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Singapore Changi Airport Fit&Fun Zone

RIOS reimagines the layover experience with a series of experiential zones that encourage interactivity and well-being at one of the world’s premier airports.

Lounge area with colorful painted wall mural and vibrant lights at Spotify

Spotify Content Campus

Exemplifying LA's Music Culture

Our vision of the offices for Spotify was a multipurpose workplace inspired by Los Angeles’ music culture and the concept of a hackable work environment with a variety of collaboration areas. The project encompasses three buildings and 115,000 sq. ft. of versatile space, offering new opportunities to feature pop-up concerts and live music.

View the LA Times feature.

Entry into Spotify headquarters with neon gradient and the Spotify logo
Neon red entryway looking into cafe with colorful wall mural

The buildings provide opportunities to host established artists who may seek privacy from onlookers and paparazzi by offering a sense of refuge and relaxation through hospitality elements, such as private access to the production platform, a barista, and secluded green rooms.

For the up-and-coming artist, the space also provides more visible pathways through the project, embedding artist listening lounges in the main work areas to foster interaction with staff and opportunities for impromptu pop-up performances along the “main street” or in lounge areas. These scenarios allow music to be shared between artists and an audience in an informal way.

Looking into Spotify's listening lounge with purple couches and blue neon lights
Woman walking through minimalist hallway

To respond to Spotify’s intense involvement in research and development initiatives, we set out to create a space that is adaptable to the ever-changing music industry by providing a modular flow, which allows for flexible workplace transitions. Most importantly, however, the design solution is inspired by music as a cultural medium. The headquarters showcases the potential for the design to be a microcosm of the city and its people impacted by a long lineage of musical influence, where the users are not only receptive, but are also communal and participatory.

Woman walking into the yellow and bright cafe lunch area
Arched entry looking into the interior workplace at Spotify with blue floors and colorful couches
Lounge spaces outside of conference rooms with comfortable and colorful couches
Vibrant yellow and orange cafe bar
Clean refreshment bar with yellow to red gradient ceiling and yellow bar stools
Transitionary space with lounge and bar seating and decorative figure wall art
Andy Lantz Headshot

"This project represents an incredible opportunity to rethink the footprint of the music industry and create a new paradigm for the future of media."

— Andy Lantz, Creative Director, Co-CEO

pod city recording room with a wood façade and large glass windows

Photograph by Acrylicize

man sitting in the pod city recording room with colorful furniture

Photograph by Acrylicize

pod city hallway lined with planters and interior landscaping

Photograph by Acrylicize

pod city recording room with large table lit underneath by blue LED lights

Photograph by Acrylicize

Location

Los Angeles, California

Year Completed

2021

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Commercial

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