2025 marked a milestone year at One Workplace - one defined by big ideas, bold collaboration, and spaces that truly put people first. Whether supporting healing, learning, community connection, or the future of work, our work proved again that when design starts with people, the outcomes speak for themselves.

Places That Shaped How We Work, Learn, and Heal

Across sectors, our most-read project stories all pointed to the same ambition: creating environments that lift performance and wellbeing.

• UCSF Stad Center for Pediatric Pain
  A pioneering care environment designed to reduce fear and anxiety for children and families while supporting cutting-edge pediatric pain research and treatment.
• Spartan Village on the Paseo
  A vibrant San Jose State University residential community that blends living, learning, and social connection, helping students feel rooted on campus and to their city from day one.
• Confidential Streaming Service, Seattle Offices
  A media workplace that supports focus, creativity, and production at scale, demonstrating how flexible workplace neighborhoods and thoughtful finishes can bring brand and culture to life.
• Flourish at Bishop Ranch
  A next-generation workplace destination that pairs hospitality-forward amenities with flexible work settings, designed to attract both workers and the community in with choice, comfort, and connection.
• California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), Sacramento HQ
  A consolidated headquarters that brings multiple agencies under one roof, prioritizing collaboration, transparency, and a strong connection to California’s natural environment.
• City College of San Francisco STEAM Building
  Interdisciplinary learning environments where science, technology, engineering, arts, and math converge, supporting project-based learning, student belonging, and community partnerships.
• 500 County Center, County of San Mateo
  A modernized civic workplace that improves way-finding, public access, and staff collaboration while respecting the building’s role as a central county hub.

Ideas That Sparked Conversation

Two thought leadership shares resonated especially strongly with readers looking to connect justice, community, and experience:

• Designing for Health Equity: Cultivating Belonging in Healthcare Spaces
  A recap of our health equity panel that underscored a simple truth: design is never neutral. It either reinforces inequity or helps cultivate safety, dignity, and belonging for patients, families, and staff.​
• South San Francisco Public Library & Parks + Rec Campus – “More Than Just a Building”
  A deep dive into a civic project that became a true community heart, uniting library, recreation, learning, and wellness spaces in one flexible, light-filled destination.​

Voices We Learned From: ONEder Podcast Highlights

This year’s most-played ONEder episodes all centered on how environments can better support human needs:

• Dr. Esther Sternberg – “Creating Healing and Thriving Environments”
  How the science of stress, immunity, and neurobiology can guide healthier workplaces and healthcare environments.​
• Rorhe Titcomb – “The Seattle Storm: Elevating Women’s Sports”
  A powerful conversation about leadership, community, and building high-performance environments—on and off the court—for one of the WNBA’s most community-connected teams.​
• Terri Zborowsky – “Designing Trust into Healthcare”
  Insights from a nurse-turned-researcher on how design can foster trust, belonging, and equity in healthcare, reminding us that environments quietly communicate what (and who) matters most.​​

OWP Milestones Worth Celebrating

Internally, 2025 was also a year of big moments for One Workplace:

• 100 Years of One Workplace
  A century of evolving with our clients, from a small Bay Area business to a multi-market partner in workplace, learning, and healthcare environments, offering furniture, design, technology, construction and services.
• Welcoming Dave Albert as CEO
  Bringing renewed focus to strategy, partnership, and impact for the next 100 years.
• Welcoming Denise Treu, Senior Director, Healthcare
  Expanding our ability to support health systems, community providers, and behavioral health innovators with specialized expertise.
• Celebrating Peter Allen, Director, Enterprise Accounts
  Recognizing leadership in helping complex organizations reimagine their portfolios and create more cohesive, people-centered experiences.

Looking Ahead

Taken together, this year’s most-viewed projects, blogs, podcasts, and announcements tell a shared story: spaces are no longer just backdrops. They’re active tools for community, healing, learning, performance, and belonging.

As we step into 2026, we’re grateful to our clients, partners, and teams for trusting us with their stories and their spaces. And we’re excited for what the future holds. If you’re planning what comes next for your workplace, campus, or healthcare environment, we’d love to explore it with you.