The workstations are mostly arranged along the daylit perimeter of the floors and grouped into small work clusters, while deeper within the floorplate are streamlined blocks containing cloakrooms, meeting rooms, small rest areas and kitchenettes. These volumes appear to grow through the suspended ceiling and are partially finished with timber shingles, interspersed with vertical greenery equipped with an automatic irrigation system.

From the very first project, Yandex made it clear that words such as “comfort” and “home” should be applicable to its office. ATRIUM, however, is an architectural practice, and its specialists prefer to work with such categories as space and form. The client’s wishes were therefore realised through specific details capable of giving the environment the required qualities. In particular, a pleasant, slightly domestic carpet was selected, and the architects developed a pattern for striped curtains that can be used to close off the glazed partitions of meeting rooms and chill-out areas; each floor has its own colour palette. The company that produced the curtains later released this pattern as a separate collection.

Floor lamps with large shades also introduce a domestic quality. The architects initially placed them in the corridors, but Yandex employees began moving the lamps closer to their own desks, so additional lamps eventually had to be purchased. In general, Yandex staff played an active role in shaping the final image of their headquarters. Thanks to them, a retro television and an old traffic light appeared in the interior; the latter was installed in the Yandex Traffic department. Three large hammocks were given by the men to the women on 8 March. What matters is that the architectural project was open to such additions: it was not diminished by them, but instead became richer and more lived-in.