Studio O+A

Studio O+A is an award-winning interior design firm based in San Francisco, established in 1991 by co-founders Primo Orpilla and Verda Alexander. With a team of over 40 professionals—including designers, architects, project managers, branding and graphics specialists—the studio is known for its expertise in creating workplace environments that authentically reflect client culture and values.

Specializing in commercial interiors, Studio O+A offers a comprehensive range of services encompassing interior architecture and brand strategy: space planning, concept development, environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, furniture coordination, and construction oversight. Their work frequently serves major tech and global brands, including Facebook, Uber, Nike, Microsoft, Slack, and McDonald’s, translating company culture into spatial form through innovative and holistic design.

LOCATION: San Francisco
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McDonald’s HQ by Studio O+A

McDonald’s Headquarters / Studio O+A

At the new McDonald’s headquarters the emphasis is on where this iconic company goes next, both geographically and culturally, in its decades-long mission of bringing “feel-good moments” to billions.

McDonald's Innovation Center by Studio O+A

McDonald’s Innovation Center / Studio O+A

After Studio O+A partnered with McDonald’s on a new corporate headquarters in Chicago’s West Loop, it turned to the Innovation Center for a similarly fresh look at the spaces where fresh looking is the principal activity of…

Slack Headquarters in San Francisco / Studio O+A

Slack Headquarters in San Francisco / Studio O+A

When Slack asked O+A to create its new multi-floor headquarters in San Francisco one design story presented itself immediately. Slack’s CEO Stewart Butterfield is an outdoorsman, a hiker who goes off grid every year and recharges in…

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Blend Labs Office / Studio O+A

O+A’s challenge at Blend Labs in San Francisco was to bring the nimbleness and comfort of a modern tech office to a financial services company eager to take the angst out of mortgage transactions.

Uber Offices / Studio O+A

When Uber acquired the 11th floor of the building it occupies in San Francisco, an initial concern was its distance from the company’s executive offices on the 4th floor. How could people on the 11th feel any…

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