LA JOLLA LOBBY

EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING RIGHT BEFORE ENTERING THE MAIN LOBBY. ONE NOTE OF MENTION IS THAT THE OWNER HAS TAKING A LIKING TO SUNNY AND SHE IS CURRENTLY DOING SOME ARCHITECTURE WORK FOR THE LA JOLLA GROU. SHE IS HELPING THEM TO ADD 6 FLAG POLES JUST TO THE LEFTOF THE LOBBY ENTRANCE IN THE GREEN LANDSCAPE AREA.

ENTRANCE TO THE MAIN LOBBY. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFULL PREGNANT SUNNY ENTERING THROUGH THE DOORS.

CORPORATE PHOTO OF LA JOLLA GROUP MAIN LOBBY

SIDEVIEW OF THE MAIN LOBBY. THE MOTORCYCLE IS FROM THE FAMOUS RIDER OF METAL MULISHA BRIAN DEEGAN. ORIGINALLY WE WERE GOING TO HANG IT FROM THE UPPER WALL, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN A SEE HIS BIKE UP CLOSE. THE FLOORING IS PEBBLETECH FLOORING. IT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT GIVES A WET SAND APPEARANCE, FITTING THEIR OVERALL SURF IMAGE. THE 3 TV'S ON THE WALL PLAY SURF, SKATE, SNOWBOARD VIDEOS ALL DAY LONG WITH SPEAKERS MOUNTED IN THE CEILING PLAYING THE BACKGROUND MUSIC TO THEM.

EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM: THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ROOMS. IT IS A CONFERENCE ROOM FOR THE MAIN EXECUTIVES AS WELL AS THE OWNERS WHEN THEY DECIDE TO HAVE THEIR MEETINGS. JIM FROM JPS CAME UP WITH THE DESIGN OF NAILING POPLAR BOARDS TO THE WALL, DISTRESS THEM THEN SPRAY THEM WITH A SATIN FINISH. I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL UNTIL I SAW THE WALLS THE DAY AFTER THE SATIN FINISH WAS APPLIED. WHAT A GREAT IDEA, I WISH I WOULD OF HAD IT, BUT JIM GETS THE CREDIT.

RECEPTIONIST DESK: THIS WAS A TRICKY AREA TO MANIPULATE. WE WERE TOLD TO GIVE OUR BEST GUESS AS TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE LIGHTS ABOVE AND WE HOPED LIKE CRAZY THAT THE POWER WE PUT IN THE WALL FOR ALL 4 PLASMAS TO COME TOGETHER WAS AT THE RIGHT LOCATION. BECAUSE WE HAD DEVIATED FROM THE BLUEPRINTS SO MUCH, WE ALSO HAD NO CLUE AS HOW TO RUN DUCTWORK LOW ENOUGH TO BE UNDER THE TRUSSES AND MAINTAIN AN ELEVATION THAT WOULDN'T BLOCK THE TV'S OR OBSTRUCT THE LIGHTS. GEROME THE ELECTRICAL FOREMAN AND I TOOK OUR PROBLEM TO MARK THE HVAC FOREMAN, WHO SAID HE HAD AN EXTRA EYEBALL DIFUSER THAT IN HIS OPINION WOULD COOL THE ROOM APPROPRIATELY. WE MADE A FIELD DECISION AND TO THIS DAY WE STILL HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS.

I ADDED THIS PICTURE BECAUSE ORIGINALLY WHERE THE ENTRANCE DOORS ARE WE WERE GOING TO BUILD 30FT TALL SLATS OF WOOD THAT WOULD STRETCH FROM THE FLOOR TO THE CEILING GIVING AN OLD WOOD SURFSHOP LOOK. BECAUSE OF COSTS WE HAD TO DELETE THAT FEATURE. ITS KIND OF A TWO EDGE SWORD, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PAIN IN THE NECK TO BUILD SUCH A FEATURE, BUT I WOULD HAVE LOOKED NICE.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE SECTION OF THE MAIN LOBBY THAT I PERSONALLY AM MOST PROUD OF. LONG STORY SHORT, WE DIDN'T CARE MUCH FOR WHAT THE ARCHITECT HAD DRAWN, SO THE OWNER GAVE ME PERMISSION TO REDESIGN IT AND BUILD IT TO MY RECOMENDATIONS. I SAT DOWN WITH MY 3 BEST FRAMERS JOSE, ANTONIO AND GEORGE AND WE DECIDED TO BUILD A SLOPING WALL WITH THE SAME POPLAR WOOD EFFECT AS THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM WHILE ADDING A LIGHT TROUGH THAT WOULD HAVE LIGHTS SHINING UP AND LED LIGHTS THAT WOULD ACCENT THE FLOOR BELOW. WE ADDED A WINDOW IN THE MIDDLE TO GIVE IT A SOMEWHAT LIFEGUARD STATION EFFECT JUST OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE. WE DREW THE WHOLE THING OUT IN PENCIL ON THE DRYWALL THAT HAS THE 3 TV'S ON IT. WE PRESENTED IT TO THE OWNER AND HE SAID BUILD IT. NOTICE HOW IT DOESNT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE CEILING. THERE IS SOME GENIUS IN IT.