We first heard about Google’s plans for a new Bay View campus in 2013, and now, regardless, the task is over about 10 years later.
As Google explains on The Keyword(Opens in a new window) blog, this is the first time the company has designed its own campus from scratch, and it has a number of cutting-edge features to produce a build that is positive for water and fully electric. The site also recently bears the name of the largest geothermal facility in North America.
The roof of the main building is covered with a “dragon-scaled sun skin (Opens in a new window)” and, in combination with local wind farms, allows the campus to run on 90% carbon-free energy weather. The stack formula is used to heat or cool the campus, while reducing the amount of water needed for cooling by 90% (approximately five million gallons of water stored per year).
Google says the campus is the largest qualified assignment through the International Living Future Institute (Opens in new window) and targets Water Petal certification, which requires the campus to function as a component of its location’s water balance. The geothermal formula is expected to make a significant contribution to achieving this goal, as well as nearby water retention ponds. Around the construction there are 17. 3 acres of herbarium space, adding rainy meadows, a wooded area and a swamp.
As a desktop environment, Google has to incorporate “biophilic design principles,” which promote a connection to nature. With this in mind, the structure has a ventilation formula that employs one hundred percent outside air, each of the curtains used in the structure and decoration was The use of the Living Building Challenge Red List was evaluated, and the design focused on natural daylight, which allows you to see the exterior of each office and the use of vegetation. Even the art used comes from local artists and relates to the ecology of the Bay. Area.
As shown in the video above, it looks like a very bright and dynamic place with plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy nature. Perhaps that is precisely what is needed now for more workers to leave their offices at home and return to the office. ?
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