As Silicon Valley evolves to compete with growing innovation centers in more walkable, networked areas, Intuit’s new Marine Way Building models a new kind of workplace design for the region that is an antidote to the insular campuses going up throughout the Valley. The large floor plates, which accommodate a variety of places for people to collaborate, concentrate, socialize, and reflect, are organized into human-scaled neighborhoods and connected by clear circulation. Cores are pulled to the perimeter of the building, allowing for maximum connectivity and flexibility in team configuration and workflow between individual desks, breakout areas, lounge spaces, and conference rooms. A café, living rooms, bike facilities, showers, and terraces spin off of a highly visible atrium that welcomes up to 500 people at a time and opens out onto the campus’ main internal street. The four-story concrete framed atrium draws activity from the east and west sides of the campus and serves as the center of the building and the greater Intuit community. Each landing and bleacher stair along the atrium connects directly to a large living room with pantry functions and collaborative workspaces. In addition to more intimate breakout spaces like balconies and casual soft-furniture settings, full workspace neighborhoods are located at the edge of the atrium. This variety of programmatic functions along the perimeter of the atrium helps generate a consistent buzz of activity throughout the day.