The Office Door

There are still a few remaining details to be resolved. One is the material to use for the office door. The office door will be a sliding door that slides on an exposed metal track. When it's closed, it will be at the end of the kitchen. When opened, it will slide next to the wall behind whatever furniture is there. When it's closed, it will sit adjacent to the red glass pantry doors, and the ovangkol (wood) buffet. The floors in the hallway are black stone. So, the door has to be a neutral color that will go with everything. Because it sits next to a hallway without windows (our skylight was outplanned since the roof framing was in the way), we'd like to use a material that will let natural light in from the windows in the office.

We've narrowed the material down to two possibilities 1) A door made of broken glass (as can be seen in the AMA building in Chicago, or in the de Young museum in SF (the former being intentional; the latter not) or 2) A plastic laminate from 3-form.com, called "Courier" (see: http://www.3-form.com/materials-varia-moderna-courier.php for a sample). Both materials are interesting and let light in. The first is a bit more elegant, the second more whimsical. Opinions? (I'm leaning towards the glass, Kurt's tending towards the courier.)