Custom Safety for Custom Spaces
Client
Dropbox
Location
San Francisco, United States
Sector
Services
Year Completed
2016
Floor Area
260,000 SF
Architect
Contractor
Holmes Team
Brian Salyers
Dropbox recently expanded its headquarters to occupy and remodel two office buildings into a stimulating workspace in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood. This move combined all San Francisco employees (roughly 1,500 people) under one roof, and the interior remodel resulted in a network of collaborative workspaces with personality and playful aesthetics. For example, the library has an airy cultured look inspired by Italian opera houses for studious escape. Alternatively, the “Deep Focus” room channels concentration through clean curvilinear forms and meditative glowing chambers.
Holmes Fire addressed the large occupant load in the dining and training areas that did not have a sufficient number of exits in the original design. By devising an alternate exiting strategy and collaborating with the SF Department of Building Inspection (SFDBI) and Fire Department (SFFD), these areas were able to maintain their intended use without any major disruptive construction.
"Scattered amid the workstation 'neighborhoods' are plenty of conference and meeting rooms...Likewise sprinkled about, the break-out areas known as “living rooms” handle impromptu gatherings."