Airbnb’s European operations hub in Dublin, Ireland by heneghan peng architects

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Key Elements:                       

• Meeting rooms inspired by Airbnb listings around the world channeled into individual pods dotted around the otherwise open plan office. Each pod has windows on two walls to allow for uninterrupted views of the office.

• A dynamic and flexible work environment – including a meeting room, modeled after an Amsterdam apartment, which can be split into two separate spaces.

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

• A bench from the Pavilion of Ireland’s 2012 contribution to the Venice Biennale, designed by Heneghan Peng. The long 12-meter bench is constructed of 6 interlinked sections, 6 rotation-only fulcrums & 5 translation pivots. As users sit on the bench the height of each section alters, creating dips and peaks for user interaction.

• A tiered all-hands meeting space, with the versatility to transform into an informal and relaxed working area, allowing staff to look out over the office.

• Authentic references to the office’s home in Dublin – including a reception area modeled on an Irish pub with a horseshoe-shaped bar (the floor uses three different styles of tile found in pubs from different areas) and traditional Irish telephone boxes.

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

About Airbnb:

Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone.

Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 34,000 cities and 192 countries. And with world-class customer service and a growing community of users, Airbnb is the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions.

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

About Heneghan Peng:

Heneghan Peng architectsis a design partnership practising architecture, landscape and urban design. The practise was founded by Shih-Fu Peng and RóisínHeneghan in New York in 1999 and in 2001 was relocated to Dublin, Ireland.

We take a multi-disciplinary approach to design and have collaborated with many leading designers and engineers on a range of projects which include larger scale urban masterplans, bridges, landscapes and buildings.

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Projects include the Grand Egyptian Museum, at the Pyramids, the Giant’s Causeway Visitors’ Centre, Central Park Bridges at the 2012 London Olympic Park, a Library and School of Architecture at the University of Greenwich in Greenwich, London and a Mittelrheinbruecke in the Rhine Valley.

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Image Courtesy © Ed Reeve

Tags: Dublin, Ireland

Categories: Meeting House, Offices

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