https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1649 en-us Kimball, an office-furniture manufacturer, collaborated with Studio O+A to create open spaces and showcase a variety of vignettes. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13532 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13532-kimballs-refreshed-showroom-reflects-changing-market In Kimball’s refreshed Park Avenue South showroom, Studio O+A opened up sightlines and implemented a modern, industrial material palette. Photo © Garrett Rowlan Canopy, a flexible workstation was built for use by the staff and added to the company’s line of products. Photo © Garrett Rowlan Kimball’s fiXt shelving, storage furniture, and tables—as well as modified ceiling-mounted versions—feature prominently throughout the space. Photo © Garrett Rowlan Verda Alexander and Primo Orpilla are cofounders of Studio O+A.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12916 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12916-snap-interviews-studio-oa A soaring symbol of San Francisco’s past, 140 New Montgomery—also known as the PacBell Building—has become a hub for some of the Bay Area’s most forward-looking companies.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11481 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11481-interiors-pacbell-building Alibaba Nowhere is the transition from ornamental to austere better illustrated than in the kitchen of Alibaba’s new office, where the decorative ceiling meets raw concrete and exposed pipes. Hardwood plywood edges of the cabinetry are left exposed. Marble surfaces the table and countertops. Photo © Jasper Sanidad Alibaba Alibaba occupies the penthouse of the 1925 PacBell building, a former ballroom, which retains much of its ornate Art Deco detailing, particularly the elaborate hand-painted molded-plaster ceiling. Photo © Jasper Sanidad Alibaba Perimeter walls feature exposed brick. Fairly standard materials are used through-out—Carrara marble on kitchen surfaces and the reception desk, subtly striated carpeting over concrete portions of the floor. Photo © Jasper Sanidad Alibaba The pecan wood O+A selected for con- ference room doors and wall paneling keys in with the orange that is the Alibaba signature color. Photo © Jasper Sanidad Alibaba The pecan wood O+A selected for con- ference room doors and wall paneling keys in with the orange that is the Alibaba signature color. Photo © Jasper Sanidad Alibaba The pecan wood O+A selected for con- ference room doors and wall paneling keys in with the orange that is the Alibaba signature color. Photo © Jasper Sanidad Alibaba Alibaba occupies the penthouse of the 1925 PacBell building, a former ballroom, which retains much of its ornate Art Deco detailing, particularly the elaborate hand-painted molded-plaster ceiling. Photo © Jasper Sanidad Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) Imaginative Environments and surface patterning are essential for the offices of 'ber-hip high-tech companies where youthful, creative employees work long hours. 

]]> flights-of-fancy-5.asp Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8275-quid QUID   Interior Designer and artist Verda Alexander worked with the Studio O+A graphic design team to develop a wallcovering for the Quid entry hall and reception area that reflects the company's analytic mapping studies.   Image courtesy Studio O+A QUID   Interior Designer and artist Verda Alexander worked with the Studio O+A graphic design team to develop a wallcovering for the Quid entry hall and reception area that reflects the company's analytic mapping studies.   Image courtesy Studio O+A QUID Interior Designer and artist Verda Alexander worked with the Studio O+A graphic design team to develop a wallcovering for the Quid entry hall and reception area that reflects the company's analytic mapping studies.   Image courtesy Studio O+A QUID   The mostly paperless library has walls surfaced with a wallcovering dubbed 'Books' designed by U.K.-based designer Deborah Bowness, and wing chairs covered in vintage route signs used on British buses (britishroutesigndesigns.com).   Image courtesy Studio O+A QUID   A Studio O+A-designed conference table also reflects Quid's global business.   Image courtesy Studio O+A QUID   Image courtesy Studio O+A Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) Many Architects shun the notion of decoration—less is more and all that.

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