Interior office space with exposed structure and systems; red office chairs with thin metal legs keep the space bright and colorful.

VAlve

A new 75,000 square foot office space that supports a growing entertainment software company and its highly collaborative and dynamic work process. The design was an exercise in deconstructing a prototypical highrise commercial office space. Typical finishes and surfaces are stripped away, exposing the building’s raw structure and systems as a backdrop to creative software design. The resulting spaces support larger interactive work environments that emphasize flexibility for ever-changing team configurations. An internal open stair connects five contiguous floors, which along with strategic common spaces reinforce companywide communication.

A softer lounge corner with rust colored seating; floor to ceiling windows provide daily light to the space.
A more closed office space with large, metal logo in the back to divide the space and provide more privacy.
Moveable red chairs and conference table an the industrial staircase in a hallway area.
Colorful art pieces are hanging on a corporate office's hallway walls, the red chairs become iconic pieces in the design.
A conference room with big screen; the space can be closed from the opened office flow by large, glass sliding doors.
Small and more casual conference space with midcentury style furniture; contemporary art objects and sculpture are around the space users.

Location: Kirkland, WA
Contractor: Foushee
Associate Architect: JPC Architects
Interiors / Phase One: LMN
Interiors / Other Phases: Mercedes Fernandez, Maryiln Deering
Sound Production Design: Pelonis Sound and Acoustics
Photography: Ed Sozinho

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