The Michener Institute’s main lobby was the first thing every student, staff member and visitor passed through — and it hadn’t changed in decades. We replaced the reception millwork, ceiling and finishes, and installed the backlit polycarbonate feature wall that now defines the space.
The building stayed open the whole time. Reception kept answering phones and checking people in while we worked metres away, behind hoarding, on a schedule built around the campus day rather than ours.