Technology Office
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Gensler add playfulness and a down-to-earth ...

Gensler's playful offices for Adobe in Dublin reflect the collaborative, down-to-earth spirit of the US software giant.

Gensler add playfulness and a down-to-earth ethos to Adobe's Dublin office
Technology Office
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Inside Google’s cool new Playa Vista offices

Where the new and old architecture meet throughout the building, the new elements are always set back to allow the older elements to take center stage.

Inside Google’s cool new Playa Vista offices
Design, Architects Office
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Gary Lee Partners Offices – Chicago

With a focus on materiality, functionality and hospitality, the Gary Lee Partners office in Chicago represents the interior design firm's sophisticated, yet approachable aesthetic that aims to bring people together.

Gary Lee Partners Offices – Chicago
Manufacturing
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Alexander Fehre Designs a Surreal, ...

The Stuttgart, Germany–based interior architect combined vibrantly painted furniture, ample applications of zinc and wood, and bold black-and-white zigzags.

Alexander Fehre Designs a Surreal, Postmodern-Inflected Office in Germany
Technology Office
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Intcomex Offices – San Jose, Costa Rica

Viroslav Arquitectos recently completed the design for the offices of Intcomex, a security solutions platform company, located in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Intcomex Offices – San Jose, Costa Rica

Smarkets Offices – London

Smarkets Offices – London

ThirdWay Interiors has designed the new offices of trading company Smarkets, located in London, England.

Smarkets provides a superior online investment platform that facilitates honest, user-centered trading in regard to sports, politics and current events.

The client was determined to do things differently. They wanted a space where their staff could eat together in a large, marble-clad commercial kitchen, providing free catered lunches and the flexibility to transform the space into a large entertainment zone.

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Juniper Networks Offices – Addlestone

Juniper Networks Offices – Addlestone

Platform Design Ltd has designed the new offices of network security and performance company Juniper Networks, located in Addlestone, England.

Creating a working environment to help staff work collaboratively, think creatively and embody Juniper Networks’ corporate values were the cornerstones of the design brief.

The Juniper Networks re-designed UK office in Addlestone is a unique amalgamation of business and design disciplines. Starting with a strategy based on extensive research and employee surveys, a design direction and vision was formed.

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CO+LAB Offices – Richmond

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CO+LAB Offices – Richmond

Baskervill has designed the new offices of web design and development company CO+LAB, located in Richmond, Virginia.

CO+LAB aspires to remove complexity from companies’ all-important websites. So when they were quickly outgrowing their space, it’s no surprise they wanted a no-fuss transition. The end result shows that simple design can be edgy. Their office lets the grit and heritage of the industrial neighborhood’s exposed brick and rafters take center stage, complemented with a sleek color palette. Their custom furniture offers interesting shapes and flexibility for workers. To meet the web design shop’s technology needs and its cultural wants, there’s a careful balance of public and private spaces. The design highlights unique characteristics left over from previous renovations. Things like different layers of paint, hooks in the walls, exposed brick and structural beams with their original markings are now statement pieces of the design.

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Bialosky Offices – Cleveland

Bialosky Offices – Cleveland

Bialosky, a renowned Midwest architecture firm, has designed their new offices in Cleveland, Ohio.

At a transformational moment in its history, Bialosky Cleveland internally directed and designed a powerful new identity in response to the firm’s cyclical strategic planning. Building the new brand empowered employees to author the firm’s mission, values and graphic identity, and furthermore, build a workplace that exemplifies their culture.

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King / Z2 Offices – Seattle

King / Z2 Offices – Seattle

Weaver Architects have designed the new offices of gaming company King / Z2, located in Seattle, Washington.

One of the main goals for this office, was to deliver a space that from the moment the elevator doors opened, employees and visitors wouldn’t realize they were in a traditional “corporate” high rise building. The space needed to be vibrant, technologically sound and flexible. And lastly, it needed to inspire their employees to create. With these requests, the treehouse concept was born. A familiar aspect of everyone’s childhood, forts & treehouses embody the creativity and DIY mentality of the builder/occupants.

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Turner Construction Offices – Nashville

Turner Construction Offices – Nashville

STG Design has designed the new offices of international construction company Turner Construction, located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Turner Construction has been a longtime partner with STG Design and has worked on some of our most notable projects, including the 580,000 sf Y-12 National Security Complex and the 340,000 sf United State Department of Energy Administrative Office Complex.

When relocating from their previous office, which STG also designed, Turner Construction expressed their interest in STG designing a new space with an exposed, naturally lit, high ceiling. A visual transparent theme is carried out through the use of glass walls which bring natural light to the whole office, from private offices to the open floor plan. The use of high ceilings reinforced the open working environment portrayed throughout the design.
 

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Mazda Offices – Irvine

Mazda Offices – Irvine

LPA, Inc. has designed the new offices of automotive company Mazda, located in Irvine, California.

The design of Mazda’s new 7,300-square-foot Western Regional office is reflective of the exciting new direction Mazda is taking with their branding and dealerships. Mazda’s Retail Evolution is bold and sophisticated, yet simple and elegant, which became the basis for the Western Region office design.

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Bergmann Associates Offices – Rochester

Bergmann Associates Offices – Rochester

The architectural/engineering firm Bergmann Associates has designed their new offices in Rochester, New York.

As leading architects and engineers, Bergmann Associates, had a unique challenge to be both client and designer of their new office relocation. the Bergmann Interior Design Team implemented an innovative approach that engaged the employees using the principals of change management. Fostering a culture that is innovative, progressive and attractive to a multi-generational workforce, engaging employees early and often was key. During Pre-Design, approximately 70 individuals met with the Design Team one-on-one, as part of focus groups or in department meetings. As the project moved forward, market/discipline Relocation Representatives were identified to ensure employees had a voice and were informed to various levels. We practiced the principals of engagement and acceptance of cultural change right out of the gate.

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DOW Electronics Offices – Tampa

DOW Electronics Offices – Tampa

Gresham, Smith and Partners have designed the new offices of electronics distribution company DOW Electronics, located in Tampa, Florida.

For the 12,760-square-foot DOW Electronics corporate office renovation near Tampa, Fla., GS&P was tasked with fitting 66 employee workstations, two training rooms, multiple open and closed collaborative meeting areas, two conference rooms and an updated lobby and dining center within the space. The new environment creates an inspiring aesthetic that reflects the energy and enthusiasm of the company and its employees. The office remained fully functional while undergoing renovations in two phases. Total design and phased construction was completed in 15 months.

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Insight Creative Offices – Auckland

Insight Creative Offices – Auckland

Yellow 6 Design has designed the new offices of communications and design agency Insight Creative, located in Auckland, New Zealand.

Yellow 6 developed and implemented the concept Insight Creative’s new home in Princes Wharf. Relocating from character space in Britomart, the challenge was to create a new environment with personality. The new space needed to be energetic and cater for both social and workspace. Working alongside the team from Insight Creative we achieved this outcome. The view from the office is spectacular and capturing this from the moment clients and staff enter the office was paramount. With some investigation and a very helpful builder, we managed to achieve this, opening up the entrance and the social space to look across the harbour.

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Bird & Bird Offices – London

Bird & Bird Offices – London

MCM Architecture has designed the new offices of law firm Bird & Bird, located in London, England.

MCM consulted widely with staff and the Bird & Bird steering group to communicate the designs at the outset to ensure there was buy-in across the organisation. It was important to help reassure staff that the new office would meet their needs in terms of the technology that allowed them to move around easily and in terms of appropriate quiet space for concentrative work.

The agreed layouts addressed these concerns successfully, and the building provides Bird & Bird with all the amenities they require, including extensive client facilities with a seminar space and client business lounge on the 1st floor and a further client meeting suite on the 12th floor.

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Pacific NorthWest LNG Offices – Vancouver

Pacific NorthWest LNG Offices – Vancouver

Unison Construction Management has designed the new offices of energy company Pacific NorthWest LNG, located in Vancouver, Canada.

In order to cultivate a sense of corporate culture, much focus was placed on the kitchen and communal break room. Instead of a typical open plan office, Pacific NorthWest LNG opted to stick with a more traditional floor plan with private offices and workstations, but instead focused employee interaction around the kitchen; stocked with amenities and a spacious cafeteria, it provides a place of relaxation and socialization for employees.

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Airbnb Dublin International HQ

Airbnb Dublin International HQ

Airbnb has opened a new international headquarters in Dublin, which it has designed in collaboration with local architect Heneghan Peng.

It is the first time that Airbnb has designed the architectural layout of an interior space, as the building, now known as The Warehouse, was just a shell before the company moved in.

Covering 4000m2 The Warehouse is a large building, as many of Airbnb’s offices are. When designing the new space the company has taken learnings from its Portland, US office, where employee visibility was an issue as there were so many flexible spaces people couldn’t be easily found.

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Whiteboard Offices – Chattanooga

Whiteboard Offices – Chattanooga

River Street Architecture has worked with Fidelity Trust Company to design the new offices of design and development firm Whiteboard located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Housed in the original diner and headquarters of Krystal Hamburgers, Whiteboard is a design and development firm helping organizations thrive in our digital age. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Whiteboard’s new space falls in the center of a burgeoning Innovation District, where hundreds of individuals have relocated to take advantage of the fastest internet in the United States.

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ALM Equity Offices – Stockholm

ALM Equity Offices – Stockholm

pS Arkitektur has designed the new offices of ALM Equity located in Stockholm, Sweden.

ALM Equity AB works with real estate development. Its new head office in situated on Regeringsgatan in the centre of Stockholm and comprises of about 700 sqm. Some 50 employees have their workplace here. The interior features smart built-in technology in spaces such as meeting rooms, kitchen and open project places. These high end solutions are a key factor of the work ethics that represent ALM – high efficiency, easy access to colleagues and an open, no fuss way of communication. After work activities are encouraged in the large kitchen, being equipped with audio-sound system and bespoke along-the-walls sofa.

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WeWork Yanping Lu Coworking Offices – Shanghai

WeWork Yanping Lu Coworking Offices – Shanghai

Linehouse has designed the new coworking offices of WeWork Yanping Lu located in Shanghai, China.

WeWork Yanping Lu is located in the Jing’An district of Shanghai. Nestled in what was once the British settlement, the area was occupied by a neighbourhood of longtangs. These houses and laneways are scattered throughout the area, and many now exist as remnants of their previous lives. These longtangs are sectionally cut, revealing the structure and interiors of the buildings and the way residents once occupied these laneway houses. Linehouse used this as their conceptual approach in developing the co-working space for WeWork.

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MOBI Offices – Zionsville

MOBI Offices – Zionsville

Axis Architecture has designed the new offices of MOBI located in Zionsville, Indiana.

The 60,000-square-foot space has a modern West Coast vibe and includes a movie theater, free local craft beer during the last hour of the workday, and meeting spaces throughout. The layout includes low walls to increase interaction, instead of typical cubicles. Soundproof phone booths were also installed to provide privacy for phone calls. Axis paired the founder’s love for Restoration Hardware and hunting lodge aesthetics with a desire to speak to the broader company culture of a hip technology company.

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Intrepid Travel Offices – London

Intrepid Travel Offices – London

Peldon Rose has designed the new offices of small group tour and travel company Intrepid Travel located in London.

The vision for the new Intrepid Travel office was to provide the business with a catalyst for growth, energise the brand identity and create an inspiring environment that would attract the best talent in a stylish part of London. The Intrepid Travel office was previously based outside of London and so their relocation was an important step in their business journey. Taking space in The Piano House in Brixton provided Intrepid Travel with a space packed full of style and a variety of interesting original features that fit with their identity and brand.

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Monotype's New Office Pays Tribute To 750 Different Fonts

Monotype's New Office Pays Tribute To 750 Different Fonts

Most of us can't get through a day without reading something in Helvetica or Times New Roman. Monotype, the global type foundry that controls those and many other iconic fonts, recently completed its new London office—and its products took on a very visible architectural role.

Ben Adams Architects designed the U.K. headquarters—one of 15 scattered across the world—with the firm's craft in mind. Inside the office, you're greeted with letters—lots and lots of letters. Along with selections of the firm's famous fonts, like Helvetica, Gill Sans, and Times New Roman, letters from Monotype's 20,000-font-strong archive dot its walls.

When employees and visitors enter the 3,500-square-foot Shoreditch office, they're welcomed by a giant letter "M," a motif which follows them around the office. Designed to flexibly fit 32 workstations as well as collaborative spaces, the office's central feature is a birch plywood tunnel etched with 1,500 different "M" logos in 750 different typefaces from the company's robust archives.

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Currency Cloud Offices – London

Currency Cloud Offices – London

CCWS has designed the new offices of global payment company Currency Cloud located in London.

This is CCWS first project with one of the world’s leading FinTech organisations, that move money around the digital economy, using a fast and dynamic platform for entrepreneurial success on a global scale.

CCWS won the project in a completion with London’s top turnkey office design and fit out businesses. Currency Cloud awarded it on creativity, a flexible fixed-cost procurement route and enthusiasm for their culture.

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