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> from what I've heard, there's significant fat to trim My company was pitched to redesign our Oakland office by Airbnb's architects who used their airbnb HQ w
by randycupertino 7y ago
> from what I've heard, there's significant fat to trim
My company was pitched to redesign our Oakland office by Airbnb's architects who used their airbnb HQ work for our pitch. They had truly spared no expense in the design, we came away actually horrified at how overpriced and needlessly overdesigned things were. We didn't go with that vendor and in fact their office design was so opulent it served as an example of what not to do - we swung our design the other side of the pendulum and simplified and streamlined our office!
- r00fus 7y agofascinating story - got any more details on the proposed design you abandoned?
- quickthrowman 7y agoI did an electrical estimate for an unnamed software company office buildout a few months ago. The light fixture package alone was $19/sqft, not including labor. Our entire scope is usually $15-18/sqft, which includes all labor, material, rentals, permits, and taxes. I wasn’t sure if they just wanted to blow a bunch of money, or if the architects were taking them for a ride.