内容来源：https://www.geekwire.com/2025/this-swanky-former-tech-hq-now-houses-an-elfin-pop-up-bar-for-the-holidays/

内容总结：

西雅图一处前科技公司总部近日变身为节日主题乐园，为当地居民带来别样假日体验。曾获评“极客风办公室”的薪酬数据公司PayScale原总部，如今被改造为包含家庭亲子项目“克灵格尔发明工坊”与成人限定的“精灵酒吧”的冬季奇幻空间。

PayScale公司今年三月将总部迁往波士顿后，其位于索多历史建筑帕尔默大厦内的办公场所基本保持原状。戏剧创作团队LIT Immersive抓住机遇，利用原有办公设备低成本改造出1.8万平方英尺的沉浸式娱乐空间。创始人杰森·德莱奥表示：“微波炉、洗碗机、生啤机……几乎所有物品都保留了下来，这为我们节省了数十万美元的改造费用。”

“精灵酒吧”提供节日特调鸡尾酒及卡拉OK、雪仗俱乐部等娱乐项目，开放至12月21日；面向儿童的科学主题体验项目将持续至平安夜。随着明年夏季世界杯赛事落户隔壁的流明球场，运营方已着手规划新一轮主题体验或场馆租赁方案。据悉，美国男足与澳大利亚队的比赛将于6月19日在此举行，为场馆带来新的发展契机。

中文翻译：

这个假期想感受节日气氛吗？在西雅图一处意想不到的角落，你或许能邂逅科技往昔的余韵。薪酬数据公司PayScale曾入驻南联合湖历史悠久的帕尔默大厦，如今其原总部已彻底变身为冬日仙境——白天是适合全家游玩的"克灵格尔发明奇境"，夜晚则化身为仅限成人进入的限时快闪"精灵酒吧"。

这场华丽的高科技办公空间变形记颇为特别，该场地曾在2017年极客线大奖中获评"本地区最具极客精神办公空间"。但时代更迭，PayScale也已迁离。这家成立22年的软件公司2019年获得私募注资后估值达3.25亿美元，今年三月将总部迁往波士顿。《普吉特湾商业周刊》本周早些报道了这一消息。

如今，软件极客们曾编写代码、高管们曾商讨企业战略的场所，已成了精灵与圣诞老人的领地。这是LIT沉浸式体验公司创始人杰森·德莱奥与珍·马修斯的魔法梦想，这两位戏剧爱好者擅长打造沉浸式场景。约十八个月前，他们接管了部分原PayScale办公区，在流明球场正西侧1.8万平方英尺的空间里，创造出琳琅满目的主题体验。

这场从企业办公室到沉浸式游乐园的蜕变，得益于科技公司几乎完整保留了所有基础设施——电视、电源线等设备也悉数留存。"PayScale的物件几乎全都在这里，"德莱奥说，"微波炉还是他们用过的那些，洗碗机也在。他们有个生啤冷藏机，现在也归我们使用……所有东西都保留着。"

这让两位创始人节省了数十万美元的改造费用。原PayScale的运动酒吧（旧办公室的亮点区域）被轻松改造为球迷聚集地（海鹰队和水手队比赛日时向球迷开放）。二楼的休息室现已成为演员们的化妆间。"我们知道PayScale曾在此办公，正是完备的网络设施吸引了我们选择这个空间，"德莱奥坦言。

"精灵酒吧"的诞生也充满机缘。今年德莱奥与马修斯正筹划名为"精灵醉了"的节日主题鸡尾酒吧时，恰逢"精灵酒吧"品牌方前来洽谈授权合作。这类节日主题快闪酒吧约十年前开始兴起，"奇迹酒吧"等品牌如今已在全球开设数十家分店，华盛顿州就有四家。

除了节日特调鸡尾酒，精灵酒吧还为21岁以上人群提供多项活动：节日主题问答、卡拉OK酒廊、雪仗俱乐部及各类游戏。每晚三个时段接受预约，门票15.5至18.5美元不等。酒吧将营业至12月21日，但德莱奥表示可能根据需求延长。

面向儿童群体的日间项目"克灵格尔发明奇境"灵感源自俄亥俄州克利夫兰的长青演出，深受家庭和学校团体欢迎。体验票价24至63美元，日间演出将持续至12月24日。

两位创始人的下一步计划？随着明年夏天国际足联世界杯进驻西雅图（包括流明球场街对面的六场比赛），他们已在筹划新的沉浸式体验，或考虑将场地租给球队、企业赞助商及广播公司。德莱奥透露他们正"祈祷"西雅图在今日抽签中能迎来知名球队。这个节日愿望或许已经实现——美国男子国家足球队将于6月19日周五在流明球场迎战被称为"足球袋鼠"的澳大利亚队。

英文来源：

Looking for a dose of festive cheer this holiday season?
You might just find it in an unexpected corner of Seattle, where the spirits of the tech past linger.
The former headquarters of PayScale, the compensation data company that once called the historic Palmer Building in SoDo home, has been completely transformed into a winter wonderland that includes a family-friendly daytime experience called Kringle’s Inventionasium and an adults-only evening Elf Bar pop-up.
It’s an unusual metamorphosis of a fancy high-tech office space, one that received recognition at the 2017 GeekWire Awards as one of the region’s Geekiest Office Spaces. But time moves on, and so has PayScale.
The 22-year-old software company — which in 2019 was valued at $325 million after a private equity infusion — moved its headquarters to Boston in March. The Puget Sound Business Journal reported the news earlier this week.
Now, where software geeks once wrote code and executives debated corporate strategy, elves and Santa’s reign.
It’s all the magical dream of LIT Immersive founders Jason DeLeo and Jen Matthews, two theater geeks with a flair for immersive experiences. They took control of a portion of the former PayScale space about 18 months ago, and since then have created a wide array of themed experiences across the 18,000 square feet of space directly west of Lumen Field.
The transformation from corporate office to immersive playground was made possible by the fact that the tech company had virtually abandoned the space, leaving most of the infrastructure — not to mention TVs, power cords and other gear — intact.
“Almost everything is still here from (PayScale),” DeLeo said. “The microwaves are still the microwaves that they used. Their dishwashers. They had a kegerator, we have the kegerator … it’s all here.”
This allowed DeLeo and Matthews to save hundreds of thousands of dollars on the buildout of the space. The former PayScale sports bar — a highlight of the former office space — was easily repurposed (which DeLeo and Matthews happily open on game days for fans of the Seahawks and Mariners). The second floor break rooms are now used as a green room for the actors who perform in the various shows.
“We knew that PayScale was here, and that’s what turned us onto the space because it was fully networked,” said DeLeo.
The Elf Bar concept was also a stroke of luck. DeLeo and Matthews had already been cooking up a holiday-themed cocktail bar concept called Elf’d Up this year, when they were approached with a licensing deal from the creators of Elf Bar. Pop-up holiday-themed cocktail bars started gaining momentum about a decade ago, with organizations like Miracle now operating dozens of locations internationally, including four spots in Washington state.
Beyond its festive cocktails, Elf Bar offers a host of activities for 21+ crowd: holiday-themed trivia; karaoke lounge; a snowball fight club; and games. Reservations for three evening time slots are available, and tickets range from $15.50 to $18.50. The Elf Bar is open through Dec. 21, though DeLeo said they may extend the pop-up based on demand.
The day-time, kid-friendly Kringle’s Inventionasium — inspired by a long-running show in Cleveland, Ohio — has been a hit with families and school groups. Cost of that experience ranges from $24 to $63 per guest, with the daytime shows running through December 24.
Next up for DeLeo and Matthews? With the FIFA World Cup coming to Seattle next summer — including six matches across the street at Lumen Field — they are already planning for the next immersive experience or ways to rent the space to a team, corporate sponsor or broadcast company.
DeLeo said they are “praying” that Seattle gets some big-name teams during the World Cup draw today. Their holiday wish may have come true, with the U.S. Men’s National Team slated to play Australia — known as the “socceroos” — on Friday, June 19 at Lumen Field.