new google campus by BIG and heatherwick studio opens its doors in silicon valley - Designboom

BIG and Heatherwick complete bay view campus for google

After five years of construction, Google has unveiled its newly completed Bay View campus in Silicon Valley, California. Conceived by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Heatherwick Studio, as well as Google’s design and engineering teams, the project illustrates the company’s first effort in the development of a ground-up workplace environment that prioritizes human-centric and sustainable design principles.

Settling right next to NASA’s Ames Research Centre, the premises total 1.1 million sqft (102,193 sqm) including 20 acres (80,937 sqm) of open space, two office buildings, a 1,000-person event center, and 240 short-term employee accommodation units.

image by Iwan Baan (also head image)

adaptable and healthy workspace interior

The design by BIG (see more here) and Heatherwick Studio (see more here) focuses on creating an adaptable and healthy workspace for all. Reflecting Google’s vision for the future of work, the interior was formed after multiple open discussions with the company’s employees.

‘After talking to Googlers about what they need from a workplace, we found that they’re happy, productive, and creative when they come together in teams, but need spaces that are buffered from sound and movement to get deep-focus work done.’ Google explains. As a result, team spaces were allocated on the upper levels and gathering spaces were positioned below, in order to separate focus and collaboration areas — with easy access...

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