Facebook officially moved in to its new Frank Gehry-designed Menlo Park headquarters this weekend. Topped with a sprawling park-like green roof, the 430,000-square-foot LEED-certified headquarters, known as MPK 20, will house 2,800 employees—just under a third of Facebook’s global team. Though the exterior of the large angular campus is much more tame than some of Gehry’s famous deconstructivist works, the building’s open-plan interior is vibrantly decorated with eye-catching murals. Hit the jump to take a peek inside Facebook’s new headquarters as documented by high-profile Instagrammers.
Elevated on stilts above the parking garage, the long MPK 20 building is topped by a nine-acre landscaped roof that’s invited comparisons to New York’s High Line. The headquarters’ understated design tries to keep a low profile despite its massive size and was created in response to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s desires for a simple building. “From the start, Mark wanted a space that was unassuming, matter-of-fact, and cost effective,” says Gehry.
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In contrast to the subdued exterior, the interior is more vibrant and expressive. In celebration of MPK 20’s completion, Facebook invited high-profile photographers on Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook, to take photographs of the interior open-plan workspace, essentially a single massive room (devoid of cubicles) for the company’s 2,800 employees. The walls are covered with colorful sprawling murals and art installations designed by about fifteen local artists.
Via Fast Company, Wired
Lead image via corylander, all other images via Wired unless otherwise stated
