FiftyThree Offices

53 is a collective of designers and developers that creates graphic application software and tools. 53’s Paper was named best app of the year (2012) by Apple for the iPad and received many other accolades. Soon after the group needed a bigger space to expand their business in Seattle. The loft space in one of Pioneer’s Square’s historic buildings had exactly the kind of raw beauty that 53 was envisioning for their new Seattle headquarters.

Working closely with their core team, we came up with a scheme that kept the rustic beauty of the old brick walls and the rough-hewn wood structure while integrating simple, modern, and sophisticated elements to contrast it. The 4800 sf loft was divided into an open-plan office and development space with 2 closed-off conference rooms, 2 stand-alone workrooms with audio-visual capabilities, group design review areas, kitchen/dining, and shop space.