AirbnbOffice design is the envy of many workers. Even Airbnb employees often say that work and life are inseparable because the office design is like home. How to create an office design like home? This article not only shares how Airbnb offices break away from the existing design framework, but also shares well-known foreign office design cases, allowing you to master the three major office design points and retain top talents around you.
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Airbnb offices think outside the box and expand communication opportunities
When many people travel, they choose Airbnb to experience local accommodation life. The Airbnb team reverses the long-standing concept of travel and provides an interesting interactive model, allowing accommodation suppliers and buyers around the world to feel a sense of belonging together like home.
Airbnb, which is good at dealing with space design and experience, also integrates corporate philosophy into office space design, and is committed to creating the most creative and perfect space on the planet. If you carefully observe the Airbnb office space, you can summarize the following two points :
1 Create dynamic office design and create diverse spaces
Image source: "Get the Most Out of Your Space – Secrets from The Designer Behind Airbnb and SoundCloud" (Website: https://review.firstround.com/maximize-productivity-with-this-advice-from-the-office- designer-behind-soundcloud-and-airbnb/)
In addition to its most well-known space, Airbnb does not use partition walls to create an open, open and transparent feeling. It also draws inspiration for space design from more than 6.6 million listings around the world. For example, their meeting spaces are named after cities around the world, such as Mumbai, Rio, Shanghai, and Brooklyn make employees who step into the office feel like they have traveled around the world.
We even moved the popular travel option campervan into the office space, using large lawns and various soft furnishings to create a natural atmosphere, so that all employees can meet their current psychological needs, whether they are relaxing, focusing, or communicating with colleagues, they can all do so in the office Find your own little world in a corner of space.
2 Introduce natural light and create a bright and warm space
Image source: [A direct look at the coolest offices in the world] Airbnb travel and work should be as warm as home. ELLE. (Website: https://www.elle.com/tw/life/style/g23084/elle-deco-special-beautifulworkplace-airbnb/)
Light determines the atmosphere of a space to a great extent. Dim, yellowish light makes people feel soft and relaxed, while bright natural light makes people feel energetic and energetic.
Airbnb, the world's largest provider of rental accommodation, uses large floor-to-ceiling windows to bring in natural light, lays out large areas of grass and places a variety of cushions so that employees can sit down and chat or briefly communicate about work.
If you want to know more about future work space trends, please refer here:Focus on the future work space: A quick look at 2024 office design styles, revealing the latest trends in 3 minutes!
Take you to see foreign business office design cases and observe classic design styles
Focus on space integration needs B-STUDIO has been established for 20 years. In addition to winning many design awards at home and abroad, B-STUDIO has also assisted manyforeign companyWhen creating office spaces, such as the Taipei office of Weineng Energy Company in Xinyi District and Finnegan Foreign Law Firm in Songshan District, let’s take a look at these two classic office design styles.
Natural minimalist style｜Weineng Energy
Weneng EnergyThe office settled in Taiwan in 2015. The company's mission is to develop sustainable and affordable renewable energy and accelerate the energy transformation in the Asia-Pacific region. Because it is inseparable from the issue of renewable energy, the company's office environment adopts natural wind in order to integrate the company's philosophy and mission.
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As the leading brand of renewable energy companies in the Asia-Pacific region,B-STUDIO A large number of visible wood tones are used in the environment to create a natural image, and large floor-to-ceiling windows are used to introduce natural light.
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Matching the style of natural wood tones, the conference rooms are decorated with black and white and gray simple elements, and the public spaces are also mixed with black and white simple elements to create a solid and reliable brand impression, a friendly and sound working environment, and to work with employees to provide sustainable economic, social and environmental value.
Modern Style｜Finnegan Foreign Law Firm Taipei Office
The modern interior design style pays attention to materials, such as wood, glass and other consistent and simple accessories and colors, and also introduces a lot of lighting. Various traces can also be seen in the Taipei office of Finnegan Foreign Law Firm.
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However, with a team of professional staff B-STUDIO Considering that the owner is a law firm, it requires long periods of focused thinking and processing of a large amount of logical work.How to create an atmosphere of reflection, precipitation, and relaxation in the space is the focus of space design. Therefore, the concept of space planning and design "beyond rationality" is proposed. At the same time, it strengthens more communication opportunities within the enterprise and creates team cohesion and tacit understanding from the field. .
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Since the space is located on the 12th floor of Dunhua North Road, you can see the crown of the big tree outside the window. I discovered this precious greenery during the design and thought about how to introduce this rare greenery into the indoor space.
Finally, a carpet with moss imagery was chosen to spread the greenery along the wall, creating a small natural trail indoors, making employees walking around the office space feel like walking along a garden path.
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If you are interested in the style of foreign business offices, please continue to refer to the following article:What are the styles of foreign business offices? NVIDIA, AMAZON, and NETFLIX office design styles and cases do not hide personal secrets!
Master the 3 key points of office design to retain top talents
In addition to the classic styles of office design summarized in the above two cases, how to specifically create an efficient office space so that employees don’t want to get off work? A good office space is an indispensable step to retain top talents. After all, no one wants to work hard in a place with a bad environment and atmosphere. A good working environment affects employees’ mood and efficiency at work. Here are 4 offices Design focus allows you to capture top talent.
1 Design the space by clarifying its purpose
Every space should have a clear purpose. If spaces for individual work, dining, and team discussions are mixed, employees will easily interfere with each other and the quality of their work will not be optimal.
For example, if a company has mostly business members, it should create a space where salesmen can make phone calls and an area where guests can receive visits. If you are working in a job that requires a lot of focused thinking, such as a law firm or programming, it is recommended to use ambient sound and lighting to create a focused and personal office atmosphere.
2 Create a fluid space to protect employees’ physical and mental health
Many large companies provide ergonomic chairs and electric lift tables for the health of their employees. However, from a space design perspective, space planning should be used to encourage employees to move around and stimulate thinking, such as designing corridors and stairs through which employees can stroll to get tea. space to enhance more interactions between people and space.
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