A Gorgeous Wal-Mart Office Is One Of The Best New Buildings Of The Year
The Walmart.com headquarters in São Paulo occupies five floors and close to 11,000 square feet.
Each floor has a different color scheme. The yellow floor has Walmart's logo hanging from the ceiling.
Each floor uses a different predominant wood: Pine, OSB, Eucalyptus or Masisa Zurich.
Employee desks surround the central wooden room on each floor.
Picnics are a big part of Brazilian culture. The carpet pattern mimics a picnic blanket.
The architects emphasized easy-to-navigate spaces.
This shelf lists company ideals like "Service."
Architects at Estudio Guto Requena wanted to create a comfortable, pleasant and informal work environment.
One of the employee cafeterias includes all the colors from Wal-Mart's official palate: yellow, blue, green and orange.
A handful of boardrooms fill the central wooden rooms on each floor.
Employee lounges have beach chairs and look like the patios and balconies of Brazilian homes.
Guto Requena opted for a sparse lighting design, placing the workstations alongside long windows that receive a lot of daylight.
The office is full of greenery and recreated outdoor cafes for employees to gather.
Meeting areas are lined with art.
The green floor has a game room in the center.
Employees can relax on the terrace or the company can host small events on the grandstand seating that faces the building's facade.
Each floor has a differently shaped central wooden room.
The lounges and workstations surround the central room.
The orange floor has a lounge and video game station in its center.
Rocking chairs are popular in Brazil and round out this office's collection of outdoor chairs.
And here's a look at the schematics for the Walmart.com office.
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