X-Design Inc.

	DREAMWAVE PRODUCTIONS Locale: Markham, Ontario Scope: X-Design was responsible the complete interior design and contract management of this project. A fast-paced, Markham based comic book company required a new facility which comfortably supported their artist and administrative staff while maintaining a tight budget and project schedule. X-Design prepared a dynamic environment which will support their firm growth over the coming years. Also included in X-Design’s scope was furniture specification and procurement as well as sub-consultant selection and coordination. EQUILEASE Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: The scope of this project encompassed the interior design and contract management of Equilease’s relocation to its new facilities at 235 Yorkland. The design involved the use of existing furniture and the entire process had a very short schedule. CASTEK SOFTWARE FACTORY Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: X-Design was hired to help this Toronto-based software firm with the furniture planning and implementation of their new 55,000sf facility. DRAFT WORLDWIDE Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: X-Design collaborated with one of Canada's largest communications firms to translate their aspirations into physical space. We helped DraftWorldwide meet the challenge of integrating a corporate merger and created a leading edge knowledge-sharing environment. FUTUREWAY COMMUNICATIONS Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: X-Design has been engaged to assist the construction team of Brown Daniels to implement a new corporate office for a fast moving technology company. Our team has been involved in multiple projects including technical presentation areas to full head office renovation and relocation. STEELCASE CANADA - CALGARY Locale: Calgary, Alberta Scope: Design of furniture showroom and offices highlighting advanced office solutions. Steelcase asked X-Design to create an upbeat, dynamic showroom that expressed their corporate ideal of "Worklife". Steelcase requested not only an innovative, fluid workspace to demonstrate their products to clients, but a hardworking open office environment to be occupied by their own sales staff. X-Design created a 1,500 SF space within a warehouse building using Steelcase Pathways products and a unique suspended ceiling design. HERITAGE OFFICE INTERIORS Locale: Vancouver, British Columbia Scope: Design of new showroom and offices. Heritage Office Interiors, a Steelcase furniture dealer, asked X-Design to turn an industrial warehouse building on the outskirts of Vancouver into their new showroom and offices. CIBC-EXECUTIVE FLOOR Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: Interior Design This project involved the interior design of a floor in the Commerce Court East tower in downtown Toronto for the executive group of CIBC. STEELCASE CANADA - WORKLIFE CENTRE (SWING SPACE) Locale: Markham, Ontario Scope: Design of 10,000SF demonstration furniture installation in Steelcase Canada's head office The Swing Space was designed to explore the potential of the Pathways furniture system, serve as showroom and to temporarily accommodate three staff groups during phased renovation work. X-Design developed an experimental systems furniture installation in association with the base building designers Quadrangle Architects and the Steelcase Advanced Solutions Group. Steelcase requested that the designers challenge the Swing Space's occupants to work in unusual and innovative worksettings, to show clients that it is possible to "think outside the box" The completed Swing Space is based on a loose grid of "neighbourhoods", providing both an underlying logic and opportunities for chance encounters and casual interaction wherever circulation paths converge. Teams choose among neighbourhoods of worksettings that each individual would customizes with mobile elements and worktools. CASTEK SOFTWARE FACTORY INC. Client: Steelcase Canada Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: Facility Strategy Consulting X-Design was engaged to assist the Steelcase Team in creating a strategy for facility design as the Client company grows. The deliverable was a furniture approach based on the Steelcase product ‘Pathways’. STEELCASE CANADA - VANCOUVER SALES OFFICE AND SHOWROOM Locale: Vancouver, British Columbia Scope: Design of furniture showroom and offices, highlighting advanced office solutions. Steelcase's Western Canada division was seeking to better service technology companies, particularly young ".com" companies in the aggressive field of e-commerce. X-Design created a unique, transparent office suite for five Steelcase staff that also serves as a showroom. Individual worksettings, leaming spaces and service areas float within a Pathways space frame structure in loosely defined zones. MT&T Client: Steelcase Canada Locale: Halifax, Nova Scotia Scope: Space plan of 67,000 SF call centre X-Design, in association with Steelcase, planned MT&T's new consolidated telephone help line facility in Halifax. The solution accommodated the personnel in 6 departments, organized around shared service "hubs". This project was notable not only for its size, but it's extremely tight schedule. NB TEL/ ALIANT EXECUTIVE SUITE Client: NB Tel/Aliant Locale: St. John, New Brunswick Scope: Redesign of private offices and boardrooms X-Design was retained to update the look of NB Tel's executive offices. The challenge was to help NB Tel express its position as a cutting edge telecommunications company while respecting a well-crafted interior dating from the 1970's. New finishes in a contemporary palette were chosen to harmonize with the original teak walls. Public areas were renovated to incorporate graphic displays and new lighting installed throughout. EPIC DATA Client: MCM interiors Ltd. Locale: Vancouver, British Columbia Scope: Space planning and furniture layout for 60,000 SF of office space Epic Data, a technology company required new facilities to consolidate its 240 staff in Vancouver. The lead designers, MCM Interiors, contracted X-Design to plan three floors in Steelcase Pathways products. X-Design has extensive experience and technical knowledge of Pathways, having designed a number of showrooms for Steelcase. KINGSGATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT Locale: Mississauga, Ontario Scope: Design of 8,500 SF Corporate Head Office and Sales Centre KINGSGATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT Locale: Mississauga, Ontario Scope: Design of 6,500 SF Sales Office NORTH AMERICAN GATEWAY Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: Design of 25,000 SF office and computer/ switch room in two phases ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE Locale: Etobicoke, Ontario Scope: Design of 23,000 SF Call Centre MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: Programming, space planning and furniture reconfiguration X-Design developed programming for an existing office facility and designed the subsequent systems furniture reconfiguration.		NINE WEST Locale: Eaton's Centre & Sherway Gardens, Toronto, Ontario Scope: X-Design recently finished work on two stunning locations for shoe retailer Nine West. COTTON GINNY Locale: Multiple locations across Canada Scope: X-Design has been enlisted for the interior design of the Cotton Ginny mall stores as well as the development of a new concept for "Big Box" locations of the chain. THREE DOG BAKERY Locale: Toronto, Ontario Scope: Design & Construction Drawings for Franchise X-Design was engaged to assist with the first Canadian franchise of Three Dog Bakery, a bakery for dogs. It is located in the Beaches area of Toronto. SEARS CANADA/EATON'S Client: West 49th Parallel Design Locale: Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa Scope: Technical Working Drawings X-Design completed construction documentation for the West 49th Parallel Design team for 7 floors of the new Sears/ Eaton's locations in Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. VOICESTREAM Client: David Milne Design Locale: Multiple Locations Across The U.S. Scope Technical Working Drawings X-Design has been working closely with the David Milne Design team helping them roll-out over 150+ stores in markets across the United States. BRAMPTON CONSOLIDATED COURTHOUSE Client: ZAS Architects Locale: Brampton, Ontario Scope: Development of furniture tenders (total budget $6 million) and CAD Support X-Design, in association with ZASA, sourced suppliers and wrote 5 furniture tenders including related CAD drawings, for the new Brampton Courthouse. SERENDIPITY POINT FILMS Client: Volgyesi and Propst Architects Locale: Toronto, Ottawa Scope Interior Design Support for new office building X-Design played a supporting role to an architectural firm, providing interior design and detailing for new office construction.