Inside Amazon's Spheres, the Biodome Office in Seattle | WSJ Open Office

The Spheres, Amazon's giant biodomes in downtown Seattle, allow employees to escape the office to work and brainstorm surrounded by nature. Take a tour with NBBJ architect John Savo as he shows off the features of the workspace, including a five-story living wall with 25,000 plants. Photo Illustration: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal.

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[stranger.granger]

It's like they're working in the middle of...the amazon.. *bah-dum-tssss*

[AffandiAiman]

Imagine being in it when it rains. Heavenly 😍

[codywalker]

Inside the Biodome: Interns fight to the death for high paying jobs

[loveparkes]

It’s crazy what you can achieve when you don’t pay taxes.

[Uvevwevwevwe]

People seem to be negatively criticising this idea, but I know I would personally prefer to work here than a depressing office block. The natural light alone would make me more productive, and make my mood better. I think it's a great idea.

[bw]

I may have misgivings about the company commissioning it but I love the architecture and the greenery

[jebbo-cl]

The architectural equivalent of "hey i wanna go eat lunch in the park, but dont want to interact with homeless or poor people"

[gwarn]

so nice they treat their corporate employees well and go out of their way to relieve their stress. I worked in an amazon warehouse, break time was 15 minutes. the place was so big It took me 6 minutes to get to the breakroom and 6 minutes to get back to my work station. thanks for that 3 minute break Amazon

[rodU]

And in mean time.... I am fighting with my company so they replace my broken chair....

Edit: also, who else here hate the person that ask to change the AC for half of the building every 5 minutes?

Edit 2: my chair is still broken :(

[rayray]

‘Every amazon employee?’ I think every amazon employee are locked inside warehouses packaging boxes on a conveyer belt 24/7. Well done for making a sphere building for hire-ups with laptops sniffing plants.

[eviloreo]

i think the only thing more amazing than these amazon spheres is how amazon got to be tax free! AMAZING!

[michaelderosier]

All public building should be built this way.

[annahilation]

I don’t know about amazon themselves, but I appreciate that there is someone making beautiful buildings mostly for the sake of it

[jonlamp]

Reporter: " The idea was every Amazon employee can get up from their desk and explore..."

Me: " what about warehouse workers, what company do they work for?"

[brianaerovalier]

This is literally like Changi's jewel, but office instead of an airport! Good job on creating such a lovely workplace environment.

[PoilyGames]

“Each glass panel in the sphere represents a family own company which was forced into bancruptcy by amazon”

[Vontux]

I'm sure the warehouse workers appreciate money spent on these spheres instead of their wages.

[_aidid]

This is futuristic nature. It may open up many new possibilities of conserving nature and blending the nature and artificial world together. 👌

[corujariousa]

I do not know how much this architecture helps Amazon's productivity but the company is doing very well. I wish we had more of these spaces all over the world. The sterile and noisy open-office model saves companies money but are horrible. It is frustrating how many companies are still adopting it for short-term cost perspectives only.

[JasonsGreenSleeves]

I can't wait to visit the Amazon Sphere's ! I love this! Thank you for the inside tour! This is one of my top destinations on my bucket list! I post videos on plant care and the spheres are a dream come true! Absolutely amazing!