Oggie Flooring Works
With Giant Leap
The Mary Oppenheimer & Daughters offices are located in the Conservatory on Baker Building and are
perfectly positioned in a contemporary building that soaks up Rosebank’s lifestyle vibe and are designed
to soak up the best of the light and city views from the top floors.
M
ary Oppenheimer & Daughters
approached Giant Leap to design
a working environment for their
family offices. The design brief was to
create space that is light and airy and had
a feeling of home. As the family is steeped
in tradition they wanted a classical interior
with the modernism of an office of today.
The major task of the design team was to
mix the two styles of Classic and Modern.
The approach was to keep the structural
elements in a classical language to a large
extent, so use was made of high skirting,
dado rails, elaborate cornicing and a few
panelled cupboards.
The designers chose the Versailles
Panels in FSC Europoean Oak from Oggie
Flooring due to the intricate woodwork of
the panels which are actualy a replica of
panels from Versailles and the fact that
they added a classical element that tied
in beautifully with the client’s antique
furniture. By using a different finish on
the floor – Woca Denmark Diamond oil in
Extra White - they were able to make the
wood look more contemporary in keeping
with the clean lines of the overall office
design. The same Versailles Panels were
used on the walls and ceilings in some
areas of the offices. The designers had
access to a huge selection of beautiful
antique furniture which they could then
add on to to blend with the working side of
the office by taking some bespoke pieces
and combining them with more modern
and flexible office furniture.
By using a classic style in the structural
elements Giant Leap managed to offset
this with the more modern lines of the
glass façades and a few bright walls with
fantastic modern wall paper in the meeting
rooms. The rest of the office space was
kept as neutral as possible and the walls
are kept open to showcase some of the
family’s extensive art collection. Mary
Slack curated the pieces which brought
in a modern flair and bright colours to
each room.
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VIDEO: Giant Leap Superior interiors tells us why they chose their oggie finishes on the floor, ceiling and wall.
VIDEO: Giant Leap Superior Interiors tells us why they chose versailles panels for their project.
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