Rapt sought to match Adobe’s unique approach of integrating the art and science of creating digital experiences by designing an open, collaborative environment for the company’s employees, bringing brand expression outward in a public-facing way. With a client base that includes The North Face,, SAP and many more, Rapt’s holistic integrated practice delivers real impact by creating and connecting brands and environments to the people who use them. Design should solve ongoing challenges, inspire unparalleled performance and connect people and places in a meaningful way.” By aligning the interests of Adobe’s customers, employees and leadership, we were able to create a space that is the gold standard for integrated workplaces. “We were brought in as an agent of change to showcase Adobe’s existing culture and magnify it through workplace design, drawing upon the company's roots in creativity and innovation to fuel the space.
“This is a benchmark project for us,” said David Galullo, CEO and design principal of Rapt Studio. Adobe challenged Rapt to create a workplace that would be both an extension and reflection of Adobe’s innovative brand and an engine for capturing its evolving culture. In 2010, Adobe commissioned Rapt Studio to plan its interior design, capitalizing on the firm’s expertise in defining and designing environments around evolving cultures. Housing up to 1,100 Adobe employees, the four-story, 280,000 square foot state-of-the-art building showcases Rapt Studio’s unique approach to integrated workspace design becoming an interface between a company's brand and culture and its staff and customers. Rapt Studio, an award-winning, multidisciplinary, design practice, announced the completion of its project for Adobe Systems Inc.’s new campus, located in Lehi, Utah. Rapt Studio Unveils Design of Adobe’s New Utah Campus Here's some more information from Rapt Studio: Photographs are by Eric Laignel and Weston Colton. See all our stories about technology companies » Last year Facebook announced that architect Frank Gehry is designing a new campus for the social media giant. We've published several offices for technology companies on Dezeen, including a Microsoft building in Vienna kitted out with a slide and themed meeting rooms and a Google building in London with games rooms and music studios. “We were brought in as an agent of change to showcase Adobe’s existing culture and magnify it through workplace design, drawing upon the company's roots in creativity and innovation to fuel the space," he said. Custom, architectural bookcases provide texture and functional space, and mobile project carts that roll under a wall-length floating shelf give project teams a place to store shared materials.The playful interior is a reflection of Adobe's creative business, explained David Galullo, design principal of Rapt Studio. Versatile mobile storage units topped with soft, grey felt cushions fit under workstations that also include a hanging shelf specifically designed to hold drawing sets.
The architectural steel bases have been given a white gloss coating. The predominant material used throughout is white laminate with a European birch core. We believe that design says everything about a company and the people who work there so we make sure every element of Rapt’s new space was sophisticated, functional, and cool, To soften the rough edges if the low industrial building we introduces soft fabrics and warm wood elements. Rapt Studio is a giant in the field of architecture and design so when they asked us to create their new L.A office environment we were beyond flattered.