Coined the ‘Agora’, it connects the first floor to the basement, unifying the various floors. The central staircase forms the main point of focus of the office. Secondary work spaces include the ‘Agora’, the kitchen area and the meeting rooms. The neighbourhoods also include custom-built furniture by local fabricators including tables by Burke Joinery. Individual desks have been replaced by one large central communal table which facilitates sharing in a way that individual desks cannot. Every neighbourhood comprises of one large table, personal storage, one or two sit stands and one lounge spot. The primary work spaces consist of 29 neighbourhoods with identical components, for up to 14 people each. The Warehouse is divided into primary and secondary work spaces. In response to this, the Airbnb Environments Team incorporated a ‘neighbourhood’ concept which still reflected Airbnb’s ‘Belong Anywhere’ ethos with a choice of work spaces and configurations, but allowed for teams to gather together in one dedicated base to encourage collaboration. Feedback from employees on the design of the Airbnb Portland office highlighted that employee visibility was challenging for management teams, due in part to the varied spaces in the office which are not all in the same line of sight. The Warehouse is also Airbnb’s first urban campus model which will become more prevalent in the brand’s offices going forward. The Warehouse had fallen into disrepair before Airbnb reinvented the entire space by designing distinctive structural elements including a dramatic cascading staircase. This is the first time that Airbnb has been able to pre-determine the architectural layout of an interior space. The new space has been designed to cultivate collaboration, interaction and a sense of community. Airbnb is delighted to unveil its new international headquarters in Dublin, The Warehouse, which has been designed in collaboration with Dublin-based heneghan peng architects. Heneghan peng Architects and the Airbnb Environments Team have designed the newest offices of online hospitality service Airbnb, located in Dublin, Ireland.
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