Airbnb wants to improve the way homes are designed, built and shared and will begin testing its own prototype homes from next year. It has already disrupted the travel industry and now Airbnb is turning its attention to the architecture industry with the launch of Backyard, an initiative to prototype new ways of designing homes. Backyard […]
There’s not much to dislike about an Airbnb office. Whether it’s the California office that features an LA dive bar filled with vintage items from the 1980s or in Tokyo where there’s a meditation area, complete with tatami mats and phone booths reminiscent of a tea-house, each of the company’s 22 offices aim to reflect […]
A new Parisian office has been designed for the global property juggernaut Airbnb. Co-designed by STUDIOS Architecture, the new Parisian office takes cues from its own branding to create a homely office space. Taking the brand’s ethos of ‘belong anywhere’, the space encourages communal working and connection, and doesn’t shy away from Parisian cultural references. […]
Airbnb’s particular brand of home-inspired style - which takes cues from actual Airbnb listings - has become a signature feature of its offices worldwide. Airbnb’s in-house Environments team, led by Aaron Taylor Harvey and Rachael Yu, have collaborated with local architects and designers for the company's new offices in London, Sao Paolo and Singapore.