Designed by Interior Architects

January 26, 2023

Words: Jen Renzi

For a Virtual-First Team, Dropbox Dublin Serves as a Collaborative Hub

Reflecting Dropbox’s shift to a “virtual first” culture, there are no individual workstations at its Dublin outpost designed by IA Interior Architects. Rather, the entire 18,000 square feet are devoted to collaboration—team-based activities, meetings, and socializing. All furniture is mobile and the space is, too, courtesy of reconfigurable zones such as training rooms that can be sized using movable partitions, a café with adjacent all-hands area that can be separated (or connected) by way of sliding glass panels, and a lounge area divisible by acoustic drapes. IA’s neutral color and materials palette brings a biophilic touch: Note the organically shaped brass-clad reception desk, ash-veneered millwork, and a hall’s meandering line of LEDs that doubles as wayfinding, creating a sense of discovery.

A bright countertop with chairs near floor-to-ceiling windows with greenery at the center of this cafe area in Dropbox Dublin.
Photography by Donal Murphy / courtesy of IA Interior Architects.
A woman walks through an industrial hallway with exposed ceilings and white LED lights zigzaging above.
Photography by Ruth Maria Murphy / courtesy of IA Interior Architects.
A white counter with a wooden pedestal beneath and a green plant hanging overhead.
Photography by Ruth Maria Murphy / courtesy of IA Interior Architects.
A gold, multi-tiered reception desk surrounded by gray walls and a gray floor in the new Dropbox Office.
Photography by Donal Murphy / courtesy of IA Interior Architects.
project team
IA Interior Architects: gerry triyadi; manuel navarro; rosie pawsey; jordan jones; cornelia murphy.
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