14 Schemes
The wait was helpless, and James was gloomy and tried not to listen to the voices coming from there, such as-
"Do you want to open up the upper and lower floors?" the deliberate high-frequency question naturally came from Zach, "then we won't have a lot fewer rooms on the second floor, and if we want to expand the number of employees, won't it be affected?"
The answer was, "We looked at your warehouses in the south, and Grande has land, and the space in the main building is larger, after all, you are now Barton's only traditional funeral business, just like Liszt's [Liszt Building], it is a landmark building, you know, landmark! You have a request to use mirrors to increase the sense of space, right, you also realize that the main building of Grande is indeed a little small, but you think about it, there is no need for employees to live here, you can build a separate staff dormitory......"
This is a reference to the original architectural layout of the Grand Grande. Well, it should be said that in the past, the funeral home was owned by the city government, so the layout is like this, with two floors above and below, without any fancy - the work area below, and the residential area above.
And the normal configuration of a funeral home, in addition to the owner himself, the coffin maker, the grave keeper, the handyman, and the maintenance of the living sundries. A complete set of funeral home staff can fill the empty room on the second floor.
But Grande has been special since the last generation, and for uh, you know, Old Grande and Old Hank are equivalent to using their niche lifestyle as a reason, and since they have started, the complete package of South Grande has been dismantled.
The only reason our vampire Grande was able to take on this business was probably because the people in the South Side were too idle. The farmers who work in the farm are happy to do extra money at any time, rubbing a few meals of Grande, receiving some pocket money, and working part-time as hired workers in a funeral home, all they pay is to carry the coffin twice and shovel the soil for a while.
Zach stared at the drawings. Actually, there was some hesitation. It's not that he's worried about hiring employees in the future, it's just to anger James.
Zach's concern was that the drawings they had brought out today were much more detailed than the drawings that Louise had shown him yesterday. Zach had a hunch that the amount of work was heavy, which meant a lot of time.
On the long side of the 'L' shaped building, the pattern will be completely changed.
The walls of the original exhibition hall and reception room will be completely opened. The entire ground floor is used as a showroom for the traditional funeral industry. In addition to the coffin, you can also put items for sacrifice, such as garlands and ornaments. On the east side, a wide curved staircase in the style of a manor was added to lead to the second floor.
The key word is the 'only hallmark' of the traditional funeral industry in Barton, if you don't have all of them, then there is no place to do them all. It shouldn't be as thin and cold as it is now.
Most of the current ceilings on the first floor have been removed, leaving only a small part of the south side of the current exhibition hall and reception room as a corridor on the second floor that connects to the east staircase on the first floor. The new showroom will be provided with a high and spacious space so that the guests who come in will not feel oppressed.
A counter and reception facility will be added to the bottom of the hallway, which will become Louise's place of work, the reception. That is, the façade of the Grande.
Now the ceiling of the office is also partially removed, and the place of the elevator is reserved for the convenience of certain elderly people with limited mobility, because the real Grand office is on the second floor. The space below the ceiling that remains in the office is actually a common reception room for guests to rest and wait.
The second floor above is the office. To the east is the corridor and staircase leading to the new exhibition hall, and to the west is the elevator leading up from the reception room. The side door leads directly to the only reserved employee living space in the Grand Grande, that is, the 'L' shaped short side without the decoration design, the stairwell, the dining room and the kitchen.
The staff encouraged Zach, "The office and the reception room are separated, the funeral is a private thing, and you don't want those clients to talk about privacy like they are now." When you realize that there is a wall next to you, there may be someone else ......"
Instead of walls, it's two floors, plus lifts, and you can create a sense of security and privacy? It seems to be ......
This kind of work is no longer the kind of pure rough work that Benjamin can erect in a day's time by planting wooden stakes.
"By the way......" the staff hesitated, "We casually looked at your warehouse to the south yesterday, and some, well, it's not safe...... Which company did it......"
"Hehehe. Zach smiled dryly, there is no need to tell the other party about these details! The insecurity of the warehouse has long been confirmed by Crowley's Cerberus, "What? In addition to design and decoration, do you also have a construction business?"
It should be that I didn't hear Zach reject their plan, and I felt that this large amount of business was about to be finalized, and the staff who had been explaining and explaining to Zack went one step further, "We don't have it, but we have partners! If Grande needs it, the staff dormitory you are worried about, and the renovation of the warehouse, I can help you contact it! I can help you arrange the price and construction team properly!"
This guy handed out a business card very casually, "Austin." Zach smiled and put away his business card, "Thank you for mentioning yì, I'll think about it." ”
Although he didn't directly agree, the guy named Austin didn't show any disappointment, and returned to his job, looking forward to Zach's meaning, "So Mr. Grande, what do you think of this plan, yesterday I gave Miss Louise a rough explanation, this is the refined content, if we can, we can start construction tomorrow." ”
Zach quietly glanced at James sitting in the office, looking gloomily at James from time to time, lowered his head, and thought for a while.
This is not the only one that Louise came up with last night, but among the several plans to maintain Grande's original pattern, this is definitely the most labor-intensive one! It is the one that has the greatest benefit for this Austen, and he has a lot of point. Whether it's the only sign or the effect of pattern adjustment.
Seeing James's appearance, which was almost dry, Zach nodded, "Yes." Seeing that the other party showed a relaxed expression, "Then now you have to go to the second floor and plan the second floor living area plan of this plan." ”
Don't forget, Zack's previous requests included turning the master bedroom into a recreation room, the first floor being completely redone, and the upper part naturally having to be replanned.
"Of course!" Austin was delighted, beckoning to his colleague and preparing his tools to go upstairs.
Zach led the person to the office and glanced at James, "Also, there is no need to start work tomorrow, Grande has been a little busy lately, there are many things to deal with, and there is no time." I'll let you know when I'm able to start working. ”
For people who don't know what the inside story is, such as Austen, Zach is talking about the funeral of the Bisharp family, which has naturally spread very much.
For Grande, it's tomorrow's Thursday, the time when King arrives in the Republic.
For James, this was a bit of a marvel, depending on whether the letter he had been holding in his hand was worth it to keep Zach busier and more to deal with. (To be continued......)