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CLIENT
Chase
PROJECT
Interior.
Office Consolidation.
LOCATION
Iselin,
New Jersey
AREA
130,000 Sq Ft
As part of a strategic consolidation plan, Chase
engaged JRS to develop a design program for the
relocation of three NJ mortgage groups into one central
facility. Involving the renovation of three floors, the
JRS team was challenged to find economies while
delivering the project within an aggressive time frame.
JRS conducted a full furniture inventory of the
relocating offices and identified enough reusable stock
to result in significant savings. Our designers also took
advantage of furnishings left in place by the former
tenant. Haworth floor to ceiling perimeter offices were
refurbished and added to with identical new product to
maintain continuity of style.
Steelcase workstations were new – 800 in all – and
featured one of the first sustainable fabric coverings
.
Our space plan was trend setting, introducing
“touchdown” workstations for staff only infrequently in
the office. Use of pre-existing raised flooring saved
time with regard to power and connectivity issues.
The prior tenant left a collection of costly Scandinavian
light fixtures in the iconic “artichoke” design from Louis
Poulsen. Not conforming to Chase office standards,
our team repurposed the fixtures and used them to
spectacular effect in the renovated lobby.
The program also included a large conference room, a
new trading desk and over-sized pantries on each
level. Creative design solutions helped JRS complete
the assignment in less than four months – remarkable
considering its size.
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