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Born of a belief in all Womankind, Fighters for Equality, Lovers of

Self Expression and Creators of Beauty...

Company Mission Statement

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About Liv-Chic...

*Founded in 2006 by lead designer Hilary White. A main reason she cites for going out on her own was the desire for more Creative Freedom.

*Specializes in Modern Baroque Interior Design and Furniture Consctuction

*Inspired by the Romantic lines of the Baroque perdiod. Loves blending the Fanciful Lines with Bold Prints and Bright Colors

*Main area of focus is on Residential Design. Hilary has designed a few Clothing Stores and also expresses a desire to design a Boutique Hotel if she ever gets the chance. As a whole, she considers herself an artist and is always looking to expand her brand and experiences.

*Puts a lot of emphasis on Curiousity and Exploration of various forms of creative media. She feels that this and going into projects with an unbi-ased and excited frame of mind enable her to treat each project as a Unique and Individualized piece.

*Focuses on creating a Blend between the Baroque design that she specializes in and a more Modern and clean aesthetic. While she loves the Female and Delicate pieces, she also harbors a fervid appreciation for the Contrast between Masculine and Feminine lines and design.

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What They Do...

Plans For The Future...

*Opening a store in Charleston, S.C. Would like to contine expanding and opening store, possibly one in Palm Springs, FL. in the future. The stores will sell both her furniture and clothing.

*Wedding rentals. Hilary would like to rent out furniture pieces for people’s special day. She would fill a warehouse with the items and make them available as needed for people who love the style but are unable to commit for their entire home.

*Expanding her design lines and making them more affordable and more available to people via stores like Target. This will increase exposure and allow more people to purchase her work.

*Hiring the perfect business partner!

*Liv-Chic will be making the move from a Sole Proprietorship to a larger firm and will be experiencing that growth in a new city, Cincinnati! The firm will be moving into the first and second floor of the 302 West Third Street Building.

*The First floor of their building will serve as a store for the company to sell their furniture line to the general public and will also serve as a connection to their physical office upstairs.

*As previously mentioned, the company will experience rapid growth in size. It will expand to encompass approximately thirty five to forty employees with additional room for further expansion.

Plans For The Future Cincinnati Style...

Office Trends Precedent Study...

Healthy Office ResearchBenefits of Healthy Trends...

For the Employer...

For the Employee...

*Lower Health Care Costs*Healthier, Happier, and More Productive Employees*Less Absenteeism*Less Presenteeism- Empoyees who think they only need to show up to work*MORE MONEY!!!!!

*The Opportunity to Lead a Healthier Lifestyle*Discounts or Free Gym Access*A More Comfortable Work Environment*Better Energy Levels*Health Care Benefits*Motivation to Come to Work on a Day-to-Day Basis*Improved Knowledge About Health*More Morale Within Teams

Methods of Implementing Healthier Work Environments...*Natural Lighting*Proper Ventilation*Ergonomic Work Stations*Office Gyms*Collaborative Work Environment*Healthy Food Choices*Encouraging Movement During the Day*Discounted Local Gym Passes*Access to Health Educators*Improved Benefits for the Healthy

Benefits of Healthy Trends...

Methods of Implementing Healthier Work Environments...

Office Visit InformationOver the course of this studio we visited and analyzed several office spaces inhabited by design firms. At each space, we learned something new about how an office works. This list of offices visited includes...

*BHDP *BHDP inhabited the same building that our project was located in. It served as site visit. *BHDP stressed the importance of large conference rooms as well as an open plan office. They felt these things improved their work.*FRCH *FRCH is a larger firm that utilized several floors of one building as an office. Each floor belonged to a specific branch of the office. *FRCH’s library served as an inspiration for mine because of its size and design.*Steel Case *Steel Case is a furniture design and reserach company that stressed the importance of using a variety of furniture systems to get the most of of an office. They also stressed the importance of creating homey conference rooms that people would want to inhabit.*Herman Miller *Herman Miller stressed the importance of communal spaces to encourage people to work as a team and have less formal meetings. They also stressed the importance of an open plan for all employees.

How To Expand... *The Legendary Hilary White: ~Owns and Manages Liv-Chic. Is the Face and Founder of the company. ~Lines up work with new and existing clients. ~Designs for most upscale clients as well as familiar faces. ~Works closely alongside her partner and project managers to ensure the office is running smoothly.*The Fabulous Partner: ~Works alongside Hilary to help make sure the office runs smoothly. ~Also meets with clients to bring in business. ~Has preliminary client meetings to determine what they need or want for a project.*The Dedicated Project Managers: ~Act as the primary means of contact for existing and active projects. ~Assemble a team of full time design staff, visiting designers, and interns to complete a project.*The Talented Full Time Design Staff: ~Work under Hilary, her partner, and the project managers to ensure that each project is fabulous. ~Design, Render, Model, and Select Materials.*The Stand-Out Visiting Designers: ~Assist with Drafting and Modelling for larger projects.

*The Legendary Hilary White: ~Owns and Manages Liv-Chic. Is the Face and Founder of the company. ~Lines up work with new and existing clients. ~Designs for most upscale clients as well as familiar faces. ~Works closely alongside her partner and project managers to ensure the office is running smoothly.*The Fabulous Partner: ~Works alongside Hilary to help make sure the office runs smoothly. ~Also meets with clients to bring in business. ~Has preliminary client meetings to determine what they need or want for a project.*The Dedicated Project Managers: ~Act as the primary means of contact for existing and active projects. ~Assemble a team of full time design staff, visiting designers, and interns to complete a project.*The Talented Full Time Design Staff: ~Work under Hilary, her partner, and the project managers to ensure that each project is fabulous. ~Design, Render, Model, and Select Materials.*The Stand-Out Visiting Designers: ~Assist with Drafting and Modelling for larger projects.

*The Up and Coming Interns: ~Assist with Design Process. ~Assemble Boards for Clients. ~Organize and Keep Library Clean. ~Work alongside the full time design staff.*The Brilliant Accountants: ~Manage employee benefits and pay. ~Bill clients for finished projects. ~Ensure that all company bills are paid and assesed. ~Alongside Hilary and a project manager determine design fees.*The Bold P.R. Staff: ~Manage the companies social networking sites. ~Create advertisements for the company. ~Define and strengthen the company brand.*The Brainy Texperts: ~Manage the company computers and techonolgy on site*The Seamless Upholsters: ~Upholster finished furniture pieces and design draperies for client projects or store sales.*The Colorful Painters:

Concept...

Glorifying the Evolution and

Duality of the Modern Woman to

Create a Revolutionary, Modern Baroque Space

Liv-Chic is inspired by the sweeping and grand design of the Baroque and Rococo time periods. Work at this time was ground breaking, and stunningly beautiful. Design became more personal at this point, with great emphasis being placed upon bedroom design and personal chambers for each individual in the house. Each space was designed around a concept or concetto which allowed for the spaces to tell stories and become something unexpected. Order and symmetry were important during the Baroque period; however, as Rococo became the popular style of design, that regularity broke down and allowed for the ceation of playful, beatiful spaces. Nature and the female form were the main concepts at this point, and the flowing curves of these inspiration points filled a room, coating the structure in a delicate yet insistent overlay of natural forms overcame the structure associated with past design projects. The delicate women of this era broguth about a wealth of beautiful and playful design aesthetic.

Today, women have more freedoms than ever before. They have the opportunity to write their own stories and be their own woman, and they are even more beautiful and captivating as a result. These strong, independent women should be glorified. Gone are the days of the silent women in their petticoats and frothy skirts with their demure personalities. Today a woman can be exactly what she desires. They can be strong, daring, sexy, bright, glamorous, dramatic, shocking, feminine, edgy, daring, independent, rough, tough, glitzy, or anything that their heart desires. Today, this individuality and freedom is what makes women beautiful.

Liv-Chic is committed to designing beautiful spaces, each of which tell their own stories and reflect upon the people who will one day inhabit them. They are strong and beautiful in their own way. Each is a story that unveils itself over time and pays tribute to the people who inhabit it. As curators of such personal design, I want their office to reflect upon their story telling abilities in a space by creating an office that glorifies the woman warriors of modern day.

...The Evolution of Woman...

...The Evolution of Woman...

From a static character in frothy layers

with no control of her future to a strong individual...

the creation of the unique Woman Warrior

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ModernStrong

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Bold BeautifulArtisticGraceful

Sensual

YoungWildColorfulDreamer

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ExoticThe Dancer... A Woman Warrior In Action...

Parti Development...

The Dancer... A Woman Warrior In Action...

Other Explorations... A Blend of Curves and Lines...

*Reception Desk: A reception desk will be important to welcome potential clients into the space. It will also need a small seating area for clients. Being the first thing a client sees for the firm, this should be glamorous.*Break Space: This space will need to be for both employees in the store and in the main firm. It will be funcitonal but also relaxing and com-fortable for rest.*Internist Work Space: Hilary is interested in working with interns and will need a space for them to work in temporarily while they are in the of-fice.*Principle and Partner Offices: Hilary is looking to hire a partner and both will need offices to work in.*Store: The store will display Hilary’s furniture as well as women’s clothes and small accessories to bring her name out to the local clients.*Client Conference Room:vv*Huddle Rooms:*Principle and Partner Offices*Store:

Programming...

*PR and Accounting Staff Work Rooms: Hilary will need a team of PR and Accounting staff as well as other technical members to help her ensure the office is running appropriately. They will need work stations as well as their own printers.*Client Conference Room: This conference room should be close to the reception and front space so clients can come in for a meeting and get around easily.*Huddle Rooms: Small rooms for three to seven employees to work in for group projects.*File Storage: Storage for project files*Visiting Employee Stations: Hilary may bring in employees for drafting. They will need desks with access to tech hook ups and close to the other designers.*Design Employee Stations: These will need access to printers and ease of access to the rest of the office.*Copy/Fax/Large Format Print Room:*Server Room:*Document Assembly:

Site Analysis And Code Research... 35,626 Sq Ft Total

*Office: Use Group B

*Store: Use Group M

*Paint: Use Group F-1

*Upholstery: Use Group F-1

*Conference/Gathering Spaces: Use Group A-3

Occupancy Groups Square Footage Requirements *Office: 100 Square Feet Per Person, Gross

*Store: 30 Square Feet Per Person, Gross

*Paint: 200 Square Feet Per Person, Gross

*Upholstery: 200 Square Feet Per Person, Gross

*Conference/Gathering Spaces: 7 Square Feet Per Person, Gross

Occupancy*Office: 205 People/20,421 Square Feet

*Store: 240.5 People/7,215 Square Feet

*Paint: 15 People/2,895.2 Square Feet

*Upholstery: 15 People/2,895.2 Square Feet

*Conference/Gathering Spaces: 315 People/2,205 Square Feet

*Office: Use Group B *6 Toilets for Men/Women *3 Lavatories for Men/Women *3 Drinking Fountains *1 Service Sink

*Conference: Use Group A-3 *2 Toilets for Men *3 Toilets for Women *1 Lavatories for Men/Women *1 Drinking Fountains *1 Service Sink

*Top Floor *8 Toilets for Men *9 Toilets for Women *4 Lavatories for Men/Women *2 Drinking Fountains *2 Service Sink

Plumbing Requirements *Bottom Floor *3 Toilets for Men/Women *3 Lavatories for Men/Women *2 Drinking Fountains *2 Service Sink

*Work Rooms Use Group F-1 *2 Toilets for Men/Women *2 Lavatories for Men/Women *1 Drinking Fountains *1 Service Sink

*Store Use Group M *1 Toilets for Men/Women *1Lavatories for Men/Women *1 Drinking Fountains *1 Service Sink

Plan Development First Floor...

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Coded Final Proposed Plan

Plan Development Second Floor...

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Final Plan Second Floor...

Floor Plan Ceiling Plan

Ceiling Plan Coded Plan

The Client Spaces...

The Lobby

The Gathering Space

The Conference Room

The Employee Spaces...

The Hall of Glass

The Library Hilary White’s Office

Hilary White’s Office The Work Stations

The Material Things...

Paint Colors Creating spaces that are

Traditional Modern Airy Goth

to glorify the different women

Some Post-Crit Changes...

Make the Office Space more of a reflection on the Baroque style from the

rest of the office.

Also, offer a variety of flooring options to soften the space.

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