A look into Twitter's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore

  • Social networking service Twitter made its way from a serviced office in the Central Business District to a 22,000 sq ft single-level space in CapitaGreen in Market Street in June last year.
  • It is not a Twitter office without a bird motif.
  • Aside from the social media brand's famed bird icon called Larry - after Larry Bird, an NBA basketball legend in the 1980s - that dots its stylish office, all 20 meeting rooms are also named after a range of birds.
  • Birdcage decorations hang from the ceiling in the Commons Area, an expansive hall-like space which doubles as a lunch area and an event hall.
  • Continuing the avian theme is an art installation by Lasalle College of the Arts students, which fronts the Real Time Lab.
  • Using blue yarn, an outline of Larry is pinned to a world map and tagged with first tweets from each of the official Asia-Pacific country accounts.
  • This is Twitter's Asia-Pacific headquarters. Staff, who worked out of a serviced office when the brand arrived here in 2013, launched the new space officially in June last year.
  • The 22,000 sq ft office houses about 80 employees, though it can take up to 200.
  • It is an upgrade from its smaller, no-frills office at Samsung Hub, an office building nearby.
  • Thanks to the help of Siren Design Singapore, Singapore and Asian influences are apparent in the new space.
  • With two marble-top kitchen islands and well-stocked fridges and shelves with snacks such as chips and granola bars, this multi-functional space can be used as a lunch area. The tables and seats can be removed to host more people when needed.
  • And instead of plain walls, black-and-white "window walls" inspired by traditional shophouse windows have been put in.
  • Ms Aliza Knox, 56, Twitter's vice-president of online sales for Asia-Pacific and emerging markets, says the new space follows Twitter's #Home4good philosophy, which the company sticks to when designing its offices.
  • This follows a natural theme, which is why elements such as the colour blue, birds, wood and plants are used often in the decor.
  • Those with gadget problems can head to the IT Helpdesk. Set up like a bar, those who need technological help can perch on high stools while waiting for technical kinks to be ironed out.
  • Ms Knox says: "The decor makes it a brighter and happier place."
  • "While there are no concrete statistics to relate interior design to an improvement in productivity, we've had only positive comments since we moved in, both internally and externally, which help to boost employee morale overall," she says.