LinkedIn Headquarters

Mountain View, CA

To create a dynamic workplace that meets the needs of in-person, hybrid and remote teams—and creates a common visual language to unite disparate buildings on campus—NBBJ provided master planning and interior design services at LinkedIn’s global headquarters. The design creates a “nexus office,” one that draws people to it from other places on-campus and from their homes, with diverse work spaces, unique amenities and experiences that can only be found at the office.

Each component of the design reflects a new way of working that is varied and connective. The first floor features co-working spaces, a market-style cafeteria, coffee shop and community events area to create a vibrant campus heart. In addition, highly kinetic, adaptable work spaces integrated throughout support a multitude of work modes: from outdoor team meetings and 1:1 conversations to heads-down tasks and everything in between.

Though employees are free to work from home or anywhere on campus, 63% of employees assigned to other areas make their way to the new building daily, taking advantage of the variety of work zones, amenities and configurations the space provides.

Features

The project includes fewer work stations than normal, replaced with spaces designed to accommodate diverse worker preferences. These include activity-based layouts and furniture types: such as a “living room” space that serves as a social anchor, team hubs that offer areas for group discussions and “perch points” for heads-down work or pair meet-ups. Neighborhoods are vertically organized along a gradient of work styles, from the most social on the ground floor to the most heads-down at the top.

The design keeps employees connected both on and off campus. Integrated technology in each neighborhood connects hybrid workers, while more informal social amenity spaces such as window-facing niches with comfy chairs, restaurant-style high-back booths with tables, and cozy floor-to-ceiling shelves with built-in benches and desks provide meaningful, customizable environments for teams to make the space their own.

To enhance collaboration in a new era of work, the project re-imagines all aspects of the office, including the conference room. Many feature sliding partitions that span completely open, to partially enclosed to fully closed, allowing greater porosity or privacy. Conference rooms seamlessly support hybrid work with digital white boards, video cameras and acoustical dampening features. A variety of seating options such as comfy sofas, couches, lounge chairs and stadium-style risers allow employees to seek out conference spaces that resonate most with their preferences.

Project Details

Client Name

Program

Corporate offices, gardens, amenity space

Services

Master planning, architecture, interior design

Sustainability

LEED Platinum

Phase

Completed