Shopify总部一期工程丨加拿大渥太华丨Linebox Studio

Shopify HQ Phase 1

Commercial Office

Ottawa

It all began in Ottawa - where significant growth forced a need for contemporary headquarters. A place where the current leader in international e-commerce could call home. Linebox rose to the challenge, and from it was born one of the most unique offices in Canada.

The challenge became to convert eight storeys of a new office tower into a creative innovation hub. The mandate was to apply the best evidence-based principles of high functioning office design to ensure an innovative and collaborative workplace focused not just on productivity, but also employee health and wellbeing.

Retreat Theme

A calm urban retreat in the city. Scandinavian inspired.

Globally Connected

All meeting rooms are completely equipped for virtual meetings connecting team members from around the globe.

Work Retreat

Tucked away behind work pods are these &quotnooks&quot where people can come together or work in a comfy setting on their own.

“This is the best office we’ve ever had. It has succeeded way past anything we had expected”.

Tobias Lütke, Shopify Founder

1920’s Prohibition Theme

This theme features dark materials, luxurious upholstery, and the feel of a speakeasy.

Design Insight - Themed Floors

There are a total of 11 floors for the Shopify Headquarters - each with its own unique theme. The themes informed all design decisions.

The challenge was to incorporate each theme while creating productive office spaces.

Design Insight - A Fine Balance

The design of this office responds to an emerging idea that moves beyond work/life balance to work/life integration where the work environment can be as comfortable as home; spaces where creative employees are happy to call their own.

Transportation Theme

Tuk-tuks, bikes, shipping containers, and boats - this space is inspired by global transportation methods.

This light fixture is custom-made using plumbing pipes - making it reminiscent of a shipyard.

Commercial Cafeteria

Shopify employees are offered daily breakfast, lunch and dinner. The cafeteria and prep kitchen were important considerations.

Streetscapes Theme

Recreating stories from cities around the world - snapshots of café life, and other daily rituals.

Cody’s Café is named after one of Shopify’s founders who also is a coffee aficionado.

All floors feature elevated lounges with city views where concentrated work can be done.

These pairing pods, where two people work side by side, are inspired by the colourful homes in eastern Canada.

Design Insight - Space for Everyone

Each floor has an assigned ‘home’ workstation, however, within a nonhierarchical office landscape, choice and control over where work is done resides with each employee.

Canadiana Theme

This theme brings together iconic Canadian motifs, materials, and references - wood, wildlife, and winter sports.

Design Insight - New Stairs

The original office building didn’t feature circulation stairs. Concrete had to be blasted through to make room for a new stairway.

These stairs encourage staff to cross paths and create opportunities for accidental encounters.

The whiteboard wall encourages spontaneous ideation.

Crafting Theme

This theme is inspired by all the creative hobbies that Shopify employees do to recharge and get their creative juices flowing.

This theme features a lot of different textures, colours, and patterns.

Project Fun Facts

800,000

Linebox has completed full interior design fit-ups in four of the sixteen global Shopify offices. That’s approximately 800,000 sq ft of custom space. Whoa.

$30B

Dollars made in this building since Linebox did its thing.

1,200

Smiling Shopifolk.

800

Coffees slung per day in Cody’s cafe.