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Facebook's Swank New Offices

BY Cliff KuangTue Jul 28, 2009 at 8:43 AM
The HQ was designed with the help of online committees, and just like on Facebook, writing on the walls is encouraged.

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Facebook's offices used to reflect the Web site itself--instead of one central office, employees were scattered across Palo Alto in ten different locations. But not anymore: Everyone just moved into a cavernous 150,000-square-foot space at the Stanford Research Park that's likely to make you sick with envy.

Studio O+A did the interior design, and they've got experience with understanding the needs of an exploding dotcom burning through millions every week--the firm got its start designing funhouse offices during the dotcom boom.

For Facebook's new offices, Studio O+A sought to preserve rather than destroy the polyphony of the previous office arrangement. Since each of the ten offices had cultivated its own aesthetic and culture, they created numerous "neighborhoods" in the new space--including a DJ area, numerous lounges, and impromptu work spaces. Like Facebook itself, the employees are encouraged to write on the walls, add artwork, and rearrange the furniture (within reason--this is Facebook not MySpace, people).

Naturally, they used Facebook to conduct company-wide polls about the design process, and an employee board oversaw the decisions as well.

Read more and see more images at PSFK.

facebook offices

facebook offices

facebook offices

facebook offices

facebook offices

San Francisco sculptor Oliver DiCicco used an abandoned hoist to create a movable (but fixed) table:

facebook table

facebook offices

facebook offices

facebook offices

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Design, interior design, Studio O+A, facebook, mark zuckerberg, Office Design, offices that work, Innovation, Technology, Facebook Inc., Palo Alto, Greenest Office, Selgas Cano Architecture Office, MySpace Inc.


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Recent Comments | 7 Total

July 28, 2009 at 11:46am by Douglas Mason

:O

July 28, 2009 at 4:51pm by Louis Abate

Lucky facebook employees! I wonder how this workspace compares to the Google campus...

August 3, 2009 at 6:06am by Phoenix Normand

LOVE...especially the Facebook art (tv) installation. Tours??

August 3, 2009 at 9:39pm by Mike Westermann

Wow these are sweet offices. Almost makes me want to apply.

August 21, 2009 at 5:07am by Darcy Jones

OMG!!! very nice offices , facebook really cool!!

August 21, 2009 at 5:09am by Darcy Jones

OMG!!! very nice offices , facebook really cool!!

August 21, 2009 at 5:09am by Darcy Jones

OMG!!! very nice offices , facebook really cool!!