Landor Corporate Office: Planning Stages

       After researching the location of the Landor Corporate Office in Detroit, Michigan, it was time to start laying out the floor plan. I started with the relationship diagrams first because this process helps visualize certain needs for each employee. It is important to position the employee in a space with all their needs close to them. Each employee has different needs and as a designer it is important to fulfill all their needs. I created relationship diagrams for each of the three floors. Relationship diagrams helped me determine what floor each employee belonged on and their surroundings.

Main Floor
Relationship Diagrams



Mezzanine
Relationship Diagrams

Basement
Relationship Diagrams

     The next process was bubble diagrams. These diagrams consist of the outline of the floor plan with different size circles that represent the square footage of each office space. This is a quick process that helps move the circles from the relationship diagram into the actual floor plan. Bubble diagrams help visualize where the employees are actually going to fit in the floor plan. Many bubble diagrams are created until the right setup is designed.

Main Floor-1st Bubble Diagram

Mezzanine-1st Bubble Diagram



Basement-1st Bubble Diagram



Main Floor-Final Bubble Diagram

 

Mezzanine-Final Bubble Diagram

Basement-Final Bubble Diagram

       The last step was block diagrams. Block diagrams are different sizes and shapes that represent each employee’s square footage. This process is more precise and accurate unlike the bubble diagrams. Sometimes while figuring out block diagrams certain rooms will need to be moved around because an area may be too tight. I cut out pieces of paper that represented each employee’s square footage and taped them onto the floor plan instead of actually drawing them out. This process made it easier when I had to move around certain rooms. 



Main Floor
Block Diagram

Basement
Block Diagram



Mezzanine
Block Diagram

       The basement of Landors Corporate Office is split up into two parts. The right side is for the office anf the left side is a wellness space. The wellness space is Pete's Putting Green that consists of two putting greens and miniature golf. The putting green is open to the public and for any employees who wish to putt around on their breaks or after work. The pictures on the bottom are some of my inspirations for the space.

Indoor Putting Green

Indoor Glow in the Dark-Mini Golf