The relocation of 170 Yahoo! staff and the creation of a new interactive open plan office, on three floors, within 7,950 square feet of the Calypso building, Grenoble, France.
Overview
The relocation of 170 Yahoo! staff from existing premises and the creation of a new interactive open plan office, on three floors, within 7,950 square feet of the Calypso building, Grenoble, France. A total budget was set at $2 million.
What DTZ did
DTZ worked with Yahoo! to create the ‘workplace of the future’ incorporating particular Yahoo! banding colors and standards.
The new office offered flexible working and special ‘themed’ areas particularly around the break out spaces for informal meetings. Open plan office configurations were mainly located near the meeting rooms.
Results
- Achieving a themed organic floor layout and route through the spaces to feel open and flexible
- Yahoo! Specific corporate branding for ‘fun and creative’ environment to work within
- Defined IT areas that interact with the rest of the spaces
- Gaming activities within the main break out area which is currently also shared with Kelkoo
"We have achieved our desired design intent – local users are very happy about their new office environment”
Paul Amorese, Yahoo!