Design Firm in Tustin by FORMM
Design Firm in Tustin brings FORMM into Taylor Design’s relocated Orange County base, creating an office that responds to new patterns of remote and in-person work. Set in Tustin, CA, United States, the workplace trades a conventional corporate feel for open volumes, daylight, and layered textures. The result is a contemporary studio environment where focused desks, social lounges, and an organized materials library sit within one cohesive interior story.
Morning light washes across long rows of desks and pale timber flooring, pulling the distant horizon directly into the workday. Overhead, a grid of linear fixtures traces the lofty ceiling and underlines the generous height.
This is Design Firm in Tustin, an office by FORMM for Taylor Design in Tustin, CA, United States. The project right sizes the studio for contemporary work patterns, trading surplus square footage for targeted collaboration zones, a social hub, and a structured materials library. Interior palette and furnishing choices guide that shift, using color, texture, and proportion to define how each room behaves.
Workstations sit along an expansive glass wall, with tall mullions framing wide views and steady daylight. Black task chairs and dark workstation panels anchor the open floor, while pale wood desktops and floors keep the overall volume bright. The contrast reads quiet but clear, allowing the structural steel, exposed ducts, and sculpted white wall relief to add depth without noise.
Open Work Loft
The main work area stretches like an indoor terrace beside floor-to-ceiling glazing. Linear lights hang in stacked rectangles above the desks, echoing the building grid and giving the tall shell a human scale. Underfoot, a combination of woven carpet and wood planks subtly marks circulation and workstation zones without partitions. Employees move from desk rows to nearby round tables, using them as quick touchdown points that still sit within the bright collective volume.
Warm Social Lounge
Just beyond the work loft, rust-colored sofas, low black tables, and cream lounge chairs compose a relaxed living-room-style setting. A large curtain sweeps across one side, softening acoustics and giving the area an adaptable backdrop for meetings or informal gatherings. Built-in oak cabinetry with books, plants, and objects turns the wall into a long bench and storage element, so the lounge reads both domestic and purposeful. Carpet with a subtle pattern pulls the seating cluster together, contrasting with the light wood planks of the adjacent circulation.
Kitchen And Social Bar
At the heart of the plan, a bright kitchen opens toward the glazing with a long white island lined in simple timber stools. Sculptural pendant lights in a pale woven material add a gentle curve and a warmer tone above the crisp counters. Nearby café tables give staff a place for meals, laptop work, or impromptu reviews, reinforcing the bar as both amenity and informal meeting zone. The restrained material palette keeps the room calm so views and conversation carry the energy.
Material Library Core
Deeper in the office, a dedicated materials library presents samples on open shelves and within broad, light-toned cabinetry. Large island units act as worktables for spreadouts while generous drawers store the supporting catalogs and components. Overhead, simple circular pendants deliver an even wash of light, making color and texture reading straightforward during project work. Glass partitions maintain visual continuity back to the open office, so the library stays connected even as it functions as a focused project zone.
Meeting Rooms In Glass
Enclosed rooms sit along circulation routes, defined by tall glass walls and framed doors. A slatted wood ceiling panel runs above a key corridor, adding warmth and managing acoustics where people gather before entering meetings. Inside, long tables and ergonomic chairs face large screens, with views borrowed through internal glazing to prevent the rooms from feeling sealed. The palette stays consistent with the rest of the office, so each meeting room feels like a quiet offshoot rather than a separate zone.
As the day winds down, western light grazes the textured wall surfaces and low seating, reinforcing the link between structure and interior finish. The office settles into a gentle glow that reflects off pale cabinetry and tabletops. FORMM’s careful use of color, material, and furniture keeps every corner aligned, giving Taylor Design a workplace that responds to new habits with a clear, tactile rhythm.
Photography by Madeline Tolle
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