Apple: Nicknamed the ‘Spaceship Campus’ for its colossal ring-shaped structure, Apple’s forthcoming headquarters by Norman Foster is destined to be one of Silicon Valley’s largest and most ambitious tech campuses yet. Courtesy of Apple

你很难在典型的硅谷办公室找到一个小隔间。Dropbox有乐高和一间音乐室(配有一架大钢琴)，Airbnb有绿色生活墙和战争室，Twitter有足球桌和瑜伽工作室，Gistub有扬声器和椭圆形办公室复制品。

但这不仅仅是儿童游戏，硅谷越来越多的公司招募建筑巨头来打造与其员工巨大的创意抱负相匹配的工作空间，这就证明了这一点。

例如，Facebook今年早些时候开设了新的门罗公园(Menlo Park)总部，由弗兰克·盖里(Frank Gehry)设计，占地43万平方英尺，被誉为世界上最大的开放式办公室。这座建筑的顶部是一个9英亩的绿色屋顶，有一条步行路和许多鼓励员工工作的地方，同时也利用了加州宜人的气候。

在硅谷的其他地方，苹果已故首席执行官史蒂夫·乔布斯(SteveJobs)亲自聘请诺曼·福斯特(NormanFoster)创建了这家科技巨头的新校区，目前正在建设一个280万平方英尺的网站。一旦建成，它将容纳多达13，000名员工在一个巨大的环形结构-这后来被称为“飞船校园”-围绕着一个巨大的户外公园。

谷歌也不甘示弱，它为即将到来的山景城校园设立了两个引人注目的名字：英国设计师托马斯·海瑟威克(ThomasHeatherwick)和丹麦大公司BjarkeIngels(BjarkeIngels)。在彻底改变不动混凝土建筑的过程中，该公司将创建一个模块化的校园，使用“轻量级的砌块结构”。这个灵活的场地将覆盖巨大、半透明的檐篷，控制室内的气候，同时让光线和空气进来，还将建有商店、餐馆、咖啡馆和自行车道。

这些工作场所本身就变成了自治社区，几乎满足了员工的每一个需求、欲望和一时冲动(实际上，有人曾经离开过谷歌校园，也没有离开过免费的美食餐厅吗？)正是这些有主题的环境激发了今天一些最令人难忘和改变游戏的产品背后的创造力。

从初创企业到Goliaths，不缺少鼓励工作和娱乐的健康平衡的技术办公室。在这里，我们参观了硅谷最好的工作场所。

Samsung: Completed this September, Samsung’s new North American headquarters by NBBJ is the latest addition to Silicon Valley’s top crop of workspaces. Situated on the corner of a prominent street in San Jose’s tech hub, the project comprises two adjacent 10-story towers unified by an outer skin and connected by a series of bridges. Courtesy of NBBJ Architects

Samsung: The office’s open plan and floor-to-ceiling windows allow Samsung employees to see each other, even when they are on different floors. Courtesy of NBBJ Architects

Samsung: The building offers a wide diversity in types of work environments – from the cafeteria to the outdoor seating areas and conference zones along the courtyard. Courtesy of NBBJ Architects

Google: Internet giant Google has turned to two high-profile names for its forthcoming Mountain View campus: British designer Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Courtesy of Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group

Google: In a radical shift from immoveable concrete buildings, the company will create a modular campus using ‘lightweight block-like structures’. Courtesy of Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group

Google: The flexible site will be capped with large, translucent canopies that control the interior climate while letting in light and air, and will also have shops, restaurants, cafés and bike paths. Courtesy of Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group

Autodesk: 3D design software company Autodesk enlisted Gensler for its One Market campus in San Francisco. Courtesy of Gensler. Photography: Michael Townsend

Autodesk: Opened in November 2014, the 35,000 sq ft space features a palette of white and charcoal, peppered with bright splashes of colour, locally sourced furniture and stained concrete floors. Courtesy of Gensler. Photography: Michael Townsend

Autodesk: Multiple ‘community tunnels’ are carved through the core of building, transforming corridors and passageways into useful, productive spaces. Courtesy of Gensler. Photography: Michael Townsend

Facebook: Completed in April this year, Facebook’s Frank Gehry-designed HQ covers a sprawling 430,000 sq ft and is the largest open plan office in the world. Transparency is key here, where employees can almost all the way down the building, in an environment that fosters open communication and collaboration. Courtesy of Facebook

Facebook: The roof, meanwhile, boasts a nine-acre green space, complete with a half-mile walking trail. Courtesy of Facebook

Uber: Silicon Valley’s go-to design firm Studio O+A - which counts Facebook, Yelp, AOL and Evernote among its clients – conceived taxi app Uber’s elegant space, notable for its subdued palette (unusual for most tech firms) and rich materials palette (think onyx glass, oxidised maple, copper and marble). Courtesy of Studio O+A

Uber: The finish choices on this project reflect both branches of Uber’s two-tiered service. For instance Uber X, the economy car alternative, is expressed in raw concrete floors, raw steel and the Polygal walls of an impromptu meeting space. Courtesy of Studio O+A

Uber: But by far the most striking feature of the space is the ‘God view’ wall – a montage of wall-mounted interactive screens, which maps every car in every city that Uber serves – from Montreal to Mumbai, Paris to Panama City. Courtesy of Studio O+A

Uber (forthcoming): But in San Francisco, architecture moves almost as quickly as technology. To wit, Uber has just announced plans for a 423,000 sq ft, glass campus, designed by SHoP Architects in collaboration with Studio O+A. Courtesy of SHoP Architects

Uber (forthcoming): The project will include an 11-storey tower, connected to an adjoining six-storey building with a diaphanous façade. Courtesy of SHoP Architects

Cisco: The panoramic view of San Francisco’s waterfront set the tone for Cisco’s offices, completed in summer of 2013 and designed by Studio O+A. Courtesy of Studio O+A

Cisco: Floor-to-ceiling windows bathe the 110,000 sq ft office is bathed in plenty of natural light. In spite of its size, the complex still feels intimate. Courtesy of Studio O+A

Cisco: Sunken seating preserves long sightlines; yurts, cabanas and phone rooms offer privacy; and informal lounges encourage colleagues to socialise with each other. Furniture by Herman Miller, Knoll and Artek and lighting by Muuto, Flos and Lindsey Adelman complete the vibrant space. Courtesy of Studio O+A

Skype: The company sought to conceive a top-notch office that would allow it compete for the best talent Silicon Valley had to offer. According to its designers, local firm Blitz, the distinct spaces facilitate three different types of working: collaboration, contemplation and concentration, brought to life by a simple palette and restrained use of finishes. Photography: Matthew Millman

Dropbox: 'If cubicles are the suburbs then our approach to Dropbox HQ is downtown,' explained Boor Bridges Architecture, who teamed up with Geremia Interior Design for the file hosting service’s China Basin offices, completed in spring 2012

Dropbox: Geremia Design adds, ‘The creation of office lounges were an important part of our design’, while a collaboration with a local designer led to the creation of innovative LED lighting in the office, rather than the traditional fluorescent lights found in most workspaces

Dropbox: Lighting by Tom Dixon complements the built-in furnishings

Nvidia: Gensler’s San Francisco office is responsible for Nvidia’s new headquarters, a 500,000 sq ft triangular ‘mother ship’. Courtesy of Gensler

Nvidia: It’s a reflection of Silicon Valley’s recent shift away from staid corporate buildings. To wit, Gensler’s proposal inspired by the logic of chip design. Courtesy of Gensler

Twitter: Located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Twitter’s urban campus is set in an iconic 1937 Art Deco building that once housed the city’s wholesale furniture mart. Photography: Jasper Sanidad

Twitter: IA Interior Architects joined forces with Lundberg Design to create the space, which is subtly infused with Twitter’s signature blue, natural wood and a reoccurring twig motif. Photography: Jasper Sanidad

Twitter: A vast cafeteria serves up an enviable menu (and Kombucha tea on tap), and opens up onto a half-acre rooftop garden overlooking the city. Photography: Jasper Sanidad

Twitter: The architects opted for a slick palette of concrete, wood and marble in the raw industrial space, underpinned with dark tones. Photography: Jasper Sanidad

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