Russell Shubin, S+D partner, has a nice write up and advice on where to hang and shop in current issue of LUXE. Click on link below, check out the article on page 80. -RD

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665512/3-tips-for-designing-a-creative-work-space-that-embodies-your-brand#disqus_thread

Introducing LUNAR’s New San Francisco Studio from LUNAR on Vimeo.

As featured in Interior Design

A playful yet sophisticated composition of materials, textures, and styles describes a dynamic architectural proxy for the inspired energy of this motion graphics firm. The conversion of a non-descript two level storage warehouse into a modern creative office space nurtures a dialogue between compliment and contrast, mixing historical ornament with simple/strong material expression and irreducible detail.

The entry sequence is initiated by the insertion of a warm Ipe wood-lined portico leading to a darkly rendered upper level lobby where lace patterned panels and molding coincide in juxtaposition to polished concrete and blackened steel plate.

These formal and material relationships characterize, stimulate, and foster the willful and innovative thought occurring within.

Mindfield post-production facility is an adjunct to the award-winning design for Ground Zero Advertising, effectively doubling the size of the agency’s headquarters. The two buildings are separated by the alley between them, but connected in design detail. Selected design elements from Ground Zero’s headquarters such as the prefab trusses have been intentionally included in Mindfield for conceptual consistency. A rhythmic repetition of tightly spaced metal trusses forms the dramatic circulation spine that travels the entire length of the building (240 linear feet).

The basic open-plan work space is continually intersected by arcing aluminum-clad walls that weave in and throughout the floor plan. These bold architectural statements result in a series of abstract and dynamically shaped volumes that are used as meeting rooms, editing bays, display nooks, kitchen, and passageways. The six editing bays are given further design definition with walls surfaced in cold-rolled steel sheets that will be allowed to age to their natural patina. Materials converge as steel meets aluminum in the architectural details of the editing bays.

The project addresses the street with a dramatic entry resulting from the play of walls and volumes. The main conference room is defined by an arcing wall that extends through to the exterior and forms the entry vestibule.

A playful yet sophisticated composition of materials, textures, and styles describes a dynamic architectural proxy for the inspired energy of this motion graphics firm. The conversion of a non-descript two level storage warehouse into a modern creative office space nurtures a dialogue between compliment and contrast, mixing historical ornament with simple/strong material expression and irreducible detail.

The entry sequence is initiated by the insertion of a warm Ipe wood-lined portico leading to a darkly rendered upper level lobby where lace patterned panels and molding coincide in juxtaposition to polished concrete and blackened steel plate.

These formal and material relationships characterize, stimulate, and foster the willful and innovative thought occurring within.

As the largest private development in Isla Vista in more than 40 years, 870 Camino del Sur will provide 56 units and 106 bedrooms of new, energy efficient, high quality rental housing in 52,700 square feet. The design incorporates numerous innovative sustainable features, including a perforated metal skin that shades the building façades, energy efficient LED exterior lighting, permeable gravel parking lots, rental discounts to hybrid vehicle owners, a four vehicle car sharing service, and an owner-sponsored pilot program to eliminate the utility bills of tenants that reduce their energy use.

The project consists of eighteen 550 SF one-bedroom, twenty seven 950 SF two-bedroom, and eleven 1,050 SF three-bedroom units. These units would be divided amongst five buildings enclosing a central courtyard open space area. There are a number of building types, including at-grade three-bedroom units with two-bedroom townhouse style units above; and three stories of stacked one-bedroom flats. All at-grade units would be ADA adaptable. A 2,400 square foot space is to be provided for the use of the adjacent Korean United Methodist Church. Ten units (calculated as 25% of base density) shall be designated as affordable at 60% Area Median Income (AMI).

Parking for 146 cars and 212 bicycles will be provided, including an area of covered bicycle parking.

Located across the street from the Huntington Beach Pier, it was important to INNOCEAN that their space reflects the vibe of the beach, but without it being a kitschy “beach town”. As well, a balance of aesthetics had to be achieved between the executive team who preferred a clean, minimalist design versus the creative team that was looking for a more rustic, earthy feel to their space. At face value, it could be said that those to ideas could not coexist, but we took it as a design opportunity.
The result is a highly textured mosaic of materiality and massing. Details are crisp and clean while geometries are varied and involved. A double height reception area was carved out of the 2 floors of the building to create sense of arrival, but also to allow for a visual connection within the entire agency. The best views from the space to the ocean were given to the communal gathering area which consists of flexible meeting rooms, media lounge, and kitchen complete with in-house barista.

INNOCEAN is place to foster thinking, to create, to work. As well, it is a place to meet, to eat, to live. A sophisticated and elegant design that makes sure it doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Biscuit Filmworks is a project that stands in contrast to many of the tendencies in contemporary commercial spaces in Los Angeles. Both Shubin and Donaldson and the client were looking to design a space that was more modest, forgiving, and broken in; a place for making comfortable creative work.

Shubin + Donaldson began with the adaptive reuse of two warehouse buildings; thinking of them as found objects and proceeded to gut them, tie them together, and create a new structure inside this grafted condition. The relationship between the new construction and existing buildings achieves a complex and nuanced order that attempts to blend the new and old in a way that is not easily distinguishable. This sense of blending also comes from the materiality of the project; using reclaimed wood, handmade tile, ribbed glass, and board-formed concrete, the architect was able to achieve not only a range of textures and sources but an industrious spirit that speaks to the company’s philosophical learnings as a factory for doing.

This design trajectory was to be seen as an emerging philosophy on how we design for creative companies in an evolving digital world, and how these environments begin to blur the distinction between the comforts of home and the stress of work.

“Home at work” was the concept for the renovation of Saatchi & Saatchi’s Los Angeles office, intended to boost creative collaboration among the more than 500 employees. Shubin + Donaldson incorporated elements of a home into the design through large gestures, such a grand staircase/meeting space, living and dining areas, and a “backyard” for casual gathering. Focusing great attention on the main floor — centrally located on the third level — Shubin + Donaldson designed a communal hub to bring staff together in a variety of configurations. The advertising agency’s branded orange color was used throughout in furnishings and materials.