Hitech Interiors – standard office

August 16, 2011 by dbrds

As explained in this post, the Hitech interior competition was an opportunity for us to explore interior ideas that were an extension of the exterior architectural language. The second space we are presenting in this blog is the standard 2 person office space. Rather than enforcing a definitive style, the color palette & general ambience are designed to be neutral, as this building is home to several different political office practices. The one strong element is the carved library wall […]

Categories: design • Tags: Business, China, contemporary, Interior design, modern, Nanjing, Office Space, standard office, Technology

Hitech Interior Competition

July 11, 2011 by dbrds

In December 2010, DBRDS was invited by Lorena Gaxiola, President of KUATRO DESIGN to be part of the design team for a new competition which they had been invited for. The competition is to design an interior concept for a nine storey Government office building which is already under construction in Nanjing, China. One thing we learnt previously about the Chinese is that they move fast when it comes to building! The competition period was only six weeks, which meant that we needed to design a concept for over […]

Categories: design • Tags: Business, DBRDS, Design, Interior design, Kuatro Design, Lorena Gaxiola, Nanjing, Office

East Village Stadium Masterplan Concept

March 7, 2011 by dbrds

Following our interview with Roger Showley of the San Diego Union Tribune (you can read it here), here is a bit more information on the design concept & the multiple ideas that we explored as we developed it. The essence of the idea was to capture the imagination of what could be for a downtown stadium in San Diego. To spark debate, encourage dialogue & infuse a belief for the City, the Chargers & the community that San Diego deserves an integrated & considered master plan  for the East Village […]

Categories: design • Tags: Architecture, Arts, Business, Design, East Village, Landscape, new chargers stadium, San Diego, San Diego Union Tribune

rebranding

January 5, 2011 by dbrds

As many of our close friends & family know, we have elected to rebrand our design firm into De Bartolo + Rimanic Design Studio, or dbrds. There are many reasons for this, but ultimately its a business decision for moving forward into some of the larger, international projects that we are excited to be involved in.  Recognizing that we are still a young company, it feels like the right time to address what has been both successful & challenging, & […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Business, Design, Intelligent design, McCullough Landscape Architects, Ranchoted, rebranding, San Diego