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The new Twitch HQ occupies eight floors of the new 350 Bush building in downtown San Francisco. Video gaming being at the center of Twitch's universe, we started the conceptual design approach with an initial round of design research and studies reinterpreting the characters, patterns and spaces of early video games. These studies informed both the macro and micro scale design solutions for the new HQ space. Bruce Damonte  sculptural central communication stair ascends from the ground level reception lobby. The stair starts out as tube-like portal that employees and visitors alike enter through. The stair, defined by a black metal outer jacket and warm wood inner liner, opens up as it rises, connecting the main amenity and visito... More

This newest Pinterest headquarters, in a new six story concrete structure in San Francisco's SOMA district, is positioned to create an urban campus with their earlier workspaces completed down the street. It is similarly inspired by the ongoing evolution of the company's web platform design - clean, simple, intuitive, and a canvas for creativity. The main lobby at ground level constitutes one of the city's POPOS spaces -- i.e.  a Privately Owned Public Outdoor Space. It is glassed-in, but has an operable corner that opens to a new landscaped mid-block alleyway (still under construction). Within this double-height lobby we designed a new cafe called The Point that is run by Pinterest. Similar to the earlier HQ design, a bespoke wood cei... More

The new Pinterest headquarters is inspired by the redesign of the company's web platform — clean, simple, intuitive. One design goal was to create a space somewhat open-ended and slightly incomplete – so as to allow for interventions and installations by the Pinterest employees over time (continuing the strong D.I.Y. aspect of the company culture present since the early days). Another key concept that guided the project’s space-making concerns the notion and act of knitting (another core value/ethic of the company). In the design of the space, we explored how knitting could be interpreted in different ways – for instance, how the project could spatially ‘knit’ together the various communities within Pinte... More

Pinterest's NYC offices (PINYC) are located on two floors of a building across the street from the New York Public Library on 5th Ave – a fortuitous adjacency, as the NYPL’s Picture Library (a catalogued repository of photos) was an initial inspiration for Pinterest for one of the founders. Bruce Damonte The workspace design takes cues from the recently revised Pinterest website – clean, clear and simple.  The program includes: open Workspace, Meeting Rooms, an All Hands/Dining/Commons, Multi-Purpose Room, Pantry, Library, Work Lounges and a Roof Terrace. One of the key programmatic elements of the design brief for the space involved the creation of a central communication stair linking the two workspace levels... More

Heavybit Industries is a co-working space designed for early stage companies making cloud software developer products. The Heavybit program curates, fosters and promotes innovation and solution-finding through invited presentations, public events, education, advising, and inter-developer collaboration. The client brief aimed to transform the existing former warehouse into a collaborative workspace. This includes on the first floor a large kitchen, collective dining area for daily catered lunches that could double for speaker presentations, conference room, bike storage, and informal work areas; and on the two upper floors an open array of desks, comfortable and intimate meeting areas, bar height workspace and conference rooms. The client al... More

Design team: Koen Klinkers, Will Galloway, Daniel Yu, Evan Taylor The core business of Liveperson is communication and connection over the internet. What they do is spatially invisible. And yet they are keen to work in a place that is obviously of Tokyo and Japan. For us it made the best sense to take inspiration from the crowded centers of the city like Shibuya crossing. At first blush it is a confusing place, but in reality the crossing is highly effective at communication, and ironically is a landmark for Tokyo-ites and visitors, used as a gathering place for meetings, often by those who have never been to the city before. A true contemporary space it is defined by people and activity rather than iconic objects. Caption Liveperson... More

Located in the centre of Lisbon, the Seedrs offices translate the values and culture of the biggest crowdfunding platform in Europe, aimed at start-up and tech companies. We set three objectives when designing this project: maximising office flexibility; harmonising the design of an originally-disorderly space; and creating a strong image capable of representing the company’s young and dynamic culture. The concept came from the idea of creating a central multifunctional block which combines various spaces, from meeting points, brainstorming spaces, a Skype room or showers. The air-conditioning infrastructures are visible due to the low ceilings. This creates an industrial environment where these devices, usually hidden, take up a pr... More

Located at the heart of Lisbon, the project for the Talkdesk Lisboa offices consists of a complete renovation of an apartment in Torres das Amoreiras.  The office is divided into two large, open-plan work spaces, with a lounge area containing the kitchen, a common space and break-out areas. The meeting rooms and break-out areas are located in the interstitial and transitional areas. More