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developed as products for the broader marketplace.
"As we solve problems for each space, our ideas
often spin off into product in parallel development,"
says Cassell, whose firm has designed products with
Knoll affiliates FilzFelt and Spinneybeck for what
is now called the Architecture Research Office Collection.
ARO products in leather and felt
To counteract the acoustical downside of open offices
ARO designed two novel felt-wrapped ceiling
treatments-ARO Arc and ARO Baffle 2 by Knoll affiliate
FilzFelt-that buffer sound while beautifully defining
ceiling planes in open areas and a conference room.
Another ARO-designed product installed in this

showroom is ARO Plank 2-a modular wall panel that
absorbs sound in an open meeting area. Originally
developed as a FilzFelt product, this is the first use
of ARO Plank 2 with Spinnybeck saddle leather, which
is appropriate for Houston. A dividing screen called
ARO Petal, created with Maremma and Marissa sueded
leathers, has playful curvilinear shapes that create
a graphic backdrop to visually separate the entrance
area from work zones.
Overall, materials and palettes were selected
to connect to local flavor. Brass details and jewel-tone
fabrics, for instance, echo some of the big-sky bling
of Texas in the Houston space. White terrazzo floors,
lined with brass divider strips, are inlayed with

an occasional historic brass Knoll logo. This Houston
showroom is a clear reflection of Knoll's evolving
modernist legacy as well as an invigorating
environment deftly balancing work and wellbeing. c

Key Design Highlights
The Houston regional
headquarters space serves
double duty as an office/
showroom where clients can
experience Knoll products in
a real workplace context.
A metal rail system provides
a means to define secondary
spaces and serves as a
suspension device for curtains
made of seasonal Knoll fabrics.
Brass metal details, terrazzo
floors, marble surfaces, and
jewel-tone hues infuse the
Houston office/showroom with
a lively yet luxurious local spirit.
Design details, such as
perforated-leather-wrapped
brass door handles, are bespoke.
The showroom was designed
by Architecture Research
Office and features the products
designed by the firm for Knoll
and its affiliates Spinneybeck
and FilzFelt in what is called
the Architecture Research
Office Collection.

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Editorial
Industry News
Columnist: Strategic Services as a Tide to Lift All Boats
Product Focus: Mobile Learning
Product Briefs
Knoll Houston Showroom
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Little Red Elisabeth Irwin School
University of Chicago Saieh Hall for Economics
Teach for America
Designers Select: Lighting
Sources
Ad Index
Installation: Shimmering Futures
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