Together, we brainstormed ways to truly transport people as they walk through the door. The combination of neighborhoods with the visual and physical connection across the atrium provides just the right balance of privacy and socialization.’ Rebecca went on to say that ’The local Airbnb employees took great pride in adding the final touches to the design of the meeting rooms. Rebecca Ruggles from the Environments Team explained that ‘The Warehouse was a rare opportunity for our team to start from scratch and further evolve the “Belong Anywhere” workplace philosophy that makes Airbnb unique. This is highlighted in Airbnb’s choice to collaborate for a second time with Dublin-based architects heneghan peng, who partnered with Airbnb in 2014 to design the first Dublin office in the Watermarque Building. The Environments Team, led by Aaron Taylor Harvey and Rachael Yu, worked in collaboration with heneghan peng architects to implement the neighbourhood concept and components into the space.Īirbnb’s ethos supports local entrepreneurship and fosters relationships with local firms and businesses. The variety of work configurations within neighbourhoods and secondary works spaces encourages healthy ergonomic movement, increased socialising and engagement. The EDX programme enabled employees to re-interpret design components from Airbnb listings into the meeting rooms as well as illustrate elements of Dublin’s local identity. This included a custom-built replica of a dining table from a Romanian listing and authentic decor from a listing in Montpellier, France.
Design influences have been taken from Portugal, Greece, Romania, Japan, Sweden, Morocco and France.Īs part of Airbnb’s ongoing global office design strategy, The Environments Team engaged with local employees in an Employee Design Experience (EDX) programme to help add the finishing touches to the meeting rooms.
The interior design of each meeting room is inspired by existing Airbnb listings around the world to enable employees to travel throughout their day. The staircase serves multiple purposes, from a large conference space and community event space for up to 400 people to a ‘lounge style’ working environment. 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. The Warehouse is also Airbnb’s first urban campus model which will become more prevalent in the brand’s offices going forward.įeedback 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 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.
Heneghan peng architects and the Airbnb Environments Team have designed the newest offices of online hospitality service Airbnb, located in Dublin, Ireland.Īirbnb is delighted to unveil its new International Headquarters in Dublin, The Warehouse, which has been designed in collaboration with Dublin-based heneghan peng architects.
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