{"id":205600,"date":"2023-01-11T14:10:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=205600"},"modified":"2023-01-11T14:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:10:17","slug":"rivian-news-experiece-center-normal-illinois","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/rivian-news-experiece-center-normal-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivian Converts a Repair Workshop and Gravel Yard into an Indoor-Outdoor Experience Center in Normal, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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January 11, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Lisa Di Venuta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Jasper Sanidad<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rivian Converts a Repair Workshop and Gravel Yard into an Indoor-Outdoor Experience Center in Normal, Illinois<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

2022 Best of Year Winner<\/a> For Budget<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located at the electric vehicle maker\u2019s manufacturing plant\u2014an erstwhile Mitsubishi factory\u2014is a playful 4,900-square-foot delivery center where customers go to receive their new cars. In keeping with the brand\u2019s adventurous spirit, Rivian<\/a>\u2019s in-house team, spearheaded by former Studio O+A design director Denise Cherry, converted a repair workshop and its gravel yard into a skylit indoor-outdoor social hub and experiential center<\/a> vivified by a colorful 50-foot-long exterior mural by Joe Swec. Inside and out, custom communal tables made of hickory invite employees and customers to relax. There, they can indulge in complimentary vegan chili served from the pull-out camp kitchen of the company\u2019s R1T truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See Interior Design\u2019s Best of Year Winners and Honorees<\/h4>\n

Explore must-see projects and products that took home high honors.<\/p>\n

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