CLIENTPandora

SERVICESInteriors

LOCATIONOakland, CA

SIZE250,000 sq ft

STATUSCompleted 2012 - 2018

Pandora is all about music—STUDIOS redesigned and expanded their existing space so that their workplace is too. The office is a celebration of music, art, and it’s uptown Oakland location across the street from the historic Paramount Theater. As part of this effort, we partnered with Pandora’s internal design department to develop bold environmental graphics that embody music trends and paradigms.

Custom seating booths
Custom seating booths

We created a series of spaces that pay tribute to the joy of making, playing, and listening to music in all of its forms, including:

  • A custom booth seating area forms the word RADIO; each lettered booth illuminates upon entry.
  • Small meeting rooms modeled on recording studios and named after the artists and their signature songs.
  • Meeting rooms and gathering areas named for the places where music is experienced: The Porch, The Garage, The School, The Train, The Attic, The Pool, and other hot spots.
  • A circular assembly space—The Park—that looks out to an adjacent roof garden.
  • A multipurpose space The Backstage that serves as both a night club and a large meeting space.
Drop-in tech support at the DJ Booth
Drop-in tech support at the DJ Booth
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-11.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-11.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-33.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-33.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-22.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-22.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-44.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-44.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-55.jpg
Pandora_Full-Width_Carousel-55.jpg
New connecting stair
New connecting stair
The Backstage
The Backstage
The Backstage
The Backstage
Beatles meeting rooms
Beatles meeting rooms
Scarborough Fair themed meeting rooms
Scarborough Fair themed meeting rooms
Meeting room with special acoustic panels
Meeting room with special acoustic panels
Portal walls feature live feeds between floors and between offices
Portal walls feature live feeds between floors and between offices
Peek view into The School meeting room
Peek view into The School meeting room
New connecting stair
New connecting stair
Pantry
Pantry
Quiet nook
Quiet nook

Awards and Press

  • That’s Entertainment — Interior Design 2015
  • Tech Leads the Way in Office Design — San Francisco Chronicle 2014
  • Office Space: Pandora Perks — sfgate.com 2014
Quiet nook
Quiet nook
Recording studio
Recording studio
Graphic wall
Graphic wall
Graphic wall
Graphic wall

PHOTOGRAPHYBruce Damonte