Will Coldwell 

A home from home: inside Airbnb’s San Francisco headquarters – in pictures

Airbnb, the pioneering web company that allow people to rent out their homes to travellers, has just completed work on its new headquarters in San Francisco, taking inspiration from the listings posted on the site
  
  


Paris
Designers were asked to create a sense of travel within the office. This room is based on a Parisian apartment. Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/Airbnb Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/AirBnb
Greenwall
The centrepiece within the office atrium is a soaring three-storey green wall, inspired by the San Francisco hills. Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/Airbnb Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/AirBnb
Another room based on the Milan apartment
This room, with vibrant colours and retro furniture, is based on interior design found in Milan. Photograph: Leslie Williamson Photograph: AirBnb
Mens bathroom
Even the bathrooms draw on design ideas found around the world. The men's toilets have a kitsch forest decor and a stuffed raccoon. Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/Airbnb Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/AirBnb
Canteen
The office canteen is a clean, open space, featuring a 60ft installation on the rear wall by New York designer and illustrator Timothy Goodman. Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/Airbnb Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/AirBnb
Rausch Street
In a homage to where it all began, the owners of Airbnb had a replica built of the Rausch Street apartment they were living in when the company was founded. Photograph: Leslie Williamson Photograph: AirBnb
Presidents Room
The president's room features the smartest decor in the office, with ornate leather seating and a model ship. Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/Airbnb Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/AirBnb
View inside Atrium
A view across the office atrium, which aims to recreate the experience of looking into the homes featured on the Airbnb site. Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/Airbnb Photograph: Carlos Chavarria/AirBnb
 

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