Designing to express scale, culture and workstyles
How do you scale a company’s culture through design? This was the core question posed for this office design. Our Bay Area client’s exponential growth had led to concerns around compromised quality and lower employee morale.
We undertook extensive studies to avoid losing key aspects of the company culture, success drivers and identity. Ultimately, this was to determine how employees needed to work, and how to keep them motivated and inspired.
Key highlights
Strategising how to grow global culture while capturing original qualities.
Strengthening connectivity through a central atrium that unites all seven floors.
Achieving client goals through “out of the box” modifications to the base building’s structure and mechanical systems.
Analysing the building to maximise flexibility and adaptiveness.
Actively encouraging change through prototyping new spaces.
The large dining, cafe, training and amenity spaces draw the community up through the floors, allowing for spontaneous interactions. We worked with the client on designing a multi-use roof terrace. Here, staff of all departments and floors come together to share, connect and build community. This terrace also caters to larger outdoor events with a fireplace, wet bar and lounge seating.
Overall, our architectural office design in San Francisco enhances company culture and sets a global workplace standard. Beyond this flagship space, M Moser has continued to collaborate on projects around the world with the client. We integrate our practical knowledge and apply learnings to refine ambitions and team communications.