Google Campus is coming to Sunnyvale; a Collaboration with BIG Architects

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Google never fails to amaze us with their innovative bizarre office buildings. Recently, they have revealed their plans for a new google campus in Sunnyvale, California. The project includes a collaboration between three big names; Google, BIG architects, and Clive Wilkinson Architects. The google campus is expected to accommodate 4,500 employees and is expected to occupy more than 1 million square foot. However, according to the Mercury News, the lucky employees of Google Sunnyvale are not expected to use this office building before 2021.

OLIN Landscape Architects are designing the outdoor activity space with all its landscape elements. On the other hand, Clive Wilkinson Architects are responsible for the interiors of the office buildings, something they have excelled in for years, with their signature vivid interiors that encourage productivity and social interaction.

Courtesy of BIG Architects [Bjarke Ingels Group]

Continuing the legacy of their significant employee-friendly office designs, this new google campus will include a pair of five-story buildings with alternating sloped green roofs along with an attached public space hosting fun activities. These outdoor activities include skating, biking, and rollerblading.

Courtesy of BIG Architects [Bjarke Ingels Group]

Each one of the office buildings is in direct connection with the outdoor paths in order to create a strong indoor-outdoor connection. Creating “out of the blue” offices with vibrant social spaces and entertaining activities is not at all new to Google.  Their innovative offices are all around the world, in cities like Zurich, Mexico, Benghazi, and London.

Courtesy of BIG Architects [Bjarke Ingels Group]

Another recent Google Office in the neighboring city of Mountain view is expected to be complete by 2019. This office, in North Bayshore, is also designed by BIG Architects, in collaboration with Heatherwick Studios. It occupies 595,000 square foot and includes an outdoor public park as well. Communal spaces are commonly seen in many Google offices, both within their interiors and the exteriors.

Mountain View Google HQ. Courtesy of Heatherwick Studios

See more: Google Confirms Big & Heatherwick Studios As Architects For Google’s New HQ in London

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