Microsoft B25 Refresh & Lobby Experience

Microsoft selected Salas O’Brien to refresh the finishes and furniture for the building common areas, restrooms, kitchenettes, and lobby of this corporate campus building. An area of importance was integrating accessibility into the design to comply with Microsoft’s inclusivity program.

The design team made an oversized two-story lobby feel appropriately intimate. Open screen walls create anchors for each functional zone and a variety of seating and introduce warm materials like copper, walnut, and felt. The generous size of the reception desk helps scale the vastness of the space and allows visitor engagement. We planned accessibility features, such as the centrally located lower white stone counter at the reception desk.

The design team infused a feeling of connectivity with simple but effective changes in space planning and color. We doubled counter space in the kitchenettes and integrated multiple seating types and touch-down areas without compromising functionality or circulation.