We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Felipe Ferrer about their original and creative Factory & Offices design work. Felipe Ferrer is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original factory & offices works.
Felipe Ferrer ("FF") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work AGP eGlass Factory Factory & Offices. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
FF : To better the way of working of the people in the factory. From the exterior is a very neutral design because of the context where is located but as soon as you enter is as pristine as possible.
FF : Transparency between the offices and the factory and a sense future and cleanness as an overall impression.
FF : Hopefully getting another commission like this
FF : This is one of the most remarkable things of this project. From concept to construction in 7 month, we design it as it was being build.
FF : The client ask for us for something that would impress their future clients. Working with their main material witch was glass was evident from the begging.
FF : It's a building.
FF : The program and ambitions of the project.
FF : Sci fi film scenography.
FF : Possible clients of the factory, the administrative staff and the workers of the factory.
FF : It looks and feels very futuristic, elegant and sophisticated using regular materials like drywall, LED lighting and glass partitions.
FF : AGP eGLASS is the name of the factory and the product. V.Oid is our office name witch in Spanish means -Ve- y -Oid- that translate look and hear back to English.
FF : VR Oculus (Google cardboard) for the client to experience some spaces. Revit for modeling and CAD for drafting.
FF : The boardroom hovering over the triple height backlit entrance is a very unique feature, you can also see the production line thru the boardroom.
FF : The CEO of the company was a key person for the design. Their logistic area was outstanding and our engineers did a great job as well.
FF : The machinery of the industrial line is state of the art and the R&D testing area pushes the boundaries in technology advances in the field.
FF : The design was in constant update even with in the construction process because the industrial line was also evolving. The glass reception desk was the first time we glued that much glass with glass and also the walls and ceiling with tensile fabric required some mock ups to test even the seams design.
FF : The shortage of time was the most challenging problem. We ended up designing as the construction was happening.
FF : We believe it was a cutting edge factory and office design and wanted to see how it would stand up against the best of the world. It did good.
FF : It was the first factory we ever design so from zero to experts in record time.
FF : The importance of a good client in this project was crucial for its design. It was great working with a people that valued design as much as we did.
