HOME-ING FROM WORK

Airbnb opens the doors to its Parisian headquarters and shows how residential a workplace can really be. Words: Simon Bush-King

typology breeding both innovations and cliches in equal measure. With global ambitions searching for new markets these firms often require a local office where the resulting spaces can speak volumes about the culture and character of the companies they house. Airbnb have always had a ready concept from which to draw their design inspiration – having long designed their offices to reflect the living rooms of the houses and apartments that make up their product. Paris is built for just such an approach. The façades and large blocks of Haussmann’s Paris are heavily