Cook and Fox architecture
On Tuesday Quinn and I visited Cook and Fox architects on 6thavenue between 19 and 20th. When we walked in and talked to the receptionist we were relived thattoday we actually were having a tour and that we wouldn’t be disappointagain. The layout of the officewhen you first walk in feels very free and open. The offices side has mirrors that make that shape of a ¼circle facing northeast. There are not offices; except everyone has there own area to work, whichgive more equality around the office instead of the person who makes the mostmoney, gets the window. When wemet out tour guide Alice Hartley right of the bat we could get the sense thatthe people there are happy about the place they work in.
When we walked around the office there were several things Inoticed that I’ve seen before. Such as the carpet they used on the ground was the same that is in mybasement. The woman explained whythey use that carpet she said because carpeting is what is taking up mostlandfills and if there a rug gets stained instead of having to throw away thecarpet completely you can just remove a square and put another in. Something else I saw was the LEEDrating system. Without having agood understanding of what it was, Quinn and I asked out tour guide. She told us that there are differentcertifications you can get for being green, which are, certified, silver, gold,and platinum. Platinum is thehighest certification you can get which is what they have. As we continued to walk about theoffice I was impressed by all the model buildings they had and all of thedetails and patience it must take to build one. There was a board, which showed all the differentpossibilities that they could choose from to make for the Bank of AmericaTower. Out of everything there,the one part of the building that stuck out to me the most was the waterlessurinals.
The tour was very satisfying and was definitely helpful inanswering a lot of question we had and informing us on things we didn’t knowabout. The tour even told us aboutmaterials we can use in regular things at home.
– Cole