Industry News Archives - Hatch Design

COMMERCIAL DESIGN TRENDS PART 5: BRAND DIVERSITY

Camper knows how to find designers who can really make their brand shine. A-cero's design in Granada certainly highlights the strong brand. A steadfast rule in commercial interior design is to maintain consistency for corporate chains across their many locations. Have you ever wondered why every McDonald’s restaurant design looks the same no matter its geographical whereabouts? A lot of research was completed to help brands like McDonald’s determine that consistency in their image improves brand awareness, and ensures their customers know exactly what to expect whether they visit a store in Vancouver or Montreal. Sound reasoning right? Well, yes…

HATCH INTERIOR DESIGN IN VANCOUVER

For the second consecutive year our outstanding Registered Interior Designers have won an Interior Designers Institute of BC SHINE award, this time for our Grouse River project. We recently returned from our annual trip to Vancouver, and what an exceptional weekend it was! In addition to all the inspirational sights to see (and yummy food to eat), we were able to take some professional development courses and get a sneak peek at this year’s new products at the IDSWest trade show. However, most importantly….drumroll…for the second year in a row, we came home with some bragging rights. We’re thrilled to…

OFFICE DESIGN FOR INTROVERTS AND EXTROVERTS: THE RESULTS

Heneghan Peng developed a space for Airbnb that provided areas for collaboration, private meetings, and flexibility to support the various tasks of diverse employees. A couple of weeks ago we blogged about office design for introverts and extroverts and how as commercial interior designers, we can develop spaces that can suit the needs of both personality types. In that blog post we discussed ways that we can improve productivity and well-being for all employees, but we also asked you to take part in our survey regarding your experiences in your workplace. Today we're following up on that survey to show…

OFFICE DESIGN FOR INTROVERTS AND EXTROVERTS

Breakout spaces like the one above designed by za bor Architects are necessary for private phone calls or more focused work in open office designs. The discussion on introversion and extroversion is a hot topic right now. If you've seen Susan Cain's enlightening TED talk The Power of Introverts (read on if you want to watch it), then you might agree that we need to reconsider how we can support the spatial and functional requirements of introverted individuals. But it's also true that the majority of our society consists of extroverts, so it seems to us we should be designing…

IDSWest and SHINE Awards 2013

We recently had the opportunity to attend trade day at IDSWest followed by the prestigious Interior Designer’s Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) SHINE awards presentation in Vancouver. We combed the showroom floor to hand pick our favorite materials and ideas at IDSWest, so if you didn’t make it to the big show, you can get your fix right here on the Hatch blog. Every year, and often around the same dates as IDSWest, the IDIBC honors their Registered Interior Designers with awards of excellence and merit based on their submitted projects in many different categories. This year was a special…

OPEN OFFICE DESIGN BALANCE FOCUS WITH COLLABORATION

When you plan your open office design don't forget accessible semi-private meeting spaces like the one above designed by Studio O+A. With leading companies like Google, Facebook, Skype, and Microsoft charging forward with open office designs this approach is becoming common place. We have seen a huge demand for this form of interior design for corporate spaces right here in Kelowna, and why not? Mobile technology has allowed us the freedom to work from anywhere and has reduced our footprint by condensing the amount of storage we require to do our jobs, leased space has become more expensive, and the…

HATCH INTERIOR DESIGN AT IDSWEST

As some of you may know, Hatch Interior Design was selected as one of five exhibitors for IDSwest’s ‘Make Your Mark’ showcase. We were given a 4’ x 4’ space to show attendees what we are all about. The show was great; we met a lot of interesting and talented people, discovered some cool products, and enjoyed some of Vancouver’s food and culture. The concept behind our booth was playing with the word 'Hatch' using found, natural, reclaimed, recycled and sustainable materials applied in imaginative ways to create a modern and vibrant space.