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SoundCloud's New European Offices Were Designed To Sound As Good As They Look

Jul 26, 2021, 12:45 IST

SoundCloud's new offices take up 2,910 square feet of space in a campus called Factory. The building is at the heart of Berlin's growing tech scene and has a view of the Berlin Wall Memorial. Mozilla, Zendesk, and MyFitnessPal all have office space there.

Inside, there's lots of concrete and distressed wood, and you'll notice a SoundCloud logo just above the reception desk when you enter.

The space will accommodate approximately 200 employees in product, engineering, design, community, finance, legal, and HR.

SoundCloud is a global company. More than 30 different nationalities will be represented in the 200 employees working in this space.

They'll have plenty of space to relax, too. According to Community Manager David Noel, this fireplace area has been designated as a tech-free zone, where workers can have "the kinds of fireside conversations that aren't always possible at your desk."

There are 16 different rooms that employees can book for meetings.

They vary in size and design.

There's also plenty of sound equipment around the office. "As an audio company, we have naturally focused on making sound a key part of our working environment, with top AV equipment and a dedicated recording studio to ensure our new home sounds as good as it looks," Noel said to Business Insider.

The designers took care to be eco-friendly. The couch cushions are made from sustainable hemp and coconut.

And much of the acoustic boundaries were made from Heraklite, an eco-friendly insulation material.

There's space to have some fun as well. SoundCloud plans to make their offices available to the Berlin tech community for hackathons, talks, or meet-ups.

There's even an indoor garden, which will be great for employees to enjoy during the winter.

The office design never strays far from the company's musical roots. This vinyl sculpture is a waveform representation of the song "I Will Never Change," by British musician Benga. The sculpture was created by a U.K.-based creative team called Us.

Local chefs prepare meals for employees twice a week.

They can eat lunch here, but the company encourages its employees to get out and explore the local area, according to Noel.

Now see another startup with an amazing office.

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