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Facebook’s New Menlo Park Campus To Be Designed By Frank Gehry

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:51 AM PDT

Facebook is all set to break ground on a giant new campus in Menlo park for housing 2800 of its employees by early 2013. The design for the new HQ extension was drafted by renowned architect Frank Gehry who has a history of designing iconic buildings. Gehry’s creations usually spell magic – The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao designed by him caused a noticeable increase in the city’s tourism revenue as architecture enthusiasts from world over flocked over to wonder at the marvel. Tech behemoths hiring star architects to design their offices is not unheard of these days and we are just as excited as them to see what these massive investments bring.

Zuckerberg’s enthusiasm for the project is palpable in his words:

The idea is to make the perfect engineering space: one giant room that fits thousands of people, all close enough to collaborate together. It will be the largest open floor plan in the world, but it will also have plenty of private, quiet spaces as well. The roof of the building will be a park that blends into the community with a long walking trail, a field and lots of places to sit. From the outside it will appear as if you’re looking at a hill in nature.

Everett Katigbak, Facebook’s Environmental Design Manager, unveiled the campus expansion plans with a post on Facebook yesterday:

At every step of planning the new building, Frank has taken into account our engineering culture. 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.

We've paid just as much attention to the outside as well. The exterior takes into account the local architecture so that it fits in well with its surroundings. We're planting a ton of trees on the grounds and more on the rooftop garden that spans the entire building. The raw, unfinished look of our buildings means we can construct them quickly and with a big emphasis on being eco-friendly. Of course, we'll maintain our current campus and use an underground tunnel to connect the two.

Image Courtesy: Facebook & Frank Gehry

Related:
Facebook’s current headquarters
Apple’s new proposed headquarters

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Delicious Dining Room Schemes

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:22 AM PDT

If you are looking for dining room inspiration, then this cherry picked lot from a myriad of tasty portfolios should get your creative juices well and truly flowing.

Via ArchCG Studio
An unusual angular suite creates instant visual impact without need for attention grabbing colors.

Via Andrey Golubev
This cozy blue and white country look is a sweet scheme full of charm and understated style. Slightly mismatched wood tones in the surrounding furniture continues the laid-back look, appearing as though the room has evolved over time and the trials and tribulations of everyday family life, rather than being coldly contrived.

The metallic finish of these dining chairs is an unexpected choice, but one that gives a sharp contemporary edge to the soft wood tones of the rest of the scheme.

Above 2 via Roman Shepeta

Via Geeduubraak
A cluster of different shaped pendant lights gathered over a dining table creates a perfect focal point in any style scheme.

Via Artem Oganayn
Consider contrasting the color of your dining chairs to the color of your dining table for a slightly eclectic effect.

Via Franky Winata
A tight color thread running through both a dining suite and adjacent units results in a highly stylized and cohesive look. Keep any culinary accessories that are not perfectly matching well hidden so as not to disturb the strictly two-tone balance.

Via uwork

Via N Studio

Via Bogdan Stancu

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