Lewis Rice - Downtown St. Louis

Lewis Rice www.lewisrice.com  , leased the top several floors of 600 Washington, formerly One City Center several years ago.  Their space offers modern finishes with dark woods and incredible views. It was designed by: http://www.christnerinc.com/ The building was centerpiece tower of the former St. Louis Centre Mall.  New ownership has dramatically improved the property over the last several years.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)

                                                                       600 Washington 

Alberici Corporate HQ's - LEED Platinum

http://www.alberici.com/projects/Pages/Project-Detail.aspx?pid=17

Alberici, a St. Louis based construction company transformed a former manufacturing building into an incredible LEED Platinum certified office HQ several years ago. 

Workplace Lunch Trends - Interesting Article

 http://www.insidesource.com/blog/2012/10/25/whats-for-lunch/
Many companies in the Bay Area offer the free provision of food and drinks.  Have you ever wondered why that has so often of late become a cultural norm, especially for innovative tech companies? I decided to find why out by visiting with three of our clients: Alice Harmon at Evernote, Kiwoba Allaire at Rocket Fuel and Jim Morgensen at Zynga.

Evans and Dixon - Downtown St. Louis

Evans and Dixon www.evans-dixon.com relocated from 515 Olive into 1 Metropolitan Square in Downtown St. Louis roughly two years ago.  They leased space formerly occupied by Armstrong Teasdale.  Nehring Design was the architect.  http://www.nehringdesign.com/

Rabo AgriFinance - Creve Coeur, MO

SPACE Architects www.space-stl.com designed the space for Rabo AgriFinance in Creve Coeur, MO. 

www.raboag.com  :Through our businesses in the Americas, we provide an array of financial services for a wide variety of clients - thousands of individuals, businesses, farmers and ranchers, food and agribusiness companies, and other select institutions.

ECI (Electrical Components International) - CityPlace

ECI makes electrical components for refrigeration appliances. They are located in the Cityplace campus in Creve Coeur, a suburb of St. Louis.  http://www.ecintl.com/    SPACE Architects was the architect. 

　

Working with a particularly difficult area of the buildings floorplate, SPACE created a design that accentuated the aspects of the space, and minimized the effect of the building core.

ECI is a company that makes appliance parts for high end kitchen equipment. SPACE created a plan that located their company break room up close to the front office reception to create an open "showroom" effect for the kitchen equipment.

Balancing the open look with appropriate separation between the break room and reception, the design utilizes curving, sloping walls and ceiling to acheive functional, yet dramatic results.

 

 Cityplace 1

Manifest Digital, formerly Engage - Downtown St. Louis

Manifest Digital http://manifestdigital.com/, which I believe aquired both NGage and 4orce is located on the third floor of the 411 Building in Downtown St. Louis at the corner of 10th and Locust.  Urban Shark Bicylce Co. is located on the first floor of the building.  Space Architects was the architect for this..Space.

softchoice - City Place 4 Creve Coeur, MO

Space Archiects designed softchoice's offices at City Place 4 in Creve Coeur, a suburb of St. Louis. 
http://www.softchoice.com/
   Since 1989 we’ve changed great deal. Softchoice has grown from a handful of employees to a billion dollar enterprise with more than 1100 people and sales offices in every major city throughout the US and Canada. Our strategy remains as simple as ever: build long-term relationships by doing more to help customers use technology to be more successful.

http://www.space-stl.com/

The future of office space- even for traditional firms?

http://observer.com/2013/04/amusement-perks-how-the-cult-of-cool-offices-took-over-the-cubicle-world/
“They all want some kind of cool vibe,” said Scott Spector, a principal at the Spector Group, the architectural firm that designed Pernod’s space, adding that even law firms and hedge funds are requesting the “factory-meets-art-gallery look.”
While the first cool offices started appearing more than a decade ago—Mr. Spector credited Deutsch advertising with pioneering the use of scooters for intraoffice transportation—there’s now been a fundamental shift in office design. What were once features found mostly at tech companies—open, collaborative areas, kitchens, game rooms—are becoming standard. Even traditional firms that grimace at the idea of clients catching them playing pool still want the hardwood floors and pendant lights.

Zoc Doc (no, not in STL, but highlighted in the article)

3130 Sutton- Maplewood

SPACE Architects former space on Sutton in Maplewood, MO.  The space is currently occupied by Girls on the Run.  http://www.girlsontherunstlouis.org/

SPACE- Grove Studio - Office HQ

Tom Niemeier of Space Architects http://www.space-stl.com/ shared the following photos of his very cool office space in the Grove area of St. Louis on Manchester just west of Vandeventer. http://www.thegrovestl.com/   
 
From their website:

SPACE Grove Studio

After spending our first five years renting office space in Maplewood, SPACE moved to the Forest Park South East neighborhood in the city of St Louis in May, 2010.  Situated in the heart of 'The Grove,' we have invested in this resurgent city neighborhood by purchasing and renovating a 7500sf building that was deteriorating and vacant for over ten years.  And, with an alternative geothermal/solar thermal energy system contributing up to 65% of our energy needs we're using our new home to showcase our commitment to sustainable design and operating practices.