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While Instagram was previously based on a floor in one of the buildings on Facebook’s campus, the division now has its own standalone building. The previous space was around 45,000 square feet, and the new, multi-level space is 65,000 space, including a coffee shop, library and its own cafeteria.

One of the main differences in the interior design of the building is how it matches the look and feel of the actual Instagram app, explained Head of Design Ian Spalter. The office space is mostly white, with pops of color coming from screens and framed Instagram photos from its users.

''Our concept for the architecture is to give them something that is beautiful but also restrained,” says Ian Young, Project Architect in Gensler, in an interview. “We give them a canvas so that they themselves, as the users of the space, could enhance it, and curate their personalities and the communities that they represent as a team.''

The space also has many more areas where employees and visitors can snap their own Instagram photos, including a “creation area.” The space’s light can be adjusted to include sunset or sunrise lighting, a starry night, or the moon or the sun. There are also built-in clouds in the space.....Continue Reading

Welcome area

Seating area

Library area with relaxing

Microkitchen

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