BRIC Architecture

BRIC Architecture designs learning environments, but when it came to their own workplace, they brought us in to make sure it felt like them. The result is a bold, flexible space that supports collaboration, growth, and the way they work.

We layered in rich colors, inviting team spaces, and an all-hands area that seamlessly shifts from lunch gatherings to learning sessions. Unique materials and custom details make it clear—you’re in the workspace of a leading-edge design firm. Environmental branding honors educators throughout history, tying back to BRIC’s mission while giving the space a strong sense of identity.

It’s a workplace designed for a firm that designs the future.

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A wide open-plan office interior with polished concrete floors, exposed ductwork, and a central lounge area featuring a lush green plant divider, orange armchairs, and a display screen, with workstations and glass-walled rooms visible on either side.
A modern office interior featuring a large navy blue geometric laser-cut acoustic panel serving as a room divider between a dining area with a white table and wood chairs and an open workspace with orange accents, under a warm wood slat ceiling.
A spacious open office kitchen and lounge featuring a plum-colored island with wood and metal bar stools, pale blue lower cabinets with copper hardware, white subway tile backsplash with black open shelving, and blue sofas in the foreground.
A modern office interior featuring a large navy blue geometric laser-cut acoustic panel serving as a room divider between a dining area with a white table and wood chairs and an open workspace with orange accents, under a warm wood slat ceiling.
A hallway view of an open office floor featuring two large curved plum-colored acoustic room dividers with rounded corners, flanking a corridor lined with lush potted plants leading to workstations with orange desk panels beyond.
An office kitchen counter viewed from the front, showing wooden bar stools with black metal frames along a plum-colored island, a white subway tile backsplash with open black metal shelving holding mugs and bowls, and two employees
Two colleagues collaborating over rolled architectural drawings and material samples on a white table in a bright workspace, under a geometric pendant light, with mauve-colored window surrounds, a bookshelf filled with design books
A bright open-plan workspace with rows of sit-stand desks equipped with dual monitors and ergonomic chairs, orange desk divider panels, lush potted plants in the foreground, exposed ductwork overhead,
A long office corridor with glass-walled private offices and curved plum acoustic pods on the left, transitioning on the right to a lounge area with blue sofas, a teal geometric screen divider, a kitchen island, and a wood slat ceiling overhead,
An open office transition zone with polished concrete floors, a tall wood high-top table and black stools, a large project planning board mounted on a taupe wall, glass doors leading to a conference room and a media room
A wide interior view of an open office social hub featuring white dining tables with curved wood chairs in the foreground, a navy blue geometric screen divider separating the space from the adjacent workspace, plum curved acoustic columns,
A close-up of design material sample swatches on a metal tray on a sit-stand desk, including a rainbow-ordered set of colorful fabric samples tied together and two stacks of neutral and gray material swatches
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