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Google Bay View Campus
Google Bay View Campus
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Google Bay View Campus
Mountain View, CA, United States
The design for this tech office building in the heart of Silicon Valley consists of large, airy canopies spanning over expansive work areas. The workspaces are elevated on “trays” that define project teams and amenity spaces such as meeting rooms and break areas are located around interior courtyards on ground level. The intent is for apertures in the canopy to provide a good working light while connecting Googlers to daylight and the movement of the sun and clouds. Far from a typical office environment, this typology has a strong affinity with large-span structures such as railroad stations, industrial manufacturing facilities, and atria. In comparison to these other uses, however, the majority of the Googlers spend their time looking at computer screens.
To reconcile these disparate notions, the design incorporates a series of smaller scale interventions that allow occupants to customize their luminous environment. Fabric shades automatically deploy to cut direct sun from the clerestories only when solar geometry and sky conditions dictate. In parallel, human scale elements can be used to mediate the ambient light levels and mitigate potential sources of discomfort on a case-by-case basis. Options include a demountable and customizable partition system, and a similarly flexible workstation with demountable shade panels.
To reconcile these disparate notions, the design incorporates a series of smaller scale interventions that allow occupants to customize their luminous environment. Fabric shades automatically deploy to cut direct sun from the clerestories only when solar geometry and sky conditions dictate. In parallel, human scale elements can be used to mediate the ambient light levels and mitigate potential sources of discomfort on a case-by-case basis. Options include a demountable and customizable partition system, and a similarly flexible workstation with demountable shade panels.
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