We take the complicated and make it simple. Your records, your stuff, your space - all simplified, If it's in your organization and you can touch it, we help you store it, track it and retrieve it using less space and time than you ever thought possible.
Matt Tourdot shared this video on Spacesaver's Storage Solved blog. It is a great example of the "less is more" theory.
Gary Chang exhibits the value of creativity when it comes to saving space and organizing stuff. He gets the power of innovation in the effective use of space. His tiny apartment is cooler, better organized and arguably more user-friendly than most of our much larger spaces.
The issues he faced are no different than those that we face every day. Cramped spaces abound. Not enough room to put all of our stuff. At work, at home; in the equipment room, the storage room, or the file room in the basement. At the armory, the library, the precinct, or the warehouse. When it comes to tight spaces, organizational challenges and storage headaches, Gary Chang understands that Stuff (and how you store it) really does matter.
Last week we provided a definition of Modular Casework. Today we’ll give you six reasons to consider it in your next interior design project:
It’s factory produced – The manufacturing of Modular Casework takes place in a controlled environment with computer generated machinery that can make precision cuts and guarantee measurements.
It’s quickly installed – Modular Casework ships in modules that are ready to install, cutting the installation time to about half that of millwork.
It’s reconfigurable – Unless there are seismic concerns, Modular Casework is not actually bolted to the wall or floors. The base cabinets are leveled and ganged together. The upper wall cabinets are fastened to a zip rail. The modules do not have to be damaged or disassembled in order to reconfigure or relocate - making it very easy to reuse when needs change.
It’s repairable– Doors, drawers, hinges, and end panels are much easier to repair than traditional millwork, because Modular Casework components are engineered to disassemble and reattach.
It’s depreciable – Modular Casework is treated like furniture and depreciates on a seven year schedule (as opposed to millwork, which is classified as permanent construction and requires 39 years to depreciate.)
It’s specifiable - Drawing millwork is a tedious, time consuming task. But Modular Casework can be drawn in software by a local representative. Or, with BIM software, it is simple to drag and drop your options into a space with ease, assuring that you get the design you intend.
Speaking of BIM, you can get your Hamilton Sorter Modular Casework Revit models here.
Modular Casework is fast becoming THE alternative to built-in cabinets. Its use is spreading from offices to laboratories and from hospitals to schools. Problem: Webster doesn’t offer a definition for “Modular Casework”. Answer: we decided to suggest a few of our own. mod•u•lar [moj-uh-ler] case•work [keys-wurk] / [kās-werk] (noun) 1. Storage system designed to be customized, re-configured, re-located and re-used 2. Furniture that looks built in, but isn’t Consider your office environment. There are several areas well suited for modular casework. Areas like community workspace, copy/fax/print areas, mail rooms, break rooms, kitchens, libraries, and other spaces that have specific activity and storage needs. But what if those needs change? Modular casework is designed to change with you, and that’s the gist of what it is as a “product”. 3. More than just a product. It is a system of manufacturing that gives you the versatility and look of built-in millwork with the value and precision of a CAD driven, factory produced product, with a 7-year depreciation schedule, and a limited lifetime warranty. Consider your investment. Millwork is classified as permanent construction and requires 39 years to depreciate. Modular casework, on the other hand, is treated like furniture and depreciates in 7 years. The ability to specify finishes, surfaces, hardware and other elements can create a look that fully integrates into the interior design plan. Set-up and installation is simplified, because it comes from the factory as finished components – saving time and money. Reusing the components as departments move, or needs change is a snap. So, you aren’t throwing your investment away or leaving it there when you go. (Just because it looks built in doesn’t mean it has to act like it.) Flexible, modular, usable. Mr. Webster…take note!
{We recently had the opportunity to visit the BJAC's architecture office in Raleigh, North Carolina to see firsthand how they incorporated modular casework into their office. They use base cabinets, wall cabinets and shelving in the print/work area, base cabinets and wall cabinets in the kitchen and shelving in the library. One of the design features of the office is clear, corrugated polycarbonate panels on metal studs used for walls and partitions. The fact that the casework and shelving is finished on all sides turned out to be key – due to the transparency of these panels (the backside of the shelving in the print/work area is visible.) In the kitchen, the customization of the casework allowed for aluminum framed glass doors to be used, which worked well with the overall look of the office. The shelving in the library was designed to allow for binder as well as flat file storage and was built around a work area and laminate chip samples. Below are some photos from our visit.}
To learn more about Modular Casework you can visit Hamilton-Sorter.
