An inside look at Google’s tricked-out Toronto office
An inside look at Google’s tricked-out Toronto office
Google moved its Toronto office from Yonge and Dundas to a brand-new, five-floor space at 111 Richmond St. W., which will likely make cubicle-dwellers across the city wish they had been bigger geeks in high school. There’s a massage room (masseurs come twice a week, and employees pay only the tip), stocked kitchens on every floor and free breakfast and lunch every day in the main canteen. There are also 42 conference, huddle and phone rooms of all sizes, including one in a teepee. If Googlers dream of music superstardom, there’s a DJ room and a soundproof music studio. Or, if they secretly long to be secret agents, there’s a hidden living room accessed by a revolving bookcase (handy for a post-lunch—or jam sesh—nap, we imagine).
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- The mini golf course on the terrace
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- One of the larger meeting rooms
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- Toronto Googlers voted on the theme for the meeting room names and chose Toronto landmarks. This is the Eaton Centre room. Others include High Park, AGO and Sam the Record Man
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- When staff members need tech support or supplies, one-on-one help is available at the computer bar
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- There are games throughout the office, including old-school arcade games, ping-pong and billiards
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- The secret room
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- The library on the 16th floor is designed for quiet work or chats with small groups. It has a bookcase wall that revolves to reveal a secret lounge with a fireplace and soft couches
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- For an informal meeting, staff might opt to relax in the tent room
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- The main kitchen serves fresh seasonal breakfasts and lunches, and the menu changes daily. Best of all: it’s free.
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- This is the micro kitchen on the 12th floor, which has a partition wall crafted from orphaned bicycles
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- Each floor has a “micro kitchen” stocked with coffee, drinks and snacks like dried fruit and trail mix
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- A lot of effort went into making the new space environmentally responsible. For example, the carpets were made from reclaimed fishing nets, and many of the walls were made from reclaimed wood
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- The rustic fireplace lounge on the 15th floor has digital (not real) flames and a Canadiana theme
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, stocked kitchens on every floor and free breakfast and lunch every day in the main canteen. There are also 42 conference, huddle and phone rooms of all sizes, including one in a teepee. If Googlers dream of music superstardom, there’s a DJ room and a soundproof music studio. Or, if they secretly long to be secret agents, there’s a hidden living room accessed by a revolving bookcase (handy for a post-lunch—or jam sesh—nap, we imagine).
Take the tour »
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This is exactly like my office, except we don’t have games, food, support, supplies or colours other than grey or beige.
I love it!!
TL, were u trying to shock us ? Its Google you dumbo we all expect this and love it!
Great place to have an office romance! Especially in that tent! Yee Haw!