Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects

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    Investment Firm

    Status

    Completed, 2020

    Size

    32,000 sf

    Client

    Confidential Investment Firm

    Scope

    Programming, Concept Design, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documentation, Construction Administration

    Project Team

    Mark Cavagnero
    Kang Kiang
    Federica Carrara
    Amy Chang
    Andrew Doyle
    Michael Echavarria
    Elizabeth Olson
    Grant Weaver

    Project Collaborators

    Interior Design: Mark Cavagnero Associates / The Wiseman Group
    General Contractor: Novo Construction
    Owner’s Representative: CRE Group
    Structural Engineering: Forell | Elsesser Engineers
    MEP Engineering: WSP Engineers
    Lighting Design: Banks Landl
    Acoustics: Salter
    Audio Visual: Audio Visual Design Group
    Signage: Clearstory
    Kitchen: Mark Stech-Novak
    Fitness: K. Allan
    Telecom, IT, and Security: TEECOM
    Photography: Matthew Millman

    Description

    When moving their headquarters to two floors at the top of the city’s skyline, this well-established San Francisco investment firm desired an elegant workspace that would echo the firm’s ideals and project a fresh image for the twenty-first century.

    Set against a backdrop of sky and unobstructed views, a new space is crafted with an elegant, timeless palette of natural materials. The lobby is wrapped in a ribbon of custom white oak wood slats set against a Calacatta marble floor and reception desk. Sculptural furniture and an impeccably curated sitting gallery of historical San Francisco maps, from the firm’s own collection, define a unique experience that reflects the company’s legacy.

    Through the visioning process, the team shifted away from traditional workplace planning where private offices line perimeter windows, monopolizing light and views. Instead, following a more democratic ideal, the circulation lines the perimeter with inboard private offices framed with low-iron glass. This plan allows all employees to share in the unobstructed city views while mitigating solar heat gain and glare on individual workstations. 

    Emphasizing employee well-being, the workspace is highly amenitized including a state-of-the-art fitness center, dual kitchens, and a 2,000 SF communal area optimized for hosting philanthropic events. Bathed in light, the communal area is anchored with a custom serpentine shaped table clad in custom patinaed bronze and white Caesarstone, which reconfigures into four finished modules and a multitude of configurations. Adjacent, the main boardroom is finished in a sophisticated slate grey palette with a flexible cascading glass wall.

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    Recognition

    Awards

    Grands Prix Du Design, Interior Design: Grand Winner, Office/Office: Professional & Financial Service Firm, 2022
    Architizer A+, Architecture + Collaboration, 2021
    Architizer A+, Architecture + Workplace, 2021
    CA Home+Design, Design Awards, 2021
    International Design Awards, Interior Design – Commercial Category – Bronze, 2020