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CENTER FOR

PLASTIC ENCLAVE SURGERY

Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota

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CENTER FOR

PLASTIC SURGERY Fargo, North Dakota

Greeted by sleek lines, luxe fabrics, and bold colors, walking into the Center for Plastic Surgery feels more like entering an art gallery than a clinician’s office.

Dr. Nicholas Adams specializes in cosmetic surgery of the face, body and breast, non-surgical facial rejuvenation, and hand and wrist surgery. He opened the Center for Plastic Surgery in 2020 with a goal to bring these services and a modern patient experience, which patients frequently traveled out of state for, to the Fargo area.

After sharing a space with IMA Healthcare for six months, Dr. Adams welcomed his first patients to the new Center for Plastic Surgery on the corner of 32nd Avenue and 45th Street

in February 2021. Every person who enters the space is met with local art, contemporary furnishings, and a freshly poured latte.

In other words, it is anything but your typical healthcare facility.

“A physician’s office is a vulnerable place for patients, especially when they are coming for plastic surgery,” Dr. Adams said. “We want to make them feel comfortable and welcome. Our design and furniture choices needed to exemplify that.”

“Our primary focus was creating an

In order to create the modern, welcoming

but with modern touches,” Alissa said.

environment he was looking for, Dr. Adams

“We wanted it to feel hospitable, not like a

needed a designer’s eye—so he enlisted the

hospital.”

environment that was warm and inviting,

help of his wife Alissa Adams, Chief Strategy Officer at the Center for Plastic Surgery and Chief Operating Officer at West Acres Development.

After working with InterOffice on several projects in her role at West Acres, Alissa knew that the team would bring the vision

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It feels like you are just sitting down to have coffee with your friend.

- Dr. Nicholas Adams Plastic Surgeon

” and energy they needed to furnish the space. Workspace

that complement the artwork as well as the Center’s color

Expert Jolynn Kaldor worked closely with the Adamses to

palette—a soft, feminine combination of sage green, merlot,

curate pieces that are as unique as their practice.

and blush pink. She selected the Clay Lounge Chair, a soft wingback chair, to provide patients both comfort and

Kaldor’s largest project would prove to be the Center’s

privacy.

lounge, a wide-open waiting room with polished concrete floors, warm wood paneling, and tall ceilings that allow

“In a traditional clinical waiting area, it can feel like you

ample sunlight to illuminate the space. The crisp white walls

and the other patients are facing each other,” Kaldor said.

are lined with works by local artists, including Alissa’s aunt

“Instead, we chose chairs with soft edges and a higher back

Marjorie Schlossman and her mother, Carol Schlossman.

that seem to encapsulate you.”

“Their canvas was clean, white, and simple,” Kaldor said.

Kaldor took a similar approach to the consult room, where

“They wanted the furniture and art to be the focal point.”

Dr. Adams talks patients through the details of the process they will be undergoing. Those conversations can be

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To make the lounge more inviting, Kaldor arranged

intimidating, so Dr. Adams wanted to create a space that

comfortable chairs, sofa, ottomans, and accent tables to

would put patients at ease. Rather than a traditional desk

resemble a living room. In contrast to the armchairs typically

chair facing a foreboding desk, Kaldor furnished the room

found in a clinical waiting room, Kaldor searched for pieces

with a burgundy velvet sofa and chair from Stickley.

“It’s definitely easier to discuss things when

been to that has ostrich on the chairs in the exam

somebody is at ease,” Dr. Adams said. “When you

room,” Alissa said. “I love those little surprises that

walk into the consult room, it feels like you are just

incorporate design in what would otherwise be a

sitting down to have coffee with your friend.”

very sterile space.”

Furnishing the exam rooms posed an additional

Every day, Dr. Adams and his team at the Center for

challenge. As a medical practice, the Center for

Plastic Surgery help patients look and feel their best.

Plastic Surgery requires furniture that can easily

Now, they have a beautiful new space to match their

be cleaned and sterilized without damaging the

state-of-the-art services.

materials.

“At the end of the day, what the Center for Plastic To balance the Adamses’ functional needs with their

Surgery does is make people feel good, and I think

aesthetic desires, Kaldor played with textures and

this space embodies that,” Alissa said. “When you’re

patterns wherever possible. She selected Gingko

in a beautiful, comfortable space with stylish furniture

chairs in a faux ostrich upholstery that can be easily

and a lot of art, it translates into that patient’s care

cleaned and adds a pop excitement to every room.

and experience.”

“I can’t think of another medical office that I’ve

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Bismarck, North Dakota

BSC Health Sciences A new multimillion dollar Health Sciences facility, complete with a simulated hospital, is inspiring the next generation of healthcare workers in North Dakota.

For years, Bismarck State College’s (BSC) Health Sciences programs have been housed in downtown Bismarck, miles from the college’s main campus. Students and faculty were rapidly

simply didn’t have the space for the students,” said Mari Volk, Dean of Current and Emerging Technologies. “This new building has allowed us to not only expand our current programs as far as how many students we can take, but also expand our course offerings.”

BSC’s new Health Sciences building, which opened its doors in June 2019, is equipped with the stateof-the-art-technology and equipment needed to prepare students for careers in healthcare. In addition to traditional classrooms, the building

outgrowing the existing space, and facing a statewide shortage of healthcare workers, BSC knew it was time for a change.

In 2014, the BSC Foundation purchased the Unisys property adjacent to campus in order to accommodate future growth of BSC programs.

“We had cramped quarters and couldn’t expand our programs because we

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contains a 30,000-square foot hospital simulation center complete

While the building is designed to look and feel like a real hospital, at

with operating rooms, a nurses’ station, laboratories, an emergency

the end of the day, the people who spend the most time there are

room, and an ambulance bay.

college students—and those students had a request of their own.

The simulated hospital allows students in all Health Sciences

“Our Health Sciences students have long days. They have labs from

programs, from nursing to paramedic technology, to gain real-world

eight in the morning to five in the evening,” Volk said. “When we told

experience in a controlled environment with their instructors looking

our students we were moving programs to the new building, the first

on.

thing they said was, ‘All we want are comfortable chairs.’”

“Our goal was to set it up so that students knew what it felt like being in a hospital before they actually get into a hospital,” Volk said. “We really strive to make our experience for our students as true to life

“

Hellman was able to meet

There has been a really overwhelmingly positive reaction from anyone who’s walked in the building

as possible. I don’t want any surprises when students leave here

- Mari Volk

Dean of Current and Emerging Technologies

and go to the operating room.”

”

both of these needs with just one item of furniture: the Herman Miller Caper Multipurpose Chair. This chair appears in the nurses’ station, classrooms, and laboratories throughout the Health Sciences facility. It’s what Hellman refers to as a “workhorse” chair: visually sleek, ergodynamic, and versatile. It’s comfortable

enough for sitting through all-day labs, yet durable enough to withstand constant use and repeated cleaning with hospital-grade

When it came time to furnish the space, one of Volk’s top priorities

disinfectant.

was creating an environment consistent with existing buildings on campus. She enlisted the help of InterOffice Workspace Expert Kyle

Hellman had previously used the same model while furnishing

Hellman, who had supported BSC with previous projects.

BSC’s National Energy Center of Excellence Facility and the new LEA (Library, English, and Art) Hall. Now there are close to 1,000 Caper

“Just like you want your house to flow well from room to room, we

Chairs across campus, creating a sense of unity from building to

want our campus to flow well from building to building,” Volk said.

building,

“Maintaining a cohesive style was really important to us.”

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“They wanted consistency, yet they wanted something that stood

angled walls and tight corners that would not allow for a traditional

for that space,” Volk said. “Those tables look like they were built for

out,” Hellman said. “I think we achieved that goal.”

rectangular conference table.

the rooms. They’re just perfect.”

To create an environment where students could feel comfortable

Fortunately, Hellman was up to the challenge.

BSC’s new Health Sciences building was a major investment—both

learning, Hellman also curated several lounge spaces throughout

of time and resources—in the future of healthcare in North Dakota.

the building, with a variety of high- and low-top tables and chairs

“At InterOffice, we are space planners first, and then designers,”

But for Volk, the reactions she hears from students, faculty, and

for doing homework or simply relaxing with a cup of coffee

Hellman said. “Finding solutions for difficult spaces—that’s what

visitors is payoff enough.

between classes.

we do every day.”

“There has been a really overwhelmingly positive reaction from

The consult rooms, where students can review footage of their

The solution: Herman Miller Headway Conference Tables with a

anyone who’s walked in the building,” Volk said. “Students are

simulations and receive feedback from instructors, proved to be

tapered-Y base, which allow multiple students and instructors to sit

coming in droves. We’ve had students that wanted to be graphic

the most difficult areas to furnish. Each room needed to include

comfortably while still being able to view the television screen.

designers decide they want to be surgical technicians, just because of this facility. It’s been incredible.”

a mounted television screen and seating for at least five people.

However, the rooms were located at the end of a hallway, with

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FM TITLE COMPANY & KENNELLY BUSINESS LAW Fargo, North Dakota

With their own unique visions and furnishings from InterOffice, FM Title and Kennelly Business Law have created environments that surprise and delight their clients.

At first glance, 1213 NP Avenue is your typical commercial building in downtown Fargo. But to step inside is to enter a world of surprises, like a coffee shop within a title company and a putting green in the middle of a law firm.

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Kennelly Business Law and FM Title moved into 1213 NP in the spring of 2021. Both businesses had worked closely with InterOffice Workspace Expert Melissa LaBay on previous spaces, so when it came time to furnish their new offices, they knew just who to call.

“This is the second time we’ve fit up an office in six years, and the second time we’ve used InterOffice,” said Jeff Gunkelman, attorney and co-founder of Kennelly Business Law. “Even though six years had passed, the staff remembered us, they remembered our personalities and our styles from the first office, and made the second time even that much easier.”

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FM TITLE COMPANY & KENNELLY BUSINESS LAW Fargo, North Dakota

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KENNELLY BUSINESS LAW The attorneys behind Kennelly Business Law take pride in doing

They are knowledgeable and effective, but they also like to have a

each other,” Gunkelman said. “So from day one, when InterOffice

things a bit differently.

little fun; they’re the kind of attorneys who are just as likely to don

was designing our interior area of the office, the putting green was

a pair of jeans as a suit and tie. When they moved into 1213 NP

drawn in at all times.”

“It’s not just about knowing the law,” Gunkelman said. “What sets

Avenue, they wanted to create a space that reflected their firm’s

us apart is that we like to be business advisors, in addition to being

unique philosophy and personality.

lawyers.”

In Kennelly’s previous space, the putting green had been tucked away in a corner, away from clients’ eyes. This time around, they

Kennelly took over a previously unoccupied space on the third

placed it front and center. LaBay took inspiration from the putting

Kennelly Business Law assists business owners with everything

floor of the building, giving them a blank slate from which to build

green while selecting furniture for the space, adding a bistro table

from forming companies and writing contracts to preparing for

their dream space. And that entire space was designed around one

and barstools from OFS next to the green to create an additional

mergers and acquisitions. And although “business law” is in their

unexpected piece that exemplifies Kennelly’s laid-back atmosphere:

seating area for clients and teammates. For the main reception area,

name, they also represent hundreds of clients across the region in

a ten-foot putting green.

LaBay selected comfortable lounge seating from OFS, upholstered

matters of civil litigation, family law, and estate planning.

in a vibrant green to emulate the turf.

“It’s a stress reliever for us. It is a way for us to bounce ideas off

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“It’s just details like that, especially for guys that

The centerpiece of the room is a Headway Table

don’t really have an eye for interior decorating, that

by Herman Miller, which is large enough to

changes a dull, boring space into a welcoming one,”

accommodate up to 14 people, yet comfortable for

Gunkelman said. “We never would have thought to

intimate meetings of just three or four. To provide

put green chairs in our office, but Melissa pushed us

additional seating while also making the room more

to go outside of our comfort zone a little bit and the

inviting, LaBay added two lounge chairs, an end

results speak for themselves. It just looks incredible.”

table, and a low credenza.

Another priority for Kennelly Business Law was

“There’s this mentality that people don’t want to

creating a conference room that defies expectations

meet with their lawyers because it’s so formal and

of a traditional, “stuffy” law firm—a space where

uncomfortable,” Gunkelman said. “We want to

clients can feel comfortable sharing their fears, goals,

make sure that our clients always feel comfortable

and expectations with their attorney. Everyone who

coming in, because the only way we can do our job

walks into the main conference room is greeted

effectively is if they are as open as possible with us.

by bountiful sunlight and panoramic views of

We wanted to create a warm and welcoming office

downtown Fargo; LaBay was tasked with identifying

space and a place that people will want to come to,

furnishings that are as attractive and inviting as the

and InterOffice helped us achieve that.”

“

We want to make sure that our clients always feel comfortable coming in, because the only way we can do our job effectively is if they are as open as possible with us.

- Jeff Gunkelman

Attorney & co-founder of Kennelly Business Law

”

space itself.

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FM TITLE COMPANY Kennelly Business Law’s downstairs

Now, when a client walks through the

Pittenger said. “It makes the space feel more

neighbors, FM Title, are a full-service title

automatic glass doors, the first thing they

homey and comfortable because it doesn’t all

company specializing in commercial and

see is a sign advertising “Free Coffee for All

match perfectly.”

residential real estate closing, escrow, and

Clients,” and an artisanal coffee bar where

abstract services. While Kennelly was able to

the co-op’s prep kitchen used to be. They can

But even more important than selecting

design their new space from the drywall up,

place an order with the receptionist, who will

the perfect piece of furniture is crafting a

FM Title had the opportunity to renovate the

prepare their beverage as they wait for their

space that is intentional and efficient. LaBay

building’s first floor, the former home of Prairie

appointment to begin.

collaborated with FM Title to arrange their furnishings in a way that promotes an

Roots Food Co-op.

“Closing on a house is one of the most

effortless flow of traffic from the entrance,

“We purchased it in June of 2020, and then

exciting days in people’s lives,” Pittenger said.

to the coffee bar, to the conference rooms—

spent the next eight months making it not

“We wanted to create an experience that they

creating a seamless experience for every client

look like a grocery store,” said President

will remember, and the kitchen space was

who walks in the door.

Brandon Pittenger. “My office is in the

already there, so it just worked out perfectly.”

“We had a vision for what that might look

produce section.”

To furnish the reception area, LaBay worked

like, and Melissa came to us with very good

Pittenger and his team have embraced

with FM Title to pair existing pieces with new

suggestions and a layout,” Pittenger said.

elements of the space they inherited while

items from OFS, creating an unexpectedly

“We wanted to create an experience that is

creating an office that meets their team and

whimsical environment.

welcoming and enjoyable on what can be an

clients’ needs—starting with a warm and

otherwise stressful day, and I definitely think

inviting reception area. In FM Title’s previous

“We reused our dining tables and chairs that

office, the front door led directly into the

were already in the space from Prairie Roots,

team’s workspace.

and Melissa helped us identify new pieces that would coordinate well,”

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we met that goal.”

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Fargo

1630 1st Ave N Suite A, Fargo, ND 58102 M-TH: 8:00AM - 5:00PM F: 8:00AM - 1:00PM Phone: (701) 232-3013

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