Hatch Interior Design Archives

GROUSE RIVER KELOWNA RETAIL DESIGN

A topographic ceiling is the focal point over the optics counter and allows for a central division between the hunting and outdoor sections. Well readers, it’s been TWO years since we started this project, but we’re thrilled to finally show you the results of our effort. Tadaaaa! Our interior design for the flagship location of Grouse River, an established, locally owned and operated hunting and outdoor store based in Kelowna, BC. We know that the team at Grouse River are beyond happy with their new 17,000 sq. ft. retail store design, but equally important, so are their customers and suppliers.…

OFFICE DESIGN FOR INTROVERTS AND EXTROVERTS

Breakout spaces like the one above designed by za bor Architects are necessary for private phone calls or more focused work in open office designs. The discussion on introversion and extroversion is a hot topic right now. If you've seen Susan Cain's enlightening TED talk The Power of Introverts (read on if you want to watch it), then you might agree that we need to reconsider how we can support the spatial and functional requirements of introverted individuals. But it's also true that the majority of our society consists of extroverts, so it seems to us we should be designing…

HATCH INTERIOR DESIGN OFFICE EXPANSION

We have some exciting news! The Hatch team has been working for a couple of months on our own office expansion and things are moving right along.

IDSWest and SHINE Awards 2013

We recently had the opportunity to attend trade day at IDSWest followed by the prestigious Interior Designer’s Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) SHINE awards presentation in Vancouver. We combed the showroom floor to hand pick our favorite materials and ideas at IDSWest, so if you didn’t make it to the big show, you can get your fix right here on the Hatch blog. Every year, and often around the same dates as IDSWest, the IDIBC honors their Registered Interior Designers with awards of excellence and merit based on their submitted projects in many different categories. This year was a special…

INSPIRATION FOR OUR HIGH-TECH CORPORATE INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT

Google is famous for providing their employees with dynamic, creative and engaging workspaces. Pictured from top left and moving clockwise: Google reception desk in an office by Scott Brownrigg; a fireman's slide leading to the cafeteria and an orange grove both designed by Camenzind Evolution. When we were awarded a large scale High-Tech corporate interior design project for a company in town we were extremely excited, and not only because we got the job (which was very exciting on its own!). They requested a design that was outside of the box, a space that, from both an employee and prospective…

INSPIRATION FOR OUR GROUSE RIVER INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT

You know that moment while you are brainstorming and talking through a problem with a colleague and suddenly the clouds part and you realize you have just come up with a great solution? Everything becomes clear and you are able to get to it and make it happen. We had one of those moments while developing the concept of an outdoor and hunting retail store; read on for insight into our process for the inspiration of our Grouse River project.

DESIGN PROCESS FOR CANMORE FAMILY EYECARE

Our Canmore Family Eyecare client has a wonderful, retro flair. What better way to compliment her style and set her optometry clinic apart from her competition than with a fresh, retro modern space? Want to learn about our design process for Canmore Family Eyecare?

SNEAK PEEK OF URBAN JUNGLE

An interesting and really cost effective way to add drama to a basic t-bar ceiling. Hatch Interior Design used Peak Foldscape tiles by MIOculture. If you follow us on Social Media you know we’ve been posting small little snippets of construction at our Client Urban Jungle’s space recently. The project is now complete and we’ll follow up with some final photos for your viewing pleasure soon, but before the big reveal…another teaser!

NEW OFFICE OF HATCH INTERIOR DESIGN

Our new storefront office space. We have moved! January 6, 2013 marked the first day that Hatch Interior Design operated out of our new office and we are loving it. The location is terrific, the Cannery Lofts in the cultural district of Kelowna and a storefront space with a ton of exposure.

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN PART 2: COLOUR

Colour can be applied to surfaces or as light to create interested and dynamic spaces. As mentioned in our last post, the elements and principles of design are guidelines that inform and influence the way that interior designers conceptualize and realize spaces we design. When it comes to commercial interior design we look at how these elements and principles can help to enforce your brand and communicate it to your clients in a built form. We’ve already discussed the use of line; how varying direction, and combining them to create shape and form have a variety of effects on clients…