Inside Microsoft's revamped Australian HQ

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  • Microsoft Austrlia Sydney campus

    Microsoft Austrlia Sydney campus

    After spending months revamping its Sydney campus, Microsoft Australia invited staff to repopulate the newly refurbished third and fourth floors on Monday. ZDNet UK's sister site ZDNet Australia took a look behind the scenes.

    Above, visitors are greeted by the Microsoft logo as they enter the Sydney campus.

    Photo by: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Luke Hopewell

  • Inside Microsof's Australian offices

    Inside Microsof's Australian offices

    Seen here is the hexagon design that carries through the fourth floor. Everything from the wall art to the coffee cups bear the same design.

    Floors one and two are still undergoing renovations and will be completed shortly.

    Photo by: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Luke Hopewell

  • Microsoft Australia hot desks

    Microsoft Australia hot desks

    Microsoft Australia's entire office is now based on the concept of hot-desking. Staff are given a laptop and access to a standard set of equipment on each desk so that they can sit at a new location each day.

    Each desk comes with the silver and blue Toshiba desktop interface, two large LCD monitors and network connection facilities.

    Photo by: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Luke Hopewell

  • Kitchen area

    Kitchen area

    The new kitchen area on level three comes with table football and wall-mounted plasma screens. Microsoft intends to install Xbox 360 consoles complete with the Kinect motion game system for staff to enjoy during their downtime.

    Photo by: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Luke Hopewell

  • Lounge areas

    Lounge areas

    Small lounge areas are situated throughout the offices and act as almost-soundproof meeting spaces for informal catch-ups.

    Photo by: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Luke Hopewell

  • Microsoft Nightclub zone

    Microsoft Nightclub zone

    Foliage gives way to Microsoft Australia's "nightclub zone" on the fourth floor, with electric blue all around.

    For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Microsoft's Aussie office revamp: photos on ZDNet Australia.

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    Photo by: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Luke Hopewell

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Microsoft Australia's offices in Sydney have been refurbished, with new lounge areas, meeting zones, hot desks and social spaces

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Microsoft Austrlia Sydney campus

After spending months revamping its Sydney campus, Microsoft Australia invited staff to repopulate the newly refurbished third and fourth floors on Monday. ZDNet UK's sister site ZDNet Australia took a look behind the scenes.

Above, visitors are greeted by the Microsoft logo as they enter the Sydney campus.

Caption by: Luke Hopewell

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