Google HQ Plans Ditch Domes for Tent-Like Structures

What a departure a twelvemonth makes: Google's most contempo plans for a new Mountain View campus await a bit dissimilar from the flexible, modular renders initially revealed in 2022.

Terminal year's proposal tipped a transparent glass dome, housing workers in "lightweight block-like structures" that could be easily moved equally the company expands its product lineup.

Now, the typhoon offices at 1200 Shoreline Blvd.—known as Charleston East—are looking more than similar a festival grounds, with buildings covered by a massive tent-like canopy roof.

Originally described as "a slice of glass fabric" to be draped over tent poles, the pavilion roof will be designed to regulate indoor climate, air quality, and audio, co-ordinate to Google's February 2022 plans.

1 thing that hasn't changed, nevertheless, is the company'southward focus on blurring the inside and exterior worlds: New images highlight loads of light-green spaces, open areas, and even creeks where folks can eat, practise, and commune with nature.

The campus will too characteristic public and retail amenities, including bike and pedestrian paths and restaurants.

The search giant intends to redevelop four sites where it already has offices, but wants to "significantly increase" its foursquare footage.

To meet that goal, the final campus will be well-nigh 600,000 foursquare feet, reportedly featuring 45,000 foursquare feet of interior landscaping and almost 20,000 foursquare feet of public walkways.

As the Silicon Valley Business organization Journal reports, the Mountain View City Quango last year denied Google'south request to aggrandize into Northward Bayshore as it wanted, and gave the chunk of land Google requested to LinkedIn. Just it'due south yet moving alee with plans in an area known every bit Charleston East.

The council did not immediately respond to PCMag's asking for annotate.

Of class, Google is not the only tech firm sprucing up its headquarters. Facebook moved into a sprawling, open-style building in Menlo Park designed past famed architect Frank Gehry. And Apple tree is creating its giant "spaceship" campus in Cupertino.