Soundhound Headquarters

Completed, 2012

In 2012, the audio and speech recognition company SoundHound was ready to transitioned into its next stage of company growth. Conscious of how they came across to investors and employees, the young company also wanted to be frugal with their resource allocation.  We worked closely with its leadership to design a new office environment that was engaging while also providing a visitor with a meaningful introduction to the company’s core offering. Partnering with expert design-build fabricators, we conceived of and detailed a reception desk that mapped to a spectrogram of SoundHound’s CEO humming the tune of “The Godfather” – a key expository moment that illustrates the rich dataset embedded in everyone’s voice. Together, the new desk and space have become a hallmark of the company and a strategic piece of collateral for recruiting talent.  

“Since moving into our new office, hiring has been so much easier.”– Tim Stonehocker, Chief Technical Officer, SoundHound

Project Size: 25,000 square feet / 150 users; Our Role: Architect