Five years after designing the full-floor marketing and sales office, OWH was again engaged to restyle and redesign the office for Apple Computer's Midwest Regional Market Center. The redefinition of the connecting hallways, with new lighting and finishes, serves to connect the public conference and display rooms while maintaining the integrity of the original design. The glass wall of the newly relocated network operations room facilitates the display of Apple's cutting edge computer network technology.

The merging of two cultures (and competitors) can be challenging, but the opportunity to design a completely new space in conjunction with the merger was how RehabCare chose to start anew. The new office plan allows for RehabCare to capitalize upon the building corners for open work areas with adjacent enclosed offices at the perimeter. Borrowing several design elements from their existing offices, such as French doors at the front wall of each office and traditional painted wood trim, provided a consistency with their past and an aesthetic for merger.

Winner of the 1997 AIA-CPC Merit Award for Interiors

OWH established its new identity and style with this 7,500 sq ft interior office renovation. To embody the firm’s aesthetic and to provide flexible, open office systems, the final design required a total renovation of the existing floor area. The separation of spaces and functions was accomplished using a large existing mechanical shaft and a series of 13 canted walls. The shaft separates the public area from the studio area. The wall geometry separates work areas from public view, yet allows visibility between work areas and the design studio. To intensify the openness of the design studio, the steel joist and gypsum roof deck structures were left exposed.