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Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation — Winter Park, FL
技术
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 云中间件与微服务
适用行业
- 建筑与基础设施
适用功能
- 设施管理
用例
- 楼宇自动化与控制
挑战
伊丽莎白莫尔斯天才基金会是一家支持佛罗里达州中部非营利组织的慈善组织,该基金会希望创造一个更加积极和协作的办公环境。基金会为其新办公室选择的 3200 平方英尺的空间毗邻一栋遮挡阳光的建筑。考虑到空间的方向和位置,挑战在于如何最大限度地增加整个空间的日光量。苹果商店的玻璃正面设计影响了基金会办公室采用玻璃的决定。设施团队找到了一种窗帘,Mecho 遮光帘,它可以让光线进入,同时遮挡来自内部和外部的视线。
关于客户
伊丽莎白莫尔斯天才基金会是一家支持中佛罗里达州非营利组织的慈善组织。该基金会希望为其员工创造一个更加积极和协作的办公环境。该基金会的新办公空间面积为 3200 平方英尺,毗邻一栋遮挡阳光的建筑。该基金会受到 Apple 商店玻璃幕墙设计的影响,希望将类似的设计融入其办公空间。该基金会还希望确保员工的隐私,同时让自然光透入办公空间。
解决方案
佛罗里达州奥兰多 Process Architecture, LLC 的建筑师 Wes Featherston 与基金会合作,实现了其项目目标。他选择 DORMA 产品作为其设计的组成部分。设计团队之所以选择 DORMA 及其玻璃内饰解决方案,是因为它们能够实现超过 70 英尺的连续玻璃墙,而无需笨重的硬件或中间结构。DORMA 的高品质、极简的硬件很好地支持了空间的设计理念。该项目中使用的 DORMA 产品包括带有 RTS 88 顶置隐藏式闭门器的 RP Header、DRS 锥形导轨、Dri-Fit® 玻璃系统和 TG 9387 拉手。
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