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The Photographic History of Twitter’s Offices

Stephen Searer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:33 +0000

Microblogging powerhouse Twitter has been on a meteoric rise since its inception back in 2007. Usage is exploding, popularity is exploding, valuations are exploding, and of course with those come a staff that is exploding. The company was started in San Francisco, and as of today, the company seems likely to remain in the city for years to come. Let’s take a look at where they came from.

The Beginning – 164 South Park Avenue

Twitter’s first office was originally located within the offices of Obvious Corp., the company Twitter was born from. The space was a warehouse with tall ceilings and the classic startup look. At this point, Twitter hadn’t been around very long and many people were wondering just what the heck it was and why anyone would want to use it.

Growth Phase 1 – 539 Bryant Street

After some time, Twitter moved into its first office located just around the corner on Bryant Street. This space was similarly raw in nature, though with a style quite it’s own. Wall decals, huge amounts of natural light, and a set of green deer which would continue to inhabit their future spaces.

One important thing to note about this space is that it marks one of the company’s most trying periods that was full of huge service downtimes due to their spectacular growth.

Though Twitter moved out, Xobni has since moved in and made the space it’s own.

Growth Phase 2 – 795 Folsom Street

With their growth, Twitter once again upgraded spaces. While still a startup, they enlisted the help of designer Sara Morishige to help make the space playful, useful, and sustainable. Wall decals are used again, though much more company specific, with the use of a flock of birds. They also used a number of designs from local businesses.

Though the space initially seems fairly sparse in terms of decor and flavor, the space is given another upgrade that fills in many of the gaps. Both sets of images are below:

The Future – Market Square

What’s next for Twitter and its employees in terms of office space? Well it seems like the company decided to stay in San Francisco after famously receiving a tax break as well as agreeing to moving its offices to a less-than-popular part of town.

Their space will be some 200,000 square feet, gives them room for around 1200 employees, and gives them the option of snagging another 200,00 square feet if necessary.

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Twitter’s Office / Headquarters / Twoffice / Tweetquarters Update (Version 3.5?)

Stephen Searer — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:00:19 +0000

By now, I don’t know what to call this place or how many times we’ve posted, but if you’ve been with us for a while, you’ve seen several different versions of Twitter’s office space. This post is filled with new, updated pictures that really show the space with quite a bit more decor and life. Added wall decor, pictures, art, ceiling branches, t’s, video games, games….. oh boy do they have a lot of games. Overall, there isn’t much substantial change, but definitely a nice aesthetic adjustment. Enjoy!

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images snapped by Dustin Diaz.

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Twitter’s Latest Office Move (Version 3)

Stephen Searer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:00:09 +0000

It’s a new season, and you know what that means, Twitter migrated to new offices. We’ve seen their space a number of times (version 1, version 1 video, version 2), and the company has just kept exploding in size. So naturally, they would need to step up their offices space to meet whatever needs they come upon.

This new space is extremely roomy and open compared to their last couple offices. And by roomy, I mean very roomy, with the different areas being a good 30 feet apart. I’d assume that each one is assigned to a different task, so that spacing could definitely minimize the sounds coming from other work areas. Unless of course, they have one of those loud laughers that keeps getting knee-slappers retweeted to him.

The wall colors and decoration are fun, the carpet is what I imagine carpet looks like when we are all wearing foil for clothes, and the windows are great. Surely, lots of natural light too! The kitchen area looks well stocked, and the common area is so large, all of Oprah’s followers could have a tweetup and have some seats left over. All that said, the space is very plain, which I know for a fact will be the downside people talk about. However, that could easily be because the space is so new, it doesn’t have any of those ‘been worked in’ touches to it yet. As you can tell in a few photos, it looks like it is still being worked on.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images snapped by Twitter.

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The New Twitter Office

Stephen Searer — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:00:33 +0000

As you all know, I made a slight mistake on the location of the Twitter office during my SF visit, which moved to a new location a couple months ago. While I wasn’t able to drop by and snap picture on my own, I was able to acquire a few from the awesome people at Twitter (Thanks Biz and Caroline!).

This office space is literally around the corner and down the street from the old office, but really has an entire different feel to it. First off, instead of being long and multi-level, the new space is much more spacious, light, and open, with an amazing view of the city. I think my favorite feature is James the green buck, whose commanding stature and magical smile fill the office with an aura of joy.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Pictures 1-10 taken and used by permission of Caroline from twitter (set is here). The last two were snapped by Biz Stone. Thanks to Lynx for sending us the link.

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Twitter is Down… ?

Stephen Searer — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:00:11 +0000

As many of you know, I was recently in San Francisco visiting a few companies, one of those being Twitter. Unfortunately for me, Twitter had moved offices and I failed to write down their new address. Luckily, the new occupants of Twitter’s old office space, Get Satisfaction, had put up a clever sign letting passersby know of the change:

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