Mary Dennis
Executive Director
School of Graceful Lifestyles™
& Intentional Environmental Designer™
www.gracefullifestyles.com
Client: Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Project: 37,500 sq. ft.
IT Department
Julie MacPherson the , Vice President of Facilities, Wyndham Vacation Ownership graduated the Graceful Lifestyles 5 Day Feng Shui Intentional Design program in May 2007, and Wyndham VO became a Graceful Lifestyles ™client shortly thereafter. With Mary Dennis as their Designer, their desire was to introduce Feng Shui Intentional Environmental Design to Corporate America as a tool to manage their cultural shift, encouraging collaboration, productivity and well being. Our intention for this project was to enhance, influence and even change the culture of the company through the use of Intentional Environmental Design. ™
We are proud to announce that the ARDA award, (American Resort Development Association) was awarded to our client, Julie Mac Pherson, Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Orlando, Florida. Our Graceful Lifestyles Intentional Environmental Design was a success! In addition to receiving the ARDA award, this project also received Silver Certification, from the United States Green Building Council
ARDA Award
American Resort Development Association
ARDA is the American Resort Development Association (the biggest association for the timeshare industry). They have an awards program for various divisions such as; Advertising & Promotional Material, Resort Design, Management & Administration with many awards under each division. There are also 9 ACE awards in a category called ARDA Circle of Excellence Awards and our project won the ACE Innovator Award.
The description of the award is, “This award recognizes a company or individual that has developed a groundbreaking product, service or concept. This innovation must have been successfully implemented within the last 3 years. Narrative should discuss the nature of the innovation, the need for such innovation and the impact of its development on company operations, staff and the industry as a whole.”
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We started with new construction and had the ability to design an entrance that opened directly on to the department floor. Implementing the ancient principals of Feng Shui & Intentional Environmental Design we incorporated the water element to jump start communication and to refresh the spirit as one entered and exited.
A granite type metal bronze wallpaper was used as a metal element to encourage clarity, focus& enhance creativity. |
Project: IT Department
Department Intentions
Our intention for this project was to enhance, influence and even change the culture of our company through the use of intentional environmental design; a term that implies using the intentions or goals of the company and/or department occupying the space to drive the design process in supporting these intentions. More specifically, our intentions were:
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Support the company’s Green Initiative
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Create space that enhanced employee/customer satisfaction
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Design space to support the occupants’ business goals
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Increase attraction and retention
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Enhance productivity
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Low flexible walls allowed for daylight to filter thru the environment, adding to our green initiatives. Independent seating groups were placed in all areas of the bagua/an invisible grid of 9 energies to encourage spontaneous meetings.
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An open floor plan encouraged a meandering chi/energy flow. The pathways invited collaboration and freedom to be creative. Mobile dual purpose stations were placed throughout the space to support impromptu meetings.
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Herman Miller Cradle to Cradle chairs and flexible tables lend to dual purpose cafeteria/conference areas, and easy stacking.
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Fax and printing machines where set up as open work depots to encourage employees to leave their work stations and walk thru other areas of their departments. This simple placement invited impromptu conversations and project collaboration. |
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A overall feeling of well being permeated the entire space. Productivity was up!!! |
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Mary Dennis,
I hadn’t seen you lately to thank you again in person. You’ve done a wonderful job on our new work environment. I love the transition area near the elevators!
The workspaces and collaborative areas are great and I’m sure that we will benefit from the “Green” environment. Thank you so much for all of your caring, smarts, and delivery of a great product!
Best regards,
Serena
Information Technology, In Tune, In Touch, In Time
Serena E. Frank
Senior Vice President
Information Technology
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
8427 South Park Circle
Orlando, FL 32819 |
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