by Ann Withanee — July 6, 2012—The company’s acronym DIRTT emphasizes its approach to workplace solutions. In the firm’s 10th floor aerie in Chicago, its Environmental Solutions’ Green Learning Center, DIRTT is displaying many of its new furniture collections, celebrating its dedication to sustainable, aesthetic, high-performance interior spaces and healthcare environments.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West, DIRTT co-founder and industrial designer Geoff Gosling created what is known as the Jewel, a technologically savvy gathering space complete with DIRTT’s integrated technology, power and data. The angles alone demonstrate first-hand how DIRTT can create what the imagination designs.
There is also a surprising hint at what’s to come: Residential. Facilities managers and designers can see how DIRTT integrates seamlessly with the world around it to provide a high level of versatility in small amounts of space. Displays feature a stylishly embedded daybed, called Java Center, that can be enclosed with sliding glass doors, and an embedded credenza, wardrobes and bunk beds. A DIRTT Wall-integrated pass-through fireplace is surrounded by a lightweight natural marble as a wall tile, and on the flip side is a beautiful bronze etched mirror glass.
Center-mounted backlit onyx is integrated within a wall, creating a unique design feature. Also on display is a reclaimed walnut table appearing to float through DIRTT Walls from one room to the other. The table features DuPont Corian solid surface and natural driftwood-log table legs that pass up through the Corian for a visual of the driftwood from the top angle. DIRTT’s Peekaboo is a floating glass corner, bringing transparency through the corner within a solid wall.
DIRTT Millwork is also featured throughout the space, including DIRTT’s take on the modular living wall system, Breathe Living Wall. DIRTT’s healthcare solutions show smart integration of elements such as med gasses and custom millwork, and DuPont Corian solid surface are shown vertically as a wall tile.
For more information visit the DIRTT (Doing It Right This Time) Web site.
