Clockwise from left: Employees—and their pets—roam freely through the open-plan setting. Lounge seating supports individual work, team meetings, and impromptu gatherings. The custom circular conference table emphasizes equality between employees. Staffers have access to the verdant interior courtyard.
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PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA When you’re in the business of building, your work is never really done. That’s why it’s perfectly fitting for this construction software management firm’s new headquarters by HLW to feel unfinished—after all, it supports ever-dynamic activity. A period of rapid expansion had forced the $3-billion corporation into a warren of disjointed warehouses. Led by design principal Louise Sharp, the conception for the new campus, perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, was to create a unifying aesthetic journey for staff and visitors alike. The “front door” was designed around creating a visual connection through to the heart of the campus and to celebrate the ocean views. Steel trusses are exposed and painted “midcentury green,” while the wooden ceiling frame and ductwork are laid bare, along with much of the original brickwork. To accentuate the connection with the outdoors, floor-to-ceiling glass was added to the building perimeter alongside 20 skylights spread throughout the space. This indoor/outdoor effect culminates in the courtyard, an unexpected oasis where café seating encourages lingering among the greenery. HLW DAVID SWARTZ, MARK ZWAGERMAN, LOUISE SHARP, BRIAN PERA, AMY RANGEL, WEINA LI PROJECT TEAM CLUNE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BLACK LTD, AMA CONSULTING ENGINEERS, TANGRAM STUDIO, SEELEY BROTHERS PHOTOGRAPHY KIM RODGERS
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