T-Mobile Headquarters Campus

Overview

Opportunity

Solution

Impact

Team

T-Mobile’s Bellevue headquarters renovation transforms a multi-building campus into a connected workplace shaped by brand, amenities, and outdoor access.

Location

Bellevue, Washington

Client

T-Mobile

Expertise

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Opportunity

T-Mobile needed a headquarters that could connect its growing workforce and celebrate its unique brand and culture.

With its Bellevue workforce expanding, T-Mobile renewed its headquarters lease and committed to a campus-wide renovation rather than relocating. The existing campus needed to support recruiting and retention, reduce under-utilized space, strengthen navigation, and create a more current workplace experience. The project also needed to connect multiple buildings, make better use of outdoor areas, and translate T-Mobile’s customer-obsessed culture into a workplace where employees could collaborate and move easily across campus.

Why This Matters

01
Staying Rooted
T-Mobile chose to stay in Bellevue and reinvest in its campus, turning a real estate decision into a workplace transformation.
02
Connecting People
The campus needed to move beyond separate buildings and create clearer, more inviting paths for collaboration and everyday mobility.
03
Competing for Talent
The redesigned workplace had to celebrate T-Mobile’s brand and support employee retention in a competitive technology labor market.

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Solution

Gensler reimagined the campus as an amenity-rich, connected workplace where movement, brand expression, and choice shape the employee experience.

The approach centered on creating a connected and inclusive campus. New and renovated skybridges weave buildings together as an “amenity street,” while two vibrant amenity floors offer dining, coffee, a pub, a happy hour bar, and gathering space. A 1,000-square-foot grand staircase links the amenity floors and doubles as amphitheater seating. Above, agile workspaces, meeting rooms, huddle rooms, brainstorming walls, and open executive offices support a range of workstyles.

Over 1,000,000 square feet

Renovated Headquarters Campus

1,000

Grand Staircase · sqft

145K

Building Two Renovation · sqft

Over 1,000,000 square feet

Renovated Headquarters Campus

1,000

Grand Staircase · sqft

145K

Building Two Renovation · sqft

How data, workplace strategy, and phased implementation transformed T-Mobile’s headquarters into a more connected campus.

Gensler’s process began with a comprehensive study of how people worked, drawing on survey data, interviews, workshops, and workplace observations to inform campus navigation, programming, space planning, and the brand experience. The team aligned the workplace program with opportunities identified through strategy work, including increasing capacity, eliminating under-utilized spaces, and giving employees more adaptable ways to work. A three-year change-management and implementation effort helped phase construction while preparing teams for new workstyles.

Workplace Research

WPI surveys, interviews, workshops, activity analysis, and ethnographic study informed planning, navigation, and brand experience.

Impact

The renovated campus creates a more connected workplace experience with new amenities, mobility, outdoor access, and wellness-focused strategies.

The workplace supports more than 6,000 employees with spaces for collaboration, focus, gathering, dining, movement, and restorative outdoor use.

What Changed Because of This

01
Workplace Choice
Agile workspaces, focus rooms, huddle rooms, and open collaboration areas replaced excess large meeting rooms and cubicles.
02
Campus Wellness
Outdoor amenity space, walkability, daylight, active stairs, hydration stations, healthy food programming, and quiet rooms support employee well-being.
03
Brand Experience
Magenta brand moments and wayfinding reinforce T-Mobile’s identity while helping employees navigate and connect across the campus.

Recognition

01

Puget Sound Business Journal

Coverage reported T-Mobile’s completion of the $160 million Bellevue headquarters renovation, developed with Gensler and MGAC.

02

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

Gensler’s design of T-Mobile’s more than 1.4 million-square-foot headquarters renovation was featured for its amenity-rich workplace, including a signature staircase, skybridge, and outdoor deck.

03

Engineering News-Record

T-Mobile’s headquarters renovation earned an Award of Merit, recognizing Gensler as lead design firm and highlighting the campus-wide strategy for greater connectivity.

Team

Project Leadership

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FAQ

01

Where is T-Mobile Headquarters Campus located?

T-Mobile Headquarters Campus is located in Bellevue, Washington.

02

Who designed T-Mobile Headquarters Campus?

Gensler designed the headquarters campus renovation for T-Mobile.

03

What was the goal of the renovation?

The renovation created a more connected, inclusive campus that supports collaboration, mobility, amenities, and T-Mobile’s brand culture.

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T-Mobile’s Bellevue headquarters renovation transforms a multi-building campus into a connected workplace shaped by brand, amenities, and outdoor access.

T-Mobile needed a headquarters that could connect its growing workforce and celebrate its unique brand and culture.

Why This Matters

Gensler reimagined the campus as an amenity-rich, connected workplace where movement, brand expression, and choice shape the employee experience.

How data, workplace strategy, and phased implementation transformed T-Mobile’s headquarters into a more connected campus.

The renovated campus creates a more connected workplace experience with new amenities, mobility, outdoor access, and wellness-focused strategies.

What Changed Because of This