At 999, one enters through a gallery-like tunnel of these recreations, affectionately nicknamed Listing Row. This physicalizes the experience of scrolling through the Airbnb app: your body becomes your thumb, scrolling through the homes on Airbnb. 2. Seriously Fun: We believe that while the office should feel fun, it should primarily further the business purpose. In 999, we designed a boat that houses duck-ins, or nooks for individual work. While visually clever, it also reflects the theme of the floor (Amsterdam), and acts as a visual lure, inviting one up to investigate the form crashing through the wall.

3. Belong Anywhere: In order to humanize the modern office condition (imagine an endless sea of desks), 999 takes an urbanistic approach to organize a population of almost 1,000 into intimate, community-driven neighborhoods. These allow tighter team cohesion, and a sense of place within the larger organization. Each neighborhood is composed of a kit of parts and is supported by a variety of alternative spaces, facilitating employees to work in a variety of settings. Airbnb removed the expectation that work happens at a desk; as such employees feel a real sense of freedom that makes atypical office space primary instead of extraneous.

NOVO Construction, Urbanworks, WRNS Studio Credits: - Urbanworks - Project Management, External - NOVO Construction - General Contractor - WRNS Studio - Architect of Record