de Winder Architekten was engaged by Mozilla, a California-based software company, to design their German headquarters located in Berlin, Germany.
A two-story office environment that includes open spaces and temporary work places; a variety of differently-sized meeting and video conference rooms; an event space; and a spacious break room with a gaming area was created to meet the requirements of everyday work.
The completely black finishes of the entrance zone on the fourth floor are intended to enable the visitor to mentally “reset” before entering the office. This zone opens into the official reception area, with its custom counter, waiting lobby and a temporary work space. All other spatial uses are accessed from here. This floor accommodates five open spaces as well as the phone booths and video conference rooms for employees’ international communications, which are a consistent feature of the company’s day-to-day work. A substantial staircase connects the space with the third floor, where two additional, small open spaces with a video conference room, the employee kitchen, the event space and additional areas for collaboration with the external Mozilla community are located.
