The long hallways are 'expressways' that bypass 'work neighborhoods' that Sneed created. 'Home is where the pool is,' says another. 'Caution, do not breathe under water,' one says. Sayings are spread in huge letters across the blue walls. On a tour of the 91,500 square-foot building, which opened in February, Sneed and Ortega showed off the massive hallways, 30-foot ceilings, and splashy blue pool-themed accent walls. 'It was really trying to create a new environment that will drive productivity,' Ortega said. The idea was to create a space that was comfortable, open, conducive to new lifestyles and filled with natural light, he said. 'We decided to take a bolder move,' Ortega said. Steven Ortega, Leslie's executive vice president, said after the company outgrew its office on Broadway and 40 th Street, company managers opted to renovate the old warehouse. Enormous fans were hung from the ceiling, while wide sky lights allow the sun to pour in. Ceiling pipes and ducts were painted a uniform white. Used desks, chairs and furniture were purchased. The original concrete floors were retained, but polished to a high sheen. Sneed said the idea was to keep the character of the warehouse while reusing it in a better and creative way. 'It's an adaptive reuse,' said Sneed, the Del Mar, Calif.-based architect who was in charge of the project. You're in the Camelback corridor, a part of Phoenix that is basking in the economic glow of the nearby Arcadia neighborhood.Īnd you're in an enormous building that was once a visual menace, a shuttered Sam's Club. 'You feel like you could be at Google or Facebook.'īut you're not. 'The space is open airy and very employee focused,' said Tom Siebert, a spokesman for Anne Sneed Architectural Interiors. It has a huge gym, bikes, a ping pong table in the lunch room, and its own nurse practitioner on premises. Indian School Rd., is unusual not only because it blossomed from the guts of a mothballed warehouse, but also because it is a visually stunning place with soaring ceilings, exposed duct work, work neighborhoods and express hallways. The 91,500 square-foot customer service center, at 2005 E.

Leslie's Swimming Pool Supplies has converted an empty big-box eyesore into a light, bright state-of-art office space complete with splashy blue walls and the sounds of the sea. View Gallery: Leslie's pools turns empty big box into cool office space

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