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On November 9th the Cincinnati Design Awards celebrated design as a variety of firms across Cincinnati were recognized from an interdisciplinary jury representing architecture, interior design, graphic design, landscape design, and the local community. This year there were 91 entries submitted and K4 Interiors received an Honorable Mention in the Open Distinguished Detail category for ESD Pediatric Group.
We were so honored to accept this award because of the countless hours spent developing a great design concept into real-life design features. We’d like to share with you the work that was behind these award winning design details.
What is a Distinguished Detail?
Dictionary.com defines as follows:
dis·tin·guished [dih-sting-gwisht] adjective made conspicuous by excellence
de·tail [dih-teyl, dee-teyl; dih-teyl] noun attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts
So in summary, we were awarded for creating excellent individual design elements that were applied to and together produced a strongly unified project. The goal was that the design elements themselves would work together so cohesively, that the end result would be more than a sum of parts, but a sum greater than its parts.
What led to the need for Distinguished Details?
ESD Pediatric Group was re-locating their current Hyde Park office into a new space in Norwood. The new office would feature more exam rooms, updated technology, and first-class design. Dr. Jeff Drasnin (the D in ESD Pediatric Group) hired K4 Interiors for the project after seeing our work in the Youth Room at the Isaac M. Wise Temple Religious School. What instantly drew him in was our use of whimsical floor coverings and large decorative appliques on the walls that were custom-designed with ties to Hebrew storybooks. Dr. Drasnin wanted us to incorporate this same playful theme but contemporary approach ensuring longevity, since patients attend pediatric offices from birth to age 18.
Where to begin the details? Start with the first places people see.
The new waiting area needed to look tidy and kept but also serve as an inviting space encouraging of play as children waited to see the doctors. We accomplished this by designing custom trees with storage in the ‘trunks’ and light passages through the ‘leaves’. This design feature also worked with the long and narrow space we were provided.