Interior design studio Nicole Hollis has inserted charred black boxes for storing project materials into its new offices in San Francisco.

Led by interior designer Nicole Hollis, the team transformed a 5,000-square-foot (464-square-metre) space to create its offices inside a former industrial building at 1000 Brannan Street.
A monochrome palette based on white-painted walls and poured concrete flooring runs throughout the space, forming a blank backdrop for designs in the main workspace.

"We desired a 'white canvas' where we could clear our minds of daily clutter and focus on a creating a new concept for each and every design project," said a statement from the studio.

"It is important to keep the studio uplifting and inspiring," the statement continued. "We often have furniture designers, artists and fabricators drop off materials and furnishings to place around the studio for inspiration ? it's always rotating."
Several existing walls were stripped out to create an open-plan workspace. The reconfiguration also allows plenty of natural light to flood in from the existing industrial-style, steel-framed windows and opens up views to the surrounding city.

Custom white desks are arranged in rows and topped with Fontana Arte Dome pendant lights. "With its natural light and minimalist sensibility, the studio acts as a laboratory where we can experiment," the studio continued.

Instead of walls, the team inserted a pair volumes to sep...