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Giant Pixel Office by Studio O+A

San Francisco-based gaming software developer Giant Pixel reached out to Studio O+A to design their first headquarters in a turn-of-the-century building. The building was once a printing press and now needed to be reformatted to house the small company’s operations and its 20+ employees and visitors.

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The designers needed to accommodate a variety of work areas into the 4,200-square-foot space and they’ve managed to do that with a mix of mid-century modernism and a slightly futurist vibe, all lending itself to a creative work environment.

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A massive concrete reception desk cantilevers out from the wall making a bold and sculptural statement, setting the tone for the entire office space.

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At the office’s entrance, a blackened steel canopy was installed to create a separation between the reception and waiting areas and the office space. The canopy is perforated with a computer code pattern that looks like random pixels.

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The top floor houses workstations, a conference room, private break cabanas, and a coffee counter in the back. There’s also an area with a suspended fireplace and seating.

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I love how they kept original details like the wood ceilings and concrete walls.

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They built private cabanas and enclosed them with gray felt to help with sound separation.

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In the basement, they created a lounge and a bar giving the employees an in-house escape complete with cocktails (hello!) and a video game area. (Are they hiring?!)

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Photos by Jasper Sanidad.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.