Interiors
Overview
Space can comfort, inform, entertain, inspire, motivate, foster interaction, create an identity and mirror a culture. At Cannon Design, our experience reveals that the most successful projects are those in which the interior design, building architecture and external environment work in unison to create an enriching interior space that meets client goals and expectations.
Every interior design project is unique. At Cannon Design, we believe that through our processes and methodologies, the collaboration of many skilled individuals and effective communication with our clients, we can transform their goals into working environments that satisfy functional and strategic needs and contribute to the success of their business.
At Cannon Design, our multi-disciplinary staff:
- creates dynamic environments that support and contribute to the success of the client’s business
- provides exceptional design that inspires all who occupy and visit the space
- seeks to deliver services that consistently meet quality, schedule and cost objectives
- strives to communicate with clients in their own language so that they can make the informed decisions needed to achieve their objectives
- is committed to acting as a trusted advisor to our clients
Donald Parker, LEED, ARIDO
Throughout more than 20 years of interior design practice, Don Parker has provided design leadership and project management for public and private clients and developed real estate strategies for corporations such as Lehman Brothers, Hewlett-Packard, Aim Trimark, Royal Bank of Canada, and TorQuest Partners. His experience includes the development and application of collaborative project management tools, master budget controls, and facilities management programs. Currently, he leads development of interiors and contract documents for the Richmond Speed Skating Oval, signature venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics. A recipient of the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario President’s Citation for contributions to the profession, his work has been recognized with design honors from the city of Toronto, the American Society of Interior Designers, and Toronto’s Financial Post.
Strategic Vision and Program Development
In today’s ever evolving marketplace, a successful design project requires careful consideration to insure that all opportunities are identified and resources used efficiently and effectively. At Cannon Design, we strongly believe in creating interior environments that accommodate change. Our understanding of the forces and factors that shape the way a space functions today and tomorrow is fundamental. We partner with each client to understand and embrace their strategic vision, translating their goals and expectations into environments that satisfy functional and strategic requirements within the parameters of a proposed budget.
In consultation with the client, Cannon Design develops a strategy that not only encompasses their current project, but extends well beyond it. Our approach begins with a clear understanding of the client’s vision for the project and anticipated results. Once the vision is established, a comprehensive data gathering and analysis process follows. Drawing upon Cannon Design’s extensive experience in the development of programming, space, furniture and planning standards, we address the strategic goals of the project and develop a unique flexible interior environment model that anticipates growth and change.
Our visioning and program development services include:
- Project vision and strategy development
- Pre-lease consulting
- Candidate building evaluations
- Functional program development
- Space allocation assessment
- Budget development
Interior Design
At Cannon Design, we believe interior design should be responsive, insightful, and dynamic. Our team of design professionals takes pride in their ability to develop and deliver innovative design solutions, continually bringing the client the best thinking across all of the markets we serve. We research the marketplace on an ongoing basis to identify the trends, products, materials and policies that impact the interior environment.
With the client’s strategic vision as our guide, and working within the established budget and design guidelines, we develop a schematic design which offers preliminary working concepts for furniture, finishes and interior architectural elements. Considerable emphasis is placed on the ambiance and image of the space and how the concept is expressed through architectural components and materials.
Maximizing the performance of building materials is a prime component of schematic design and the specification of environmentally sustainable materials essential in achieving truly durable and sustainable interior design. The approved schematic design is further refined during the design development process, during which drawings, sketches and sample boards are used to communicate the proposed image and visual environment. Upon client approval, drawings then evolve into final construction documents used for bidding, construction and schedule control.
We are committed to providing innovative and sustainable design solutions by offering services that include:
- Schematic & design development
- Construction documentation & specifications
- Cost control & critical path scheduling
- Construction bidding, evaluation & award
- Construction administration
Workplace Environments
Cannon Design provides a workplace environment strategy to complement the initiatives established in collaboration with the client during the visioning and program development phase. Our experienced project leaders apply extensive knowledge of alternative officing applications, furniture systems/product lines, digitized inventory tools, workplace standards, and move management strategies to each project to develop a successful short- and long-term workplace strategy, providing optimum flexibility and change management.
Our workplace environment services include:
- Alternative officing
- Change management consulting
- Furniture, furnishings & equipment
- Artwork and accessories
- Relocation strategies and move management
- Post-occupancy evaluations
Clients
- Adelphi University
- Air Canada
- Albany City School District
- Allegheny College
- Arizona State Hospital
- Arrow Investments, Inc.
- Atascadero State Hospital
- Ave Maria University
- BJC/Washington University Medical Center
- Baltimore Washington Medical Center
- Baptist Medical Center
- Bassett Healthcare
- Berkshire Health Systems
- Bernkopf Goodman, LLP
- Board of Trustees - Bermuda National Sports Centre
- Boise-Cascade Office Products
- Boston Medical Center
- Boston University
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Broward County Convention Authority
- Buffalo City School District
- California State University, Dominguez Hills
- Canisius College
- Cannon Design
- Catholic Health Systems
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- Charleston Place
- Chester Union Free School District
- Children's Hospital of Boston
- Children's Hospital of New Orleans
- Children's Medical Center of Israel
- Christopher Newport University
- Citibank
- City of Myrtle Beach
- City of Port Hueneme
- City of Richmond
- City of St. Louis Public Library
- Clarian Health Partners
- Clayco Construction Company
- Continental Airlines
- Corning, Inc.
- Cornwall Central School District
- Crunch Sports Club
- D'Youville College
- Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
- Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems
- Duval County School District
- Eastern Illinois University
- Eastman Kodak
- Ecology & Environment, Inc
- Episcopal High School
- Ernst & Young
- Essex County Hospital Center, New Jersey
- Flagler College
- Fort Zumwalt School District
- General Services Administration
- Government of Ontario
- Grand & Toy
- Guaranty Building
- HSBC Bank, USA
- Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute
- Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co.
- Hospital for Special Surgery
- Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
- INVESCO
- Information Builders, Inc.
- Integrated Genomics
- Jacobi Medical Center
- Kaleida Health System
- Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Kean University
- Lavazza Premium Espresso
- Legacy Athletics
- Legg Mason Wood Walker
- Lehman Brothers
- Lindner Center of HOPE
- Lutheran Social Services
- M. Safra & Co.
- Man Financial Canada
- Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company
- Medaille College
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
- Merrill Lynch
- Millipore Corporation
- Missouri State University
- Motorola Inc.
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital
- NCR Corporation
- New York City School Construction Authority
- Niagara College, Canada
- Niagara Health System
- Niagara University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Occidental Chemical Corporation
- Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System
- Ordos JiangYuan Reservoir Co., Ltd.
- Orient-Express Hotels
- Patton, Boggs and Blow
- Pima County Kino Community Hospital
- Plymouth State University
- Rochester City School District
- Ron Jon Surf Shop
- Roosevelt Union Free School District
- Sabanci University
- Saint Louis University
- Simmons College
- Solae Company
- South Nassau Communities Hospital
- Sports Club Company
- St. Bonaventure University
- St. Mary's Health Center
- State University of New York College at Oswego
- State University of New York at Albany
- State University of New York, Stony Brook
- Suffolk University
- Tata Medical Centre
- Tel Aviv Medical Center
- Texas Christian University
- The Capital Gorup Companies
- The Environics Group
- The Gale Company
- The Nichols School
- TorQuest Partners Inc.
- Toronto Public Library
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- UMass Memorial Medical Center
- USA Niagara Development
- University School of Nova Southeastern University
- University of California, San Diego, Medical Center
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Connecticut
- University of Florida, Gainesville
- University of Georgia
- University of Kansas Hospital Authority
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Maryland
- University of Miami
- University of South Carolina, Columbia
- Urbacon Limited
- Ursinus College
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
- Walton International Group
- Washington State University
- Washington University
- West Seneca Central School District
- Westwood -Squibb Pharmaceuticals
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Xerox Corporation
- Yale University
- Zippo Manufacturing Company