Google the Builder of Buildings
May 19, 2011
Google has many interests. These range from alternative energy to streaming first run movies. We found Google’s push into construction interesting and probably long overdue.
The San Jose MercuryNews.com reveals “Google to Build Its Own Office Space” in order to accommodate a wealth of new hires. This is an unprecedented experience for the company, and they are thinking big:
“Google has hired Ingenhoven Architects, a German firm that specializes in sustainable architecture and has completed award-winning green designs from Sydney to Stuttgart, to develop plans for what could total nearly 600,000 square feet of space.”
The choice of Ingenhoven shows the company is serious about both sustainability and visual impact. Oh, and that they don’t plan to skimp on costs.
In fact, Google has already plunked down plenty of money for land in the Mountain View, California, area. All this to pave the way for an unprecedented number of employees the company plans to add this year, “surpassing the 6,131 people it added in 2007.” Roughly a third of them are expected to work at the home location. Now if only the governments of China, Germany, and Switzerland were as accommodating at the officials responsible for building permits in Mountain View, California, and adjacent municipalities. Construction could begin as early as next year. Convincing nation states? Might take longer.
Cynthia Murrell, May 19, 2011
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