Lumina Corporate Office
A next-generation workplace headquarters in San Francisco combining mass-timber hybrid engineering with a responsive kinetic glass solar facade and biophilic multi-tier atrium.
[ 01 / Project Schedule & Specifications ]
[ 02 / Design Narrative & Concept ]
A Social Hearth in the Tech District
Commissioned as the flagship headquarters for a visionary software enterprise, Lumina confronts the fundamental question of why people gather to work. Rather than rows of static workstations, the architecture is organized around a spiraling 6-story atrium that functions as a vertical social spine, encouraging spontaneous collisions and multidisciplinary synergy.
Stepped timber bleachers, communal coffee bars, and acoustic breakout pods puncture every floor plate, transforming circulation corridors into vibrant collaboration nodes.
Algorithmic Daylight & Glare Mitigation
Facing west toward intense afternoon California sunlight, the building features an intelligent kinetic facade composed of motorized micro-perforated bronze louvers. Governed by astronomical tracking sensors, the louvers rotate incrementally to eliminate interior glare while maximizing panoramic views of San Francisco Bay.
This dynamic envelope reduces building solar heat gain by 58%, significantly lowering mechanical cooling loads and creating a constantly animated exterior architectural presence.
[ 03 / Architectural Drawings & Schematics ]
[ 04 / Curated Visual Gallery ]
[ 05 / Environmental Performance ]
Achieved 92 points out of 110 in the USGBC LEED BD+C rating system.
Parametric motorized louvers cut active chiller demand by more than half.
Cross-Laminated Timber structure sequestration offsets standard steel emissions.
Air quality, circadian lighting, and biophilic access accredited by IWBI.