CANOPY, an exceptional network of forward-thinking shared workspaces and private offices, just opended its third location in San Francisco.
As before one can expect elevated contemporary design, generosity of space, a distraction-free environment, sophisticated membership and concierge-style amenities programs in an iconic neighborhood.
Impressive design credentials
CANOPY sprang on the co-working scene with impressive design credentials, writes the New York Times: One of the company’s three founders is Yves Béhar, the innovative Swiss-born chief executive of the design studio Fuseproject. He has been designing workstations and chairs for Herman Miller for decades. In 2016 Béhar teamed up with Amir Mortazavi, a developer, and Steve Mohebi, an entrepreneur, to open a co-working office in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. Next a space in the Jackson Square neighborhood followed. The most recent CANOPY is in an intimate five-story, freestanding building in the Financial District.
Designing our spaces along with my friend and co-founder, Yves Behar, to serve the unmet demands of the premium workspace segment has been a true labor of passion. We build everything around our members’ needs — a generosity of space, ample natural light, easy flow between private and shared spaces — to ensure the overall CANOPY experience is at once inspiring and serene,
says Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Amir Mortazavi.
Store offering lifestyle products
CANOPY Financial District features 32 private offices that accommodate anywhere from one person to 10 people. The space also houses a ground floor store for the public and passerby to shop a curated selection of office, travel and lifestyle products, including products by CANOPY members and Monocle Magazine.
The newest addition of shared workspaces encompasses 10,000 square feet of office space in a historic building with interiors that consider the existing architecture and iconic neighborhood. Custom designed by friends Yves and Amir, and built out by Amir’s M-PROJECTS, CANOPY Financial District is inspired by silver, blue and earthy tones, where the mythical fog meets the sea along the coast, with the purity of the existing materials of brick and local timber. The natural wood flooring is Douglas Fir, which was commonly used 100 years ago when the building was first constructed – and is now affording lightness and warmth. Original brick walls and rough ceilings have been painted a light gray and provide movement, depth and an inherent sense of calm.
Combining historic architecture with cutting-edge technologies
CANOPY Financial District features the latest in contemporary office furnishings from Herman Miller (Yves Behar-designed Sayl Chairs and Renew Sit-to-Stand Tables by Brian Alexander, Charles and Ray Eames Chairs, Chadwick Modular Seating). Private offices are sealed by high-tech Modernus glass partitions and feature sound masking for privacy and to limit distractions. Combining historic architecture, local authentic materials and cutting-edge technologies, CANOPY is the most advanced yet intimate place of work.
Alliance of workspaces around the world
CANOPY is a part of The Global Collective, an alliance of workspace operators around the world that share common values and a passion for thoughtful design, upscale amenities and curated programming. Members have access to any of The Global Collective workspaces around the world gratis for two days per month, including Blender (Manhattan), Fora (London), Fosbury & Sons (Brussels & Antwerp), The Bureau (Paris), and The New Work Project (Brooklyn, NYC).
More attention on interior design
While co-working companies have long been concentrating on historic, architecturally significant buildings, they are now paying more attention to the interior design of their spaces. And CANOPY is leading the way in a quite impressive way.
Photos: CANOPY, canopy.space