eBay Main Street

San Jose, CA

When eBay spun off from Paypal, the company wanted a new, forward-thinking approach to the design of its lobby that also strengthen its employee community. Designed by ESI Design, NBBJ's New York experience design studio, Main Street—a central building at eBay’s Silicon Valley campus—welcomes employees and partners into a stylish, media-rich setting that tells the story of the company in a fun, interactive way.

The building brings the scale of eBay’s platform to life through large-scale, interactive displays and dynamic media installations. The 20,000-square-foot hub serves as a new front door for the company, immersing employees and visitors in the vast community of users and the enormous volume of products sold through eBay’s system every day.

Features

Ten-foot-tall LED columns line the Main Street entry, creating a threshold that frames the multi-touch wall at the end of the corridor and syncs with its content to create a dynamic canvas that spans the entire space.

In the Main Hall, an enormous multi-screen display supports live presentations and webcasts; during meeting breaks, the screens show trending eBay data in searches and purchases. It also provides much-needed flexible, well-equipped spaces to host meetings, conferences and events. Downstairs, a coffee bar sits alongside the Gallery, a small shop where employees and partners can browse and purchase merchandise.

Project Details

Client Name
eBay

Program
Digital art installation, corporate lobby, community space

Services
Architecture, interior design, experience design

Phase
Completed