15 Killer Offices by Tech Companies
The Architecture. The construction. The systems. The layout & design inside. A new office encapsulates everything that makes software development happen. Here are 15 killer offices created by companies in the business of software & tech (in no particular order).
15. Twitter San Francisco, California
Somehow they managed to make their office as 'cute' as their website.
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Images by Dustin Diaz via Officesnapshots.com
14. Blizzard Entertainment Irvine, California
The most killer office in Cal ? The pics speak for themselves. This where the magic happens: from WarCraft, StarCraft, Diablo and a brand new IP still in secrecy.
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via Blizzard.com
13. Campaign Monitor Sutherland, Australia
In 2008 the Freshview team, makers of Campaign Monitor, set out to create the ultimate office for startup developers. Then in the summer of 2010, they got another new office. Here it is.
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via Campaign Monitor
12. Groupon Chicago, Illinois
Yada yada yada, Groupon is hugely successful - ok now checkout Micheal's room!
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Images via Businessinsider.com
11. Dropbox San Francisco, California
Dropbox has grown to become one of the top companies to come out of YCombinator. Their brand new office in downtown San Fran is proof.
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via Dropbox and TechCrunch
10. 37Signals Chicago, Illinois
The 37Signals team went with an 'inwardly focused' office layout for their new office; freshly built in summer 2010.
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via 37Signals
9. Autodesk Waltham, Massachusetts
A company that makes architectural software should have a pretty damn good office.
They do.
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Taken by Jeff Goldberg at Esto Photography
8. Netflix Los Gatos, California
Unlimited vacation time. All the stock options you want. Movies all day. And yes, a really killer office. Who wouldn't want to work here?
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via HackingNetflix
7. Skype London
The Skype London office is a comfortable, classy place. Thing seem pretty laid back... do they even get anything done here!
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6. Zappos Henderson, Nevada
This company is awesome. Employees can do whatever the hell they want. They have even wrote a book about it. If you're wondering what all the fuss is about, take a look.
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5. Mozilla Mountain View, California
Just because your business is based on open source software doesn't mean you can't have a ballin' office. Especially when you're as successful as the Mozilla team.
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4. Etsy Dumbo, Brooklyn
The artsy, crafty company has - not surprisingly - an artsy, crafty office. Even their business metrics are surrounded by vintage themes!
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via Ty Cole
3. Teehan+Lax Toronto, Ontario
An interactive design studio based in Canada, the team recently celebrated their 8th year in business. Their new office is below.
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2. Adobe Waltham, Massachusetts
California based Adobe recently expanded into Massachusetts with this brand new office.
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1. Pixar Emeryville, California
This is a company in the business of film; but first and foremost they are in the business of imagination. Their office has been designed to nourish & develop it.
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via Veerles Pieters, Lisa Diaz
Schwabe is an Android app designer and business nerd with a passion for technology, startups, and free market capitalism.
Very pimp.
Pixar office is coolest imo, but id pretty much love to work at any of these places!
O___O I WANT that painting of UP, Pixar Studios!!!!!
Yeah Pixar has been a dream destination of mine. Had a chance to do an online tour with Animation Mentors and a QA with Bobby Beck, got to ask about the cereal bar at Pixar, which is another destination when I do the tour this year.
"Autodesk" - no capital "D" in the middle. :)
the Mozilla office probably is most 'nerdy' of all these. And i question inclusion of Pixar and Blizzard. i would call them more entertainment businesses than tech
I love the Twitter office and Pixar office is great with a swiming pool near the building. Why can't every company have nice place like those ??? :(
love pixar's offices. Thank's for sharing these pictures!
Etsy's office is my favorite
You misspelled Michael above the photo of Michael's Room. :)
Someday we will have one like these! :p
nice, but I'd still rather work from home!
Very cool offices. Is nerdbusiness getting one of these some day?
What is the deal with table tennis and why do tech companies need so many of them? Good substitute for having a life outside of work I suppose.
"They have even wrote a book about it." Written?
I find skype's office the most entertaining of them all.
There is a corollary to Murphy's Law that goes something like, "The plushness of the front office decor is inversely proportional to the fundamental solvency of the company" or words to that effect.
Something to keep in mind when making statements like, "Dropbox has grown... Their brand new office in downtown San Fran is proof." A pretty office does not a viable company make! ;)
well if they cant get laid... they may as well have cool offices.
Now I know why those AutoDesk CAD programs are a couple grand a piece!
"They have even wrote a book about it."
That should be 'written':
They have even written a book about it.
Wish i could have my own office like this. Some of them are exceptionally great.
Very impressive! The offices could use a few nerdettes though ;)
woah! my girlfriend would love those Etsy lamps - surprised facebook's office isn't here - maybe it's just not that nice?
I think these offices should be updated every few months so the people who work in them can get a feel for what it's like to have to frequently make adjustments! :)
Awesome. I want the office with the bed in it.
Nice these offices, I heart them all!
that campaign monitor office is absolutely horrible... I cant believe people like that ugly ass modernistic bullshit
Blizzards cafeteria looks amazing! I never knew that Adobe had such a good office before I saw this. Oh to work in an office like that one day...
I love the Skype offices
cool!
I really heart twitter's office !
Skype office was one of the sophisticated place.......love it ..
Pixar.... Employees will go to dream every day....
Amazing offices - zappos' look great
What about Google? Also, I've been to the Twitter Office, it's not very inspiring (I was quite disappointed) as essentially they don't have to create new products.
I think you forgot to mention one company.. the one and only Google :)
I don´t know why zappos office is on this article, I can´t imagine how can someone work on those offices!
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