Microsoft Opens Up New €134 Million Campus In Dublin

The new campus will house 2,000 employees and mark the completion of just under three years of construction.

Microsoft today opened its new campus in Dublin, Ireland, completing a project that took more than two years to build. Called One Microsoft Place, the Leopardstown campus, worth 134 million euros, today welcomes 2,000 employees of 71 nationalities in Microsoft's sales, engineering and operations teams.

The building covers a total of 34,000 square meters and, interestingly, contains no office. According to a survey of the new Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE) area, the Irish national public station, the space was built to encourage teams to sit together in "neighborhoods". These are supported by more than 80 meeting rooms, "focus group" rooms and a theater-like technology center with capacity for 3,000 people.

Speaking to RTE, Microsoft's chief executive for Ireland, Cathriona Hallahan, represented the cultural shift that Microsoft has seen since Satya Nadella took office as CEO.

Really since Satya Nadella has assumed the position of CEO of the company and redefined our mission, which is to train every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more. What we do in this building is to bring together all the teams, be they engineering, operations or digital sales, and help them innovate in this new Microsoft culture.

In addition to its neighborhoods and meeting spaces, One Microsoft Place also includes a "dream space" intended for use by children on science, engineering and mathematics. Benefits for employees include a gym, a yoga studio, a nail bar, a massage room and a "fully equipped music room," according to RTE. Microsoft Ireland also boasts that the many restaurants on campus serve food from around the world.