Emergence Capital

General Contractor
Principal Builders

Brandon Jones
President

Alfred Joves
Project Manager

Brendon Lee
Assistant Project Manager

Anthony Salvato
Superintendent

Dave Doran
Superintendent

Acoustical Consultant
CSDA

Structural Engineers
Rutherford & Chekene

MEP Engineers
MEYERS+

Project Management
Canopy

AV Consultants
BEI and AVDG

Photography
Matthew Millman

Rubber Base
Roppe

Flooring
Interface
Armstrong

Tile/Stone
Cle Tile
Daltile
Porcelanosa
Caesarstone

Paint
Scuffmaster
Benjamin Moore

Wallcovering
Calico

Fabric
Luna
Kvadrat

Laminate
Chemetal
Wilsonart
Abet Laminati

Specialty
Unika Vaev
Kirei
Baux
Guilford of Maine

Furniture Dealer
MG West

Furniture Manufacturers
Creative Wood
De La Espada
HBF
Fogia
Ferm Living
Fritz Hansen
Anthropologie
Arflex
Coalesse
Rejuvenation
Keilhauer
Humanscale

Dekko
Steelcase
Watson
&Tradition
Davis
Andreu World
Frederica
Haworth
Carl Hansen

Custom Logo Wall
Ruane Plaster

Venture capital firm Emergence combined two Bay Area offices to give their team a flagship space where they could seek out, win over, and propel forward their chosen companies. 

Having fallen in love with an 8,500-sq.ft. suite in San Francisco’s historic waterfront Pier 5 building, the Design Team opened the space to let in both more light and jaw-dropping views. Exposing previously hidden timbers and incorporating earth tones, organic materials, and pops of color gives the office the distinguished quality of an elegant vessel on the Bay. Indeed, in the 2nd floor boardroom, one feels serenely afloat.

In the main salon, an up-lit wall highlights an Emergence “E” logo pattern that emerges out of raked monochromatic plaster. The new branded wall feels like a relic from the building’s construction in 1916.  

The designers relocated and rotated the previous stair to open up water and office views upon entering the space. The stairs’ bronze rods make the structure seem either transparent or opaque depending on where one stands. 

This boutique firm sees colleagues as friends, and business often mixes with pleasure. Though the space feels more residential than corporate, the goal was not to make one feel as if they were at home. Rather, the environment was tailored to optimize functions that aren’t possible to duplicate at home. 

Meaningful connections happen throughout the main floor salon, open kitchen, and dining area. The tucked-away coffee-bar and library on the upper floors support more focused work. Flex offices allow for single-use private office functionality and multi-use collaborative meetings. The whole-office integration of Zoom technology – one of their primary portfolio companies – allows teams not on-site to always be part of the conversation.

Emergence is committed to a journey of long-term success. The Design Team has provided the perfect vessel for these trips.

The location on the water is incredible. Strongest interiors project that I saw. Interesting elements. The designers took risks more than all the other projects. The craftsman’s work is fantastic. It is a preserved building and yet progressive. Loved the balance of space planning and nodding toward the future of the workplace. A very clear point of view without being overt. Subtle branding is appreciated.