* Work within the existing space, an inflexible Brutalist concrete
waffle slab with neighbors above and below
"The most dominant part of the space, the
waffle slab ceiling, was left exposed to highlight the structural clarity.
In addition to maintaining the building's LEED Platinum certification, CNY Interiors installed exposed concrete
waffle slab, custom flooring and sophisticated glass and lighting finishes.
The project called for a complete gut and renovation of cast-in-place concrete,
waffle slab structure, the demolition of an approx.
Due to its wide floor plate and low concrete
waffle slab ceilings, the institutional, 2-story concrete building lacked natural light, felt cramped, and simply needed to be updated to streamline and shorten the time spent on campus by students.
Although the community was built using the latest construction methods featuring a
waffle slab and post-tension foundation and floor systems, there were signs of foundation distress.
Pre-empting London's dockland renaissance by almost a decade, this dramatic warehouse conversion, with distinctive concrete
waffle slab and glazed mansard roof, was well ahead of its time, and led the way.
Galbraith Hall's original construction, circa 1965, featured a mid-century
waffle slab design on its ceiling, which was covered up during a renovation in the 1980s.
Instead of expending fit-out dollars towards temporary interventions, they accepted the strong vocabulary of the existing
waffle slab as the ceiling.
Putting in a drop ceiling was out of the question, Edwards says, because the GSA requires an 8-foot clearance between the floor and the ceiling, and that was the exact distance between the floor and the
waffle slab ceiling.
To play up the good bones of the gutted space, Arcturis designers Ron Johnson and Brian Waite had the unique
waffle slab ceiling painted white to maximize height and reflectance and had the open office arranged around floor-to-ceiling perimeter windows that look out onto the city.
