Tuesday, June 21, 2011

AOL’s New Palo Alto Offices: Interior Design Ideas

AOL’s New Palo Alto Offices: Interior Design Ideas

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AOL’s New Palo Alto Offices

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:26 AM PDT

AOL, the company that now owns the world’s biggest tech blog, gadget blog and political blog, revealed its new headquarters in Palo Alto, California. After putting Studio O+A (the same folks who redid Facebook’s headquarters) in charge, AOL’s new look is a conglomeration of the 1980′s corporate world vibe, raw concepts and materials, with a modern touch.

AOL OFFICE AND DOG

AOLCAFETERIA BENCHES

AOL LAPTOP LOUNGE

An important theme Studio O+A brought to the design was "transparency"--ceilings and walls were stripped down to expose their bases and original materials and structures. This was perhaps done on purpose to mimic AOL's business style of transparency.

AOL OFFICE HALL

AOLMEETINGROOM

O+A wanted to nurture "collaborative space," so many spaces within the floor plan are designed such as these booths, to encourage collegiality, creativity, group brainstorming, and spontaneous ideas!

AOLCOUCHESLOUNGE

AOLCREATIVEOFFICE

AOLLONGDESK

AOLLOUNGE

AOLMEETINGROOM2

The traditional drop ceilings and cubicles were still incorporated as part of the design.

AOLOFFICE

This space is called "The Town Hall" and encourages employee collaboration by combining the kitchen, play space, and relaxation areas in one. It is centrally located to bring together employees from various departments that would not otherwise meet.

AOLOFFICESITTINGAREA

AOLOFFICEWALLS

AOLOFFICEWITHWALLGRAPHICS

AOLPETS

AOLPOOL AND GAME LOUNGE

AOLWALL

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