This space was dreamed up for the children. Creating a joyful and happy learning environment was the main priority. Per the designer, “There are stylized nods to transit in some of the details since they are blocks from an airport and an industrial trucking/train hub, but nothing was literal.”
Acoustics were another factor that played into the design, due to the proximity to the airport and the nature of such vast, open/connected spaces.
The vision was brought to life by talented installers and fun flooring materials that really captured the overall concept. With approximately twenty-two material deliveries and the use of many different colors, materials and on-site cutting for borders and patterns, this one-of-a-kind install was no easy feat. Despite the complexity of the deliveries, the tight schedule, and the need for a meticulously detailed install, this job was completed on time and the children were given a creative space for their learning.
FUSE Member Materials:
•Milliken Carpet Tiles – 70 SY
•Shaw Carpet Tiles – 180 SY
•Mohawk LVT Plank – 6,450 SF
•Altro Sheet Vinyl – 150 SY
•Johnsonite Rubber Tiles – 320 SF
•Johnsonite 4” Rubber Base – 10,320 LF
Also installed:
•Over 4,300 SY of broadloom carpet
•Over 2,000 SY of vinyl sheet goods
•Over 700 SF of sports flooring
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
