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figured out now, set up and organized well would create a firm foundation for season two and for subsequent seasons as well. It would be quite a good challenge to delve into. As the season two preproduction began to gather momentum, the usual hurdles confronted the Art Department. Marty Byrde needed a legitimate looking office from which to conduct business, so Byrde Enterprises needed to be created. After a lengthy search for a location that Bateman felt worked for his character, a search made doubly difficult as a space was needed that would allow the office to be blown up, including blowing out some windows (a story beat that was coming in episode ten), a suitable space was ultimately found. It was a raw space in an office park nestled into a woodsy area, a space that needed to be a fully build-out, and done quickly as it was going to play early on in shooting schedule, but it was well suited to create Marty's expanding empire. Some of the many discussions included the size of his new office. It was necessary to establish that Byrde Enterprises had room to grow and expand, making an office bigger than was really needed. This is a ruse, so that the various inspectors, regulators and legislature, and potential business people get the impression that Marty had a legitimate business venture. One of the things I usually do when laying out a plan for such a location is consider the set dressing that will be required for the scenes, and also for any future shooting. The office designed for Marty Byrde had his desk in a hero position that played straight down the hallway, for that power view to the office and entrance foyer. Marty was given a couple of different spaces within his office. One area was a worktable and chairs near the window with bookcases and TV, opposite that would be a sofa, coffee table and side chairs for more casual seating. This would allow each director staging options, giving each episode flexibility on where scenes could be staged. An office was also created for Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) to work from. It was revealed that she would play more of a role this season, helping Marty in negotiating the political complexities they faced in selling the casino concept to a political A B A. PRELIMINARY LAYOUT FOR BYRDE ENTERPRISES IN THE RAW OFFICE SPACE THAT WOULD HOUSE THE PERMANENT SEASON TWO SET. B. PLAN OF BYRDE ENTERPRISES. DRAWN BY SET DESIGNER JARRETTE MOATS USING REVIT.