such as lighting concepts, acoustics and mechanical systems, and how they can be manipulated to enhance spaces,” says Bartlett.


The new 450,000-square-foot One Frost Westover Hills Corporate Campus was completed in May 2015.


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