figma hq
Figma's new San Francisco space is designed as a workshop, experimenting in ways to rethink collaboration, build platforms for community, and test potential futures of hybrid work. This was an opportunity to reassess: how do we meet up in a digital-first work environment? Through a focus on agency and choice, Figma's office is designed with various places to focus, linger, and greet.
Architect: Rapt Studio
General Contractor: Principal Builders
Furniture: The Collective
Art: Nava Contemporary
Wayfinding/Graphics: Martin Sign
90,000sf
designer, project lead, project manager
interiors, workplace, environment, visual, branding, wayfinding, art
"PEOPLE MISSED A SENSE OF CONNECTION"
Each floor features a public square to host events, hang out, and run into each other serendipitously. Designed as a courtyard, theater, patio, and library, each floor takes on a unique character.
POSTURES OF WORK
In a remote-first company, employees' expectations and ways of work have evolved. Under the unknowns of hybrid work's future, the headquarters was designed to prioritize choice, offering many types of environments to work in.
Meeting spaces (enclosed rooms and open areas) are varied to match different types of meeting scenarios: lounges for casual brainstorming, bar-height tables for face-to-face virtual calls, dining tables for focused work.
A SPEEDY STORY
During a time of supply chain challenges and an industry-wide urgency to return to the office, the proposed design had to remain fluid and be executed quickly with no construction and no permit. The project leveraged the existing architecture and became an opportunity to lean on different mediums to tell Figma's story. Utilizing furniture, millwork, art, paint, accessories, and plants, this became a testament to the value and importance of
multi-disciplinary design.
A WALKING GALLERY
The project was a storytelling exercise, communicating brand, curiosity, and creation through mixed media. The artwork features 30 international artists with 90 new pieces, ranging from painting, photography, to sculpture. Site-specific murals make up the pantries and workstation neighborhoods, including works by commissioned artists and Figmates.
