WE ARE 74
INTERIOR DESIGN SCHEME
After the lobby , visitors go through to the reception and waiting lounge area , allowing glimpses down to the main amenity space on the lower-ground floor . There are postboxes in red for each student directly opposite , sourced from The Safety Letterbox Company . The reception zone to the left features a bespoke desk with a ply geometric pattern-printed front , designed by 74 , and an emerald green marmoleum desktop , along with green wallpaper to the rear and a green ceiling area above , whose shape directly reflects the deskfront . The new logo for iQ Student Accommodation sits behind reception in neon , whilst three pendant lights with an orange knot hang over the reception desk ,
‘ The interiors concept was inspired by the surrounding landmark architecture and great natural landscapes all around the city ’ Bianca Yousef , Associate at 74 commented , ‘ as well as by the city ’ s industrial ties to the steel industry , taking form in both a bold colour palette , with a core emerald green supplemented by red , yellow and orange and strong geometric patterning throughout .’
Alongside reception is a waiting lounge , with a variety of seating arrangements . Acoustic panels on the ceiling are a motif used throughout , whilst in other areas , the ceiling is treated as a part of the design canvas and features green timber slats , interspersed with strip lighting . Pillars throughout are in a half-and-half colour scheme , using one of scheme ’ s three main colours , together with a marble-effect film , adding a playful take on classicism in the midst of an otherwise highly-contemporary treatment . Curtains are also split at the same level as the pillars ( 1500mm ), in a green and orange colourway .
Furniture in this space includes high-level red chairs at a laptop table , with a bespoke red rope back feature , another motif of the whole amenity-space the scheme . Flooring is a two-tone Amtico vinyl in an oak effect , with a darker-toned floor set at ninety degrees to designate the circulation areas . Feature inset carpeting in a geometric pattern beneath the casual seating arrangements is from Newhay .
ARCHETECH - PAGE 22