Knoll San Francisco Showroom & Offices - ARO Architecture Research Office

Building on the success of Knoll New York, the interior showroom and sales office in San Francisco occupies the entire 25th floor of a landmarked office tower. ARO has also designed Knoll offices and showrooms in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Houston, and Washington, D.C.

orange ARO Array, a cut acoustic felt screen separating two lounge spaces

Intelligent planning, sensitivity to craft, and joyful materiality define the offices and showroom. The exposed perimeter masonry and concrete ceiling and columns were preserved, forming an industrial backdrop for material interventions; a white felt Knoll logo on a red felt wall boldly affirms the brand.

orange hallway with ceiling of ARO Array and graphic that reads Knoll on the wall

A carefully choreographed path draws visitors through the space, past red perforated felt screens and a bench of hot pink corrugated Filzfelt. The new line of Irma Boom wallpaper and Knoll’s array of furniture and textiles are used throughout the space to provide warmth and rich materiality. The showroom combines private offices and conference rooms with open work areas and product display.

office space with portrait graphic above a red scultpure

orange ARO Array partially obscures view of office and supergraphic of Florence Knoll's portrait

open desks and collaborative work spaces

man walks past completely transparent conference room with yellow chairs

Knoll kitchen area with yellow chairs and backsplash

detail of custom pink ARO Planks assembled into bench design

The close collaboration between Knoll and ARO led to an interior where furniture and architecture work hand in hand, combining a modern aesthetic with the latest in workspace planning and technology.

The project is certified LEED Gold.

Executive Architect: Alexander Jermyn Architecture