AP+I Design, Inc. - Architecture, Planning, Interior Design

eBAY, INC. LOBBY AND CAFE
Corporate Headquarters - Community Building

Square Footage

50,000

Design Start

Jan. 2004

Completion Date

Oct. 2004

Construction Cost/ Square Foot

$108

Building Type

Tenant Improvement

Contractor

Rudolph & Sletten

THE CHALLENGE
To create an environment that tells the eBay story and reinforces who eBay is to the global community of sellers, customers and employees and to integrate the company values, brand and culture into the built environment.

THE SOLUTION
By creating the "Community Building" we are honoring the community of buyers and sellers who are integral to the success of eBay. Through the use of colorful finishes, materials and the eBay iconography, we were able to establish a lively, dynamic space that shouts out "eBay." The use of creative displays and vignettes that reflect the history and community of eBay, such as the "Pez Wall", are the basis from which we tell the story of eBay's evolution and leadership in the global marketplace.