At Google's London Office, AHMM Overturns Decades of Workplace Norms

At Google’s London office by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, reception's custom modules in powder-coated steel and birch plywood can be rolled away. Photography by Timothy Soar.

Reception anchors the building’s central atrium. Photography by Timothy Soar.

The atrium’s staircases and bridges combine oiled, blackened steel with oak. Photography by Timothy Soar.

Sofas by Patricia Urquiola meet stools by Jasper Morrison in a lounge. Photography by Timothy Soar.

An office area surrounds a modular, mobile meeting room personalized with wool. Photography by Timothy Soar.

The atrium staircases and bridges connect office levels with the penthouse restaurant and roof terrace. Photography by Timothy Soar.

Felt-upholstered booths in a quiet room have cushions that can be reconfigured. Photography by Timothy Soar.

In the library, chairs by Studio 7.5 pull up to custom worktables in birch plywood. Photography by Timothy Soar.

YouTube has its own reception area. Photography by Timothy Soar.

The gym’s polyurethane flooring outlines a running track that encircles a game area curtained off with vinyl mesh. Photography by Timothy Soar.

The nap room features pods with fiberglass shells. Photography by Timothy Soar.

In reception, Doshi Levien’s love seats and chairs sit on vintage rugs that have been overdyed. Photography by Timothy Soar.