The two-story, 32,000-square-foot workspace, called Fosbury & Sons, comprises a mix of circular communal worktables and bar-height stations, along with a library, cushy reading nooks, and amphitheater-style seating.
The addition’s facade is made up of a "patchwork" of 3,750 recycled window frames salvaged from renovation or demolition sites all over Europe and rather resembles a network of scaffolding.
The wacky tech office is a post-millennium cliche. So it should come as no surprise that Dropbox’s new San Francisco HQ has such odd-ball features as a basement karaoke bar, floating balls of moss, and a room covered in Delft-inspired tile.
Available in a range of capacities and six vibrant colorways, the drives feature a durable shell, one half of which is shiny and smooth, and the other rubberized and textured with a diagonal ridge pattern.
A new report by global planning, design, and architecture firm HOK, Coworking: A Corporate Real Estate Perspective, looks beyond the meteoric rise and offers a sober assessment of the coworking business.
How do we overcome our reliance on the open-office formula while preserving some of its benefits—namely, the light, air, and sense of collaboration that a well-designed open-plan office can foster? California firm Rapt Studio has ideas.
Boasting 50-foot vaulted ceilings, marble inlay flooring, and original brass fixtures and lighting, the office acts not only as a coworking space, but as a cafe and the company’s headquarters as well.
Expected to open in 2017, the new building looks like it’s coming along nicely, with all floors erected, exterior glass installation nearing completion, and solar panels beginning to cover the massive roof. Take a closer look.
VSCO, the popular photography app with a headquarters in Oakland, CA, unveiled its New York City outpost this week, and the space is more than just an office. Cash-strapped photographers, rejoice!
Designed by the Madrid-based Office for Strategic Spaces, the Factoría Cultural Matadero Madrid embodies an entrepreneurial aesthetic. The renovation cost less than $11 per square foot (€105 per square meter) and was completed in just under a month.
Masterminded by Bay Area firm Terry & Terry Architecture, the new office for Hybrid Design is a revamp of a 100-year-old building with a spiffy new second level courtesy of the firm.
In São Paulo, local firm FGMF Arquitetos designed this 73,000-square-foot office tower to feature a series of screened terraces and balconies on the facade and to include double-height interiors that bring light and air into workspaces.
"Plex" is the work of London design studio Industrial Facility, and includes compact metal side tables and a range of modular furniture, including sofas, armchairs, ottomans, benches, and more.
As the rise of open-plan, coworking spaces in major urban centers continues to challenge the idea of the traditional office space, employees—and furniture—are called to adapt. These designs do just that.
A new "collaborative workspace," in Manhattan's TriBeCa neighborhood and dubbed Spring Place, adds another such outpost to a growing list of similar properties across the globe.
