Christine Vandover, IIDA LEED AP

5 Star renovation of post partum, labor and delivery, NICU and publics spaces. Special attention given to designing to the local Hawaiian culture and the history of Queen Emma.

Interior Design concepts for the renovation of 3 floors - Labor and Delivery, Post Partum and Exam Rooms

Workplace strategy, architecture, interiors, branding, and landscape planning for a 350,000 corporate headquarters in Miami on Dodge Island. Inspired by the hospitality-oriented and experience-driven cruise industry, the interior environment supports the brand’s ethos. An open plan for most of the workplace floors will facilitate collaboration among different departments with a variety of technology-enhanced meeting spaces. The building’s boomerang shape allows natural daylight to reach deep… Show more

Workplace strategy, architecture, interiors, branding, and landscape planning for a 350,000 corporate headquarters in Miami on Dodge Island. Inspired by the hospitality-oriented and experience-driven cruise industry, the interior environment supports the brand’s ethos. An open plan for most of the workplace floors will facilitate collaboration among different departments with a variety of technology-enhanced meeting spaces. The building’s boomerang shape allows natural daylight to reach deep into the floor plates. Interior stairs connecting each floor follow the building curves, promoting wellness and collaboration.

Other amenities include an innovation center, auditorium, training rooms and a restaurant-like cafe. An executive suite and event space are on the top floors, wrapping around the lush sky garden and offering views to Biscayne Bay and downtown Miami. Show less

Women and Newborns hospital on floors 12-18 of the New York Presbyterian David H Koch Center on York Ave between 68 ad 69th streets. The hospital includes: ultrasound, labor and delivery rooms, and ante/post partum rooms. Special care was taken to consider the experience for new moms and dads. Corridors, family rooms and patient rooms are designed with lighting and details that are warm, comforting with a hospitality ambiance.

Interior fit out and workplace planning for a digital media company in the 3 World Trade Center, NY, NY

Relocation and renovation of 440,550 sq. ft. global law firm. Focus on 2 floors of amenity spaces: reception, conference center, multipurpose room, dining, lounge, coffee bat, knowledge center, wellness and fitness.

Ambulatory Care Center on York Ave between 68th and 69th st

Research, competitors analysis and product design of 2 lounge seating sectionals and 2 complementary side and coffee tables for public spaces (healthcare, hospitality, corporate). Role included all creative direction: mock-up review, upholstery selection for furniture for photo shoot, photography styling, design direction for brochure and website, organization of MoMa launch party setup and development of art cards.

The team applied waiting-area research findings to design the Portico collection of seating and tables for public waiting areas. The Capri, Milano and Prato collections are beautiful and comfortable and features a versatile design for use in healthcare, hospitality and corporate environments.

Emotions influence how people respond to their near environments. A Northwestern University survey found that interior settings with curvilinear lines elicit more pleasant emotions such as… Show more

The team applied waiting-area research findings to design the Portico collection of seating and tables for public waiting areas. The Capri, Milano and Prato collections are beautiful and comfortable and features a versatile design for use in healthcare, hospitality and corporate environments.

Emotions influence how people respond to their near environments. A Northwestern University survey found that interior settings with curvilinear lines elicit more pleasant emotions such as relaxation. Another finding was that behavior patterns in hospital waiting rooms were consistent with those found in other public areas such as libraries and cafeterias.

A Duke University Medical Center study confirmed that visitors tend to wait in small groups of up to three people and that visitor groups prefer to sit alone. This research also showed that chairs are wasted as spatial barriers and that people prefer corner arrangements for conversing.

The IOA Portico collection provides seating options and tables for intimate groupings. Larger curved arrangements that create distance and barriers can be turned away from each other to accommodate individuals who prefer to sit alone. A variety of arrangements allow a space to flex as social patterns change in waiting or group areas.

Each piece of the Portico collection meets the Healthy Interiors goals of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative’s Safer Chemicals Challenge. Show less

Renovation of Board Room located at York Ave and 68th st, integrated AV, 20 person stone board table, custom banquettes, riser seats, custom buffet and walnut paneling.

Open office, reception, pantry, conference rooms, training rooms, auditoriums and support spaces for international office locations - London, New Jersey, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Warsaw, Oslo, Seattle, Los Angeles

530,000 Sq.Ft. in patient, outpatient facility, LEED-Gold. 15 floors, 150 patient beds, 28 procedure operating rooms. Boston, MA

3.2 million sf mixed use project in Moscow City in Moscow, Russia. Moscow (72 floors) and St Petersburg (65 floors) residential towers, shopping center and corporate office building. Scope included design of building lobbies, elevators, residential corridors, residence planning, office test fits, store front modules, shopping center public space and lounges, wellness spa and VIP entry experience.