Office Interior Design | Pocket Gems 2 | San Francisco | Actual

Having expanded beyond the scope of their previous office (see Pocket Gems 1) we assisted our mobile game developer client in locating a much larger space with room to expand. Taking advantage of two large, existing light courtyards and the exposed structure, this commercial interior combines a fun and flexible office environment with casual spaces for play, relaxation and work. Modular desks are configured in an open office area established around the two central light courtyards and perimeter wall. Instead of a formal reception area, elevator lobbies open to large lounges with casual seating. Walls are painted in bright colors or coated with white-board paint. Following our design for Pocket Gems 1, the carpet, an index of activities programmed above, is a composition of inexpensive, standard carpet tiles developed in our office using parametric software.......more

Office Interior Design | Cisco Umbrella | San Francisco \ Actual

Open DNS (now Cisco Umbrella) a rapidly growing tech company, already occupied 14,000 sf in a SoMa warehouse when they acquired an additional 14,000 sf and engaged Min | Day (now Actual Architecture Co.) to design the first of two expansions, now totaling 56,000 sf. Charged to connect new and existing workspaces with minimal disturbance to operations, the design overcomes the egress and infrastructure requirements of new occupant loads in the 1915 building while maintaining the raw industrial character of the existing building. By minimizing painted gypsum board surfaces, consolidating them to core areas, and maintaining exposed concrete columns with mushroom capitals, concrete ceilings, and exposed ventilation and conduit, the project dramatically mixes raw and cooked qualities of architectural finish. The newly designed elements incorporate company branding through color and graphics while blending formal and informal work areas......more