Completed in 2017
Location Los Angeles, CA
Scope Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Residential interior
Client Circa LA Apartments
Collaborators HansonLA Architecture
Photographs by Hunter Kerhart
Project Summary
Based on a stunning design by Hanson LA Architecture, Muse engineered and fabricated this striking sand dune-inspired wall for Circa LA, a new residential project located in downtown Los Angeles.
The wall is constructed of solid walnut and is over 70 feet long. It was meticulously modeled in 3D, then carved on a 5-axis CNC machine, and finished by hand. In total, the project took 4 months to engineer and fabricate. The wall brings a sense of flow and movement to the lobby, while tying the space together.
Completed in 2022
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed architectural interiors
Client Crunchyroll
Photographs by Jason O'Rear
Project Summary
In 2019, Muse took on this fully immersive design project when we were approached by Crunchyroll, one of the world’s largest anime streaming and content companies, to reimagine their headquarters in San Francisco. The sprawling 80,000 square-foot space, which is divided into 4 floors, was to feature fully immersive and authentic Japanese and anime-inspired themed spaces throughout.
We knew we couldn’t create the authentic Japanese experience without first immersing ourselves in the country’s culture, architecture, and style - so we took a company trip to Japan to prepare.
Entering the building, you walk through a doorway and leave downtown San Francisco, only to find yourself in the heart of Tokyo. The first floor is a fully immersive Tokyo experience. On the upper floors, you’ll find conference rooms, kitchenettes, and specialty areas - all connecting you back to the roots of anime in Japan.
We collaborated with KBM Hogue throughout the building to find seamless and engaging furniture solutions for these unique spaces.We also collaborated with SenovvA on building-wide AV installations. It was a pleasure to bring this slice of Japan to life in the heart of San Francisco.
Completed in 2019
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Interactive environment
Client Instagram
Collaborators Design by Hush
Photographs by Jason O'Rear
Project Summary
Instagram’s new downtown San Francisco office is the company’s epicenter for creative and engineering talent, marking a daily destination for savvy employees, leadership and their valued partners.
Designed by Hush Studios in NY, the space engages guests in both exploration and content creation. Guests celebrate content on Instagram’s platform as three-dimensional audio-visual experiences that also become a photogenic environment – an infinite loop.
The Instagram community’s photos and videos become surprising, three-dimensional experiences. Content becomes space. Space creates more content.
Muse engineered and fabricated this immersive space.
Completed in 2022
Location Washington, D.C.
Scope Fabricated by Muse & Co.
Type Life-size 3-D Printed Statues
Client Amaze Design
Project Summary
This monumental exhibit of 120 life-size 3-D printed statues celebrates contemporary women innovators in science, technology, engineering and math. Following a successful regional tour, in 2022 we were honored to create a number of new 3-D printed statues for the exhibit before it was unveiled on the national stage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. You can learn more about this inspiring exhibit here.
Completed in 2023
Location Dallas, TX
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed architectural interiors
Client Crunchyroll
Photographs by Hannah Franco
Project Summary
Crunchyroll is a leading anime streaming service and production company that champions the art and culture of anime to a passionate community of fans around the world. It was necessary to design an office that was reflective of those qualities: fun, colorful, story-based, and at times, over-the-top.
Our primary motivation for Crunchyroll Dallas was to create an environment that supports and inspires its employees while providing a meaningful home to which they could return after a global pandemic. The existing 80,000 sq. ft. space was a clean but nondescript corporate office space in a newly built office park on the outskirts of Dallas. It was functional but reflected none of the personality of a creative animation company where every employee spends their day in fan tees surrounded by the paraphernalia of manga and anime. We began our process with hours of research into the world of anime - its history, development, common themes, iconic titles, and the artistic process. We also needed to understand the core functionality of the space, anchored by a strong functional core that includes the welcome lobby and the recording studios where foreign language dubbing and editing occurs. Here, employees would be stepping through a portal into the world of ink, paint, sound, and magic.
It was essential to us that every space feel thoughtfully conceived and distinct from anywhere else in the office; like watching an anime, the office reveals itself as one moves through it and the story progresses, each new chapter contributing to an understanding of a larger and more cohesive space. We created a distinct vision for each space, each rooted in a different aspect of anime and the elements. The furniture, artwork, scenic treatments, color palettes, materials, lighting, and plant design all subscribe to this vision. Environmental graphics support this vision by breaking the boundaries of the office walls while providing the necessary backdrop for spatial organization and identity.
Completed in 2021
Location Mountain View, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Art Installation
Client Google
Collaborators Dome Construction, Pacific Water Arts, Valerio Dewalt Train
Photographs by Muse & Co.
Project Summary
This kinetic sculpture is based on the idea of an orrery, a mechanical model that depicts the movements of celestial bodies. Humans have been making these devices for thousands of years – the oldest known orrery dates back to c. 125 BCE. Early orreries relied on clockwork and hand-cut gears to drive the planets around their orbits; ours uses embedded computing and digital fabrication to illustrate the complexity and interconnectedness of the Googleverse.
Completed in 2022
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Fabricated and Installed by Muse & Co.
Type Themed Environment
Client Google
Collaborators Degenkolb Engineers, Addlife, GCI
Photographs by Muse & Co.
Project Summary
This Google lounge space was inspired by luxury “bush camps” in remote parts of Botswana, Tanzania and South Africa. These camps are designed to maximize opportunities for wildlife viewing by providing simple but elegant accommodations deep in the heart of the wilderness.
Muse & Co. worked to source the perfect vintage Land Rover to anchor the space, and figured out how to airlift it into the room via the window. We then built a palette of harmonious and natural materials around the truck – including an oasis’s worth of living greenery – to evoke the ambiance of sunset on the Savannah. Specialty work included a hand-painted floor pattern, custom digitally-painted wall mural, a bespoke safari tent, and hand-made stonework planters.
Completed in 2018
Location Menlo Park, CA
Scope Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Interior architectural features
Client Facebook
Collaborators Design by Hush, AV integration by Sennova
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse engineered and fabricated several stunning architectural features in Facebook’s Partner Center. Several of the features are fully interactive, and all of them work together to highlight Facebook’s mission of global connectivity. Making your way through this building, you are reminded of the vast reach and community-building effect of social media.
This amazing project was designed by Hush Studios NY, and SenovvA engineered and installed the audio and video elements.
Completed in 2022
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Co.
Type Themed architectural interiors
Client Crunchyroll
Photographs by Muse & Co.
Project Summary
Muse & Co. designed, engineered and fabricated this lobby space located inside the entrance of Crunchyroll’s San Francisco headquarters. Having recently completed the transformation of their 80,000 square foot office space into an immersive Japanese streetscape, the goal here was to set the stage and provide a tantalizing glimpse of the full experience waiting behind the lobby doors. Entering the lobb, you walk through a portal - the torii gates, inspired by the iconic gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha, are a nod to the 4th floor Kyoto-themed conference room. The hustle of San Francisco quiets as you walk through a lush stone and moss garden, presided over by a large statue of Hime, Cruncyroll’s mascot.
Completed in 2019
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Interior architectural features
Client Life Sciences Developer
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated this sculpture in the lobby of a client’s worldwide headquarters. The sculpture, which was designed in collaboration with the client (a global life sciences developer) to evoke a gene sequence, represents their passion as a company.
The piece features color-changing LEDs, which enrich and bring it to life by giving subtle movement and a sense of progression to the sculpture. The result is an elegant focal point that communicates the mission and purpose of the client.
Completed in 2021
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Engineered, Fabricated and Art Directed by Muse & Co.
Type Environmental Graphics
Client Discord
Collaborators Illustrations by Lolly, Base Architecture by Studios
Photographs by Muse & Co.
Project Summary
When Discord approached us to liven up their newly-renovated San Francisco HQ in advance of their staff coming back to work post-COVID, we knew it wasn't going to be like any other project.
Discord started as a chat app for gamers, but in the last few years has grown beyond the gaming world into a major communication platform for everyone. The company prides itself on honoring the wild diversity of its staff and users, and wanted their physical space to reflect this inclusive perspective as well as their playful approach to work.
Before tackling the office as a whole, we wanted to get something installed quickly, in advance of the Discord employees' return. We needed something that would speak to the fresh new brand approach created by Discord's amazing art team, so we started looking for illustrators with an eye for color and playfulness who were willing to work fast and at such a huge scale.
Luckily, we found Lolly in the UK – we worked with their tireless team to create this series of illustrations, which we printed in-house to ensure quality. The result is a stop-you-in-your-tracks mural, just past the entrance to Discord. Just opposite this, we installed a series of custom window films, printed in white on a subtle blurring material to preserve privacy in each of the rooms. Lastly, we peppered a few little illustrations throughout the space, to tie the whole thing together and hint at the immersive designs to come.
Completed in 2022
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Door: Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Co., Desk: Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Co.
Type Furniture & Architectural Elements
Client Life Sciences Developer
Photographs by Muse & Co.
Project Summary
In 2022, Muse & Co. was approached by a major life sciences real estate developer to engineer and fabricate some central elements for the lobby space of their San Francisco offices. Our team got to work on an oversized aluminum sliding door, as well as a uniquely cantilevered reception desk.
The sliding door and reception desk serve as anchoring pieces for the space, creating a focal point for those who enter the building. The door, which required precision engineering to ensure smooth operation, features a sanded element that was precision-etched into its powder coated aluminum surface. The front desk is comprised of a uniquely layered plywood base and a steel top that brings contrast and elegance to the piece. The cantilevering was a challenging but ultimately rewarding, design feature.
Completed in 2017
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client Google
Collaborators Woods Bagot
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated several installations in this technology and outer space-themed Google building. Our installations in this building include a spaceport lounge with a trompe l'oeil wall, a kaleidoscope lounge, a robot kitchenette featuring the Google company name with the letters made out of intricately hand-tooled parts, and more.
These stunning and, at times, playful installations showcase a consistent theme while creating immersive focal points throughout the building. This project was designed in collaboration with Woods Bagot.
Completed in 2018
Location Redwood City, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client Google
Collaborators Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse collaborated with Google to bring to life a handful of ‘seashore’-themed spaces in their new Pacific Shores building. The installations in this building, which were designed, engineered, and fabricated by Muse & Company, highlight the building’s namesake location with playful elegance.
Muse designed these salty, sandy spaces in collaboration with Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, Inc.
Completed in 2017
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client Google
Collaborators Woods Bagot
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated this stunning feature wall in the lobby of Google’s Sunnyvale building. The wall, which features the Google company logo, is built entirely from recycled circuit boards sourced from an electronic recycling center.
The piece is an elegant reminder of Google’s foundations as a technology company. It was designed in collaboration with Woods Bagot.
Completed in 2016
Location San Bruno, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client YouTube
Collaborators Huntsman Architectural Group
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated each of these beautiful and nostalgic installations in YouTube’s headquarters. Each floor of the building is themed to highlight a different celebrity’s life work and essence. Details throughout each floor bring to life the work and identity of the celebrity.
As you make your way through the building, you are reminded of and immersed in the work and influence of some of the great artists of the past century. This project was designed in collaboration with Huntsman Architectural Group.
Completed in 2014
Location Prototype Workshop, Treasure Island, CA
Scope Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Retail store & fixtures prototyping
Client Google X
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse engineered and fabricated various pieces that were used in Google Glass retail pop-up stores around the nation. In total, Muse made pieces for around 50 such pop-ups. Our work in these retail environments included display stands and fixtures.
Google Glass was an experimental cutting-edge technology with a huge potential for widespread use and impact. Our displays and fixtures for these retail pop-ups were simple, clean, and modern - allowing for these same elements of the product to shine through.
This project was a collaboration with Google’s internal design teams.
Completed in 2017
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments & furniture
Client Google
Collaborators Mithun Architecture
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated several installations in a Google building in Sunnyvale, CA. Our themed spaces and furniture installations in this building include 4 ‘code corridors’, and a secret ‘speakeasy’ dive bar room - among others.
These installations highlight Google’s lighthearted brand identity and bring both sophisticated elegance and a sense of playful enigma into the building.
This project was designed in collaboration with Mithun Architecture.
Completed in 2018
Location New York, NY
Scope Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Dimensional lit logo
Client Instagram
Collaborators AV installation by Sennova
Photographs by Aaron Kohr
Project Summary
Muse engineered and fabricated these large backlit logos and content screens for the lobby of Instagram’s New York headquarters. These elegant focal points highlight (literally) Instagram’s identity as the go-to social media platform for the younger generations. The clean lines and gentle backlights evoke the platform’s simplicity and streamlined user interface.
This project was installed in collaboration with SenovvA, who handled the AV side of the installation.
Completed in 2017
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Interior architectural features
Client Google
Collaborators DES Architects + Engineers
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse engineered and fabricated this large bird’s nest facade, which was designed by DES Architect + Engineers. The facade, which was installed throughout a 3-story lounge in Google’s new event center, is constructed entirely of solid walnut.
The piece literally weaves together the large space, and brings a warmth, depth, and natural beauty to the event center.
Completed in 2013
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Art installation
Client Visa
Collaborators Gensler San Francisco
Photographs by Jason O’Rear
Project Summary
This stunning installation in the lobby of Visa’s San Francisco building features LED lighting and thousands of credit cards, many of which are chromed. It was engineered and fabricated by Muse, and designed in collaboration with Gensler architecture.
The piece adds a glittery, elegant backdrop to the otherwise clean and cool lobby, while showcasing the product that Visa has built an empire upon.
Completed in 2016
Location San Bruno, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client YouTube
Collaborators Huntsman Architectural Group
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated this set of themed spaces for YouTube’s worldwide headquarters building. These installations include several themed features and immersive spaces, most with a focus on visual media, and some of which are interactive.
Visitors and employees alike will enjoy the variety of immersive experiences on queue as one roams the halls and offices of this bright, upbeat headquarters building.
Completed in 2016
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Furniture, floor stenciling and interior architectural features
Client Google
Collaborators RMW Architecture & Interiors
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
This project involved the design, engineering, and fabrication of multiple pieces to create a nature themed lobby. The lobby has several features that help bring the outside world indoors. One highlight of the project is a large live-edge conference table, which is made from a single slab of walnut. It features epoxy infusions that include atomized aluminum, which creates the effect of the live edge being fused together by metal.
This beautiful lobby brings a little slice of nature into this technology giant’s Sunnyvale building. It was designed in collaboration with RMW Architecture & Interiors.
Completed in 2018
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments & furniture
Client Google
Collaborators SERA Architects
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
We helped bring to life various installations in Google’s Sunnyvale, CA building, each themed after a different location. Each installation we designed, engineered, and fabricated is meant to evoke a different place around the globe.
This project communicates Google’s global reach as a company and mimics the search engine’s capability to make far-off places ‘just a click away’. It was designed in collaboration with SERA architects.
Completed in 2018
Location Mountain View, CA
Scope Designed and installed by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments and stenciling
Client Google
Collaborators WRNS Studio
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse designed and installed these beautiful stenciled floor pieces, which mimic both tile and rug materials.
The intricate stenciled floors bring the warmth and depth of the materials that they mimic, while maintaining the modern, sleek functionality and style of the Google building as a whole. The floors were designed in collaboration with WRNS Studio.
Completed in 2014
Location San Bruno, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments and stenciling
Client YouTube
Collaborators Huntsman Architectural Group
Project Summary
Muse took on this fun project for YouTube’s headquarters building, which involved renovating an old, run-down airstream trailer to create an elegant but playful lounge and meeting space.
The trailer brings a retro, relaxed vibe to an otherwise plain area of the building - and provides a practical, laid-back meeting area for people to gather. This project was designed in collaboration with Huntsman Architectural Group.
Completed in 2016
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Interior architectural feature
Client Life Sciences Developer
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated this unique and striking room divider for our client’s worldwide headquarters building. The client wanted a room partition that was San Francisco-themed, so we shot this image of the SF skyline with the Bay Bridge in the foreground from a helicopter, then imposed it onto the room partition.
The perforated divider brings the essence of San Francisco into the office, while serving its function to separate the rooms, but still allow for a fluidity between spaces. This piece was designed in collaboration with the client.
Completed in 2018
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client Google
Collaborators Woods Bagot
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated various installations in this Google building. We also contributed to the design of a large ‘pixel staircase’, but did not fabricate this piece.
These varying installations include pieces that serve as playful reminders of Google’s brand identity, as well as an immersive and fantastical themed lounge that provides employees with a slice of vacation within the building. They were designed in collaboration with Woods Bagot.
Completed in 2017
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client Google
Collaborators Woods Bagot
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
This beautiful conference room was designed in collaboration with Woods Bagot, and engineered and fabricated by Muse. Using a wrap-around photo wall, a granite rock wall, and other features, the spirit of Yosemite National Park is brought to life in this meeting space.
Completed in 2017
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client Google
Collaborators Woods Bagot
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
These futuristic-themed spaces were engineered and fabricated by Muse, and designed in collaboration with Woods Bagot.
The features in this installation are playful (literally, in the case of the interactive word search game wall), bright, and intricate reminders of the rapid advancement of technology.
Completed in 2017
Location San Francisco, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Art installation
Client Life Sciences Developer
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
This client, who develops unique biotech and technology campuses around the country, wanted a piece in the lobby seating area of their headquarters building that touched on the ideas of medicine and chemistry. Together, we came up with this elegant periodic table piece, which serves as a gentle reminder of the company’s core mission and values.
The piece, which was designed, engineered, and fabricated by Muse, was installed in 2017.
Completed in 2018
Location Redwood City, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Themed environments
Client Google
Collaborators Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated this stunning replica of the ‘Mos Eisley Cantina’ from the original Star Wars movie. The design and finishes are an exact replica of the original set, but the space functions as an ADA and health code-compliant speakeasy.
This immersive space brings you straight into Obi-Wan’s world, without compromising functionality or practicality. The cantina was designed in collaboration with Valerio Dewalt Train Associates.
Completed in 2016
Location Menlo Park, CA
Scope Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Shelving system, dimensional lit logo and frames
Client Instagram
Collaborators Gensler San Francisco
Photographs by Muse & Jason O'Rear
Project Summary
Muse engineered and fabricated several shelving units, fixtures, and LED-backlit logo glyphs for this Instagram building. Through the fabrication of these fixtures, we helped bring Gensler San Francisco’s design vision for the space to life.
These striking and practical pieces bring a refined and modern energy to the social media giant’s office space.
Completed in 2017
Location Sunnyvale, CA
Scope Designed, Engineered and Fabricated by Muse & Company
Type Theatrical set design
Client Google
Photographs by Muse
Project Summary
Muse designed, engineered, and fabricated this versatile backdrop for Google’s new event center. The backdrop features an innovative LED curtain, hung behind steel and acrylic panels that surround the stage’s main screen. The LEDs are capable of changing color with precision, allowing for an infinite number of expressions.
This piece harnesses LED technology to allow each event to have its own unique look and feel. It was designed in collaboration with the client.
