Comments on: Facebook Headquarters by Studio O+A

By: Herbolario

Herbolario — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:48:29 +0000

Wow. That looks great! Huge space, design, etc. It looks very similar to google.

In my opinion is a great work

By: Cdinsky

Cdinsky — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:29:04 +0000

This rivals Googleville. Maybe Google Meets Retro Ikea and mashes it up.

Somehow this feels very Seattle. It totally captured my imagination.

I would like to be the lowly, lowly cook.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:23:20 +0000

I’m one of the lovers of the Facebook work environment! Huge space often do feel sterile and lacking in personality… but not this one! They have created lots of vignettes, lot of niches of different sizes, for different numbers of people gathering. And I love the variety of textures used (especially in 1st two shots). Although the furniture seems to go together wonderfully, they didn’t use the easy way out and use the same colour, furniture set, etc. They mixed some quirky furniture with nice simple lines, and some wonderful mid-century modern pieces. I love the orange walls!

I believe this is the kind of place that would stimulate creativity and brainstorming. I love the company’s business culture: “The design of the space relied heavily on input from the users, appropriate for a flatly structured company that weights every employee’s opinion equally. O+A designers interviewed employees about what they wanted from their new headquarters.”

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:00:30 +0000

have to agree with Melanie there, looks like some nice stuff thrown together, better than my offices though!

By: melanie hall

melanie hall — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:42:40 +0000

It’s very clearly ecclectic, which i hate to say, WAS very popular in the 90’s. It is industrial (cool), and has some great pieces; but personally, i like to see more cohesion – to see the vision as a whole ’story’. ecclectic interiors lose the wow, when they just become a dumping ground for a bunch of ‘nice, cool stuff.

By: renee

renee — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:14:40 +0000

looks cool but COULD YOU PLEASE SPEND THE MONEY ON SOMETHING LIKE FIXING FACEBOOK CHAT?!

By: r0cketman22

r0cketman22 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:13:36 +0000

Not as cool as Google,(what is?) but still awesome!

By: C. Loew

C. Loew — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:12:01 +0000

Too industrial.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:57:00 +0000

How could anyone say ‘devoid of personality’? Are you Amish? Nice setup, FB. How are you getting the dough? Is it from the ads on the right side of my profile page? Prolly. Good move going from college student site to ‘everyone is welcome’!

By: Jon Biddell

Jon Biddell — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:55:43 +0000

OK – I will now entertain offers of employment…:-)

By: Jason Therrien

Jason Therrien — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:26:45 +0000

I can appreciate and applaud that Facebook repurposed an older building. It gives the space a better story and adds to the fabric of the space.

Open space is definitely the way to go, and a whole generation of teams are growing used to it as normal. Speeds communication, builds team and holds everyone accountable.

Kudos Facebook.

By: Barbara Mead

Barbara Mead — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:32:11 +0000

Beautiful! Office “feng shui” is critical for fostering creative thinking. Anyone spending 16+ hour workdays on the latest cool feature or app needs an energizing and inspiring place to unwind and chill out. This is why Facebook if chock full ‘o awesome tools and apps!!

By: Arthur Brown

Arthur Brown — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:52:55 +0000

Oh man wow this is truly awesome. Those working at Facebook are so lucky to have digs like this to work in.

By: *asubtleapproach

*asubtleapproach — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:18:15 +0000

woooooooooooooooooooooow! This is awesome! I didn’t think Facebook had steez like this. kudos! looks like a fun place to work.

By: Lori L

Lori L — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:36:02 +0000

So, are those bikes for getting around the building?

By: Rex Dixon

Rex Dixon — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:06:51 +0000

For some reason I see the image of Rome burning. I think it would be a great way to dust off the series: Decline of Western Civilization – this time Part III – Facebook, the beginning of the end Silicon Valley… Just sayin’, never say never and it could happen. Looks cool (the above pics) – but so empty and devoid of any real character.

By: Saad Al Dosari

Saad Al Dosari — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:45:56 +0000

It is not only the design; it is the culture behind it that makes it special.

Great work!

By: Soulafrodisiac

Soulafrodisiac — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:58:54 +0000

I still think Google’s headquarters rocks. It has more personality. FB’s own is alright, but that DJ setup? NUTS. As long as the employees are happy.

And kudos for going green.

By: Fede

Fede — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:04:57 +0000

Far from a great concept and zero personality.

By: Ayush Agarwal

Ayush Agarwal — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:49:52 +0000

I love the gritty look. The difference between the FB offices and the Google offices, is similar to the difference between the Google offices and the Microsoft offices.