This week saw the installation of the doctor's offices at Gatemax Medical Center. Due to be completed this week, we were busy co-ordinating the delivery of furniture, wallpaper installaiton and furniture placement.

Proceedure Room

The remaining furniture is due to arrive Monday, and then we can complete the finishing touches such as the signage panels, and the artwork and mirrors can be hung up on the walls. We are looking forward to seeing the end result of the surgery as a whole, hopefully by the end of this week.

Reception/ Waiting Area

At the same time, the kitchen is being installed on site in the La Lucia house. The wallnut kitchen is starting to take shape and the colour works so well with the travertine tiled floor. The built in cupboards are also on site but are yet to be positioned in the relevant bedrooms.

Kitchen installation La Lucia House

Offices on Musgrave Road, Durban

With the Easter Holidays behind us Jossi Design is busy with the final installation of the Doctor's surgery on Umhlanga Ridge and the decorating of the La Lucia House. Project Management is a large part of our service and the co-ordinating of the various contractors on site can be a full time job.

We are now busy with a new project: the Interior Design, Decorating and Project Management of some new offices on Musgrave Road in Durban. This single storey Listed Building is full of character with its exposed timber trusses and its distinctive shape.

Internal View showing equipment & windows

We have put together an exciting concept using quartz carpet flooring, extensive use of glass walls and partitions, accent colours and pendant lights will all form amazing features. The use of space is an important component of the design and is proving difficult as this old building is primarily an L-Shape, making the internal space very long and thin. Therefore trying to reach a happy meduim between creating comfortable, ergonomic spaces and fitting in all the furniture and equipment required for the office is not an easy task.

Internal view showing trusses

Once the plan is finalised we will be ready to go to tender on the drywalls and partitions, electrical, plumbing and general construction work. From here we can produce a program for the site work and begin all documentation and final construction drawings. This is going to prove to be a challenging project yet we believe our concept is going to make for an amazing space on completion.

Jossi Design Advertises

Jossi Design just finalised the design and layout of our first magazine advert. Our new advert will be going into Elle Decoration's Autumn edition which will be out on the 17th of March. We recently finalised this advert which clearly shows our various services offered: Interior Design, Decorating and Project Management. Jossi Design did not do any advertising in 2007, but we decided that Jossi Design should look into different types of advertising in 2008.

Jossi Advert

We have therefore narrowed this down to an advert in Elle Decoration Magazine, we have put up signage on the walls of the sites we are working on and we have updated our website. Our cars now also have branding so that as we drive around to site we will also be advertising our company and our services.

Jossi Design is also due to do a presentation for the various agents and professional team involved in Palm Lakes Estate to make them aware of our Interior Design and Decorating Services.

Another presentation that is currently being completed is for the Interior Design and Decoration of an office space on Musgrave Road. Craig and I met with the prospective clients this week and obtained the brief, we then spent the last half of the week completing the suggested layout of the space and putting this plan and suggested finishes and design into a powerpoint presentation. We are looking forward to the presentation and what is to follow thereafter.

Please look out for our advert due to come out 17th March in the Elle Decoration Magazine or visit our website http://www.jossi.co.za/