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  • Facebook’s New Frank Gehry-Designed Office Opens Up – and Here’s What It Looks Like

    In September of 2013, Facebook broke ground on its giant new campus – the one designed by Frank Gehry. The new 433,555 sq. ft. building is expected to be filled with some 2,800 Facebook employees. It also features a giant rooftop space – a park and a garden, complete with a bunch of solar panels.

    Well, Facebook just moved in.

    Today we moved into our new Facebook building in Menlo Park, California.Our goal was to create the perfect engineering…

    Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, March 30, 2015

    “Our goal was to create the perfect engineering space for our teams to work together. We wanted our space to create the same sense of community and connection among our teams that we try to enable with our services across the world,” said Mark Zuckerberg. “The building itself is pretty simple and isn’t fancy. That’s on purpose. We want our space to feel like a work in progress. When you enter our buildings, we want you to feel how much left there is to be done in our mission to connect the world.”

    Ok, let’s see how it looks.

    There’s a rooftop teepee swing:

    And a giant rooftop park:

    Lobby 4:

    Lobby 4 #mpk20

    A photo posted by MJ Aquino (@mjaquino) on

    Oooh pretty colors:

    One last view from today: a beautiful spring day for a few walk and talk meetings overlooking San Francisco Bay. #MPK20

    A photo posted by Andrew Blotky (@andrewblotky) on

    #Facebook-kantoor #FrankGehry #SiliconValley #MPK20

    A photo posted by de Architect (@dearchitectnl) on

    Zuck was right – still a work in progress:

    Under construction #mpk20

    A photo posted by Caleb Peters (@smokmnky) on

    Image via Mark Zuckerberg

  • Facebook Breaks Ground on Frank Gehry-Designed Second Campus

    The construction on Facebook’s massive Menlo Park campus expansion has begun.

    The company has just broken ground on the second campus, which will be located across the street from the current campus. The 22-acre West Campus will house the new 433,555 sq. ft. building, which was designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. It’s expected to be filled with some 2,800 Facebook employees.

    The project was first announced in August of 2012 and approved by the Menlo Park city council in March.

    “It will be a large, one room building that somewhat resembles a warehouse. Just like we do now, everyone will sit out in the open with desks that can be quickly shuffled around as teams form and break apart around projects,” said Facebook Environmental Design Manager Everett Katigbak when the project was approved. “There will be cafes and lots of micro-kitchens with snacks so that you never have to go hungry. And we’ll fill the building with break-away spaces with couches and whiteboards to make getting away from your desk easy.”

    Eco-friendly is the reported theme of the new campus – complete with lots of trees and a rooftop garden. It’ll also receive a bunch of new solar panels:

    Post by Facebook Menlo Park.

    [The Almanac via AllFacebook]

    Images via Facebook

  • Facebook’s Frank Gehry-Designed Second Campus Gets the Green Light

    Facebook’s second campus expansion has officially been approved by the Menlo Park city council.

    The second campus will be located on the other side of the road from their current campus. The 22-acre West Campus will eventually sport a 433,555 sq ft building, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. You may know Gehry as the man behind the Guggenheim Museum in Bilboa, Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A.

    Mercury News reports that the council voted unanimously to approve the expansion (4-0 with one member absent). They also approved an environmental impact report that says the projects’ benefits will outweigh any negative consequences.

    “Congratulations…where’s the ‘like’ button?” said Mayor Peter Ohtaki.

    Facebook first announced the project back in August of last year.

    “It will be a large, one room building that somewhat resembles a warehouse. Just like we do now, everyone will sit out in the open with desks that can be quickly shuffled around as teams form and break apart around projects,” said Facebook Environmental Design Manager Everett Katigbak. “There will be cafes and lots of micro-kitchens with snacks so that you never have to go hungry. And we’ll fill the building with break-away spaces with couches and whiteboards to make getting away from your desk easy.”

    The exterior of the building will be eco-friendly filled with trees and a rooftop garden (complete with oak trees). There will also be a tunnel under the expressway that connects the two campuses.

    Gehry, known for designing beautiful but functional spaces, was reportedly willing to “tone it down,” which is what CEO Mark Zuckerberg wanted. Low key and functional.

  • Frank Gehry Is Designing the New Facebook Engineering Building

    Facebook is expanding, and they have just announced that the expansion is being designed by one of the modern icons of architecture.

    Frank Gehry will be behind the new addition to Facebook’s Menlo Park campus. You may know Gehry as the guy who built the Guggenheim Museum in Bilboa, Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A.

    Gehry, who is known for his ability to create beautiful yet functional spaces, will bring that talent to the new Engineering building. Facebook says that it will be able to house 3,400 employees when completed.

    “It will be a large, one room building that somewhat resembles a warehouse. Just like we do now, everyone will sit out in the open with desks that can be quickly shuffled around as teams form and break apart around projects. There will be cafes and lots of micro-kitchens with snacks so that you never have to go hungry. And we’ll fill the building with break-away spaces with couches and whiteboards to make getting away from your desk easy,” says Everett Katigbak, Facebook’s Environmental Design Manager.

    The outside will feature an eco-friendly space filled with trees and a rooftop garden on top of the structure.

    Employees will be able to travel between the current campus and the expansion via underground tunnel (cool).

    Facebook says they plan to break ground on the addition in early 2013.