In our Workspace series, CB is featuring interesting, smart-designed and one-of-a-kind spaces across Canada. From innovative home offices to out-of-the-box co-working spaces to unconventional setups—like this beauty company run out of a rural farmhouse and this carbon-bike company located in a former auto body shop—we are looking to showcase the most unique and beautiful spaces from all industries. This month we are profiling the Toronto office of Google Canada.

Google is big on collaborative workplace culture. Employees—who call themselves Googlers—occupy seven floors of an office building in Toronto’s financial district. The 7,538-square-metre space is fitted with game areas, a large cafeteria where free hot breakfast and lunch are served daily, a gym, a theatre for special events such as presentations and socials, an outdoor patio, and communal kitchens on every floor stocked with all the essentials: snacks like hummus and cheese, and drinks including soda, juice, sparkling water and, of course, coffee.

The tech giant opened this space in 2012 to accommodate its growing presence in the Canadian market. Jennifer Wang, Google Canada’s site program manager, says before the team moved into the building, the company asked what they wanted the office to look like. “We had a focus group of Googlers who helped decide what kind of games would go into our spaces and what kind of special features we should have,” she says. “This office is particularly focused on Canadian music and themes.” This translates into conference rooms named after Canada’s waterways, phone booths named after homegrown musicians and locally sourced materials, like wood, used throughout the space. The office also features furniture in Google’s official colours—red, blue, green and yellow.

The architect is global firm HOK and the interior design is by Toronto-based iN STUDIO. The space can accommodate 420 employees across teams like AI research, marketing, engineering and sales. Right now, the company has a hybrid work model in place. Staff come into the office three days a week.

In 2015, Google took over another floor in the building to create a “client experience centre” where it hosts external events and showcases the latest tech, like smart devices. The company expanded again in 2017 when it opened up an additional floor for workers with a theme inspired by Toronto’s cultural diversity. “All conference and phone rooms are named after neighbourhoods in the city, like Little Italy and Chinatown,” Wang says. In addition to this HQ, Google has two other office spaces in the city, and is moving into a new space on King Street when construction is complete in the near future.

Here’s a look inside.