Ply­wood sheath­ing, met­al deck­ing, per­fo­rat­ed pan­els, open web steel joists, and cold-rolled steel plate define enclosed areas of work­place revealed from the exposed mason­ry and con­crete of the vin­tage, host build­ing. Famil­iar, ubiq­ui­tous build­ing mate­ri­als acquire new mean­ing via unex­pect­ed adja­cen­cies and detail­ing.

Var­i­ous ded­i­cat­ed and non-ded­i­cat­ed work­spaces and meet­ing lounges fill the space around and between objec­ti­fied meet­ing rooms, and acousti­cal­ly sep­a­rat­ed offices. These enclosed spaces care­ful­ly main­tain oblique views through the work space, uni­fy­ing the ‘fac­to­ry floor.’

As a social work­place, ameni­ties like an in-house gym, recre­ation room, and roof deck lounge with an out­door kitchen were incor­po­rat­ed. Even with the con­tem­po­rary pro­gram­ming, fur­ni­ture and fin­ish­es of the space, the indus­tri­al his­to­ry of the build­ing still shines through.

Above the table in one of the con­fer­ence rooms, a “mobile” is con­struct­ed of sal­vaged machin­ery from the steel fac­to­ry floor, art­ful­ly con­nect­ing the past and present.