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Space for the production company
Soapbox Films, which in one year
grew from a two-person operation
to a fifteen-person staff, wanted
to reflect the fraternal attitude
of the office and establish its
workplace identity.
Taking cues from Soapbox Films’
three admired filmmakers, Walt
Disney, Robert Rodriguez, and
James Cameron, the architects
developed an open core organizational
strategy that promoted visual
connectivity. The notion of the
conference room is adapted into
an exposed meeting area in the
center of the office, encouraging
collaboration and shared resources.
A membrane wall designed to foster
visual dialogue defines a series
of perimeter offices flanking
the central communal workspace.
Working within the offices feels
like working within the larger
space, separated only by CNC milled
walls, sliding barn doors, and
acrylic tubing. Acoustical awareness
is encouraged by maintaining an
open-air ceiling. Throughout the
project, the orange of Soapbox
Films’ existing logo accents
edge lines and fixtures.
Everyone in Soapbox Films works
in a single space. The open ceiling
and transparent membrane wall
dissolve the spatial delineations
between employees and promotes
the “fraternal” relationships
between employees. The antiquated
notion of the conference room
is translated into a core space
that acts as a place of convergence
and movement.
