# New Squarespace HQ

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2016-10-06

interior-design, office, office-design, office-space, squarespace, startup, tech, uncategorized

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I am a big fan of the company [Squarespace](https://www.squarespace.com/). They have a great and beautiful product. I use them for [globizen.com](http://www.globizen.com/).

Recently they moved into [a new office in Lower Manhattan](http://www.contemporist.com/2016/10/04/have-a-look-at-the-design-of-the-new-squarespace-office-in-new-york/) (98,000 sf), which was a consolidation of 4 distributed offices. The interiors were designed by New York-based [A+I](http://www.aplusi.com/).

Not surprisingly, it’s a beautiful space:

![image](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/45e7de184f834f49ab70a2dbc6f084c6.jpg)

(Photography by [Magda Biernat](http://www.magdabiernat.com/) via [Contemporist](http://www.contemporist.com/2016/10/04/have-a-look-at-the-design-of-the-new-squarespace-office-in-new-york/))  

But two other things stood out for me. 

One: The amount of informal working/meeting spaces. I really had to look for the conventional office seating.

Two: The ground floor presence and the lobby which doubles as a possible event space.

For consumer-facing companies, I am really attracted to having a street presence and having spaces that can be programmed. It’s a way to engage and plug in to what’s happening beyond the office. [Here’s](http://brandondonnelly.com/post/146636165853/visions-of-urban-living) a related example.

I’m not sure if their narrative is the same as mine, but regardless: cool space.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/new-squarespace-hq)*