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By Kristi Cameron
The Metropolis Observed
February 2002
"Postproduction is a very expensive and sensitive process,"
says Alexandra Martini of Martini, Meyer--the two-year-old firm that
recently designed the Berlin office of movie postproduction house Das
Werk. "The clients are, in a way, very spoiled. Sometimes the
jet-lagged filmmaker comes from Jakarta and says to the editor, 'Just
finish it. I'll look at it in two hours.' And he'll sleep." Because multiple
functions are required of the editing suites--where people work up to 30
hours at a time--Martini and partner Henrike Meyer wanted the rooms to
be flexible and comfortable. Their solution uses upholstered paneling
that runs the length of one wall, over the ceiling, and down the
opposite wall, extending as a floating chaise longue. "It's not
only about having technology of the highest standards," Martini
says. "If your clients feel physically comfortable, that's a kind
of service you're providing them. It's like a mixture between a hotel
and an office."
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