Construction permission to Google 's new company "Google Charleston East", full design competition with Apple

Expansion plan of Google headquarters in Mountain View, California "Google Charleston East"Was approved for construction. It is also designed to make it feel functional beauty, such as energy saving by incorporating natural light etc.

City of Mountain View - Charleston East
http://www.mountainview.gov/depts/comdev/planning/activeprojects/charleston_east.asp

The building expansion plan that Google had submitted to Mountain View City was approved by Congress. As a result, construction of the new company "Google Charleston East" will be started. You can see how the design of Google Charleston East is by looking at the image image attached to the construction plan submitted to Mountain View City in January 2017.

This is the construction plan drawing of Google Charleston East.


The biggest feature is the company building of 595,000 feet (about 55,000 square meters) on the right side of the drawing.


It is a dome type building whose roof shape is distinctive.


The strange design from the street stands out well.



The elevation is like this.


This special shaped roof is shaped to effectively capture sunlight.


Thanks to its special shape, natural light can overflow in the building during the day and lighting can be done with a minimum.


One turn, light leaks out from the inside at night, making it a fantastic atmosphere.


Trees are planted around the building.


There will be a space like a place to relax.


The way to the entrance. On the road, Google was developingAutomatic driving car without steering wheel and pedalIt is reflected.


Open entrance.


It's almost like a university campus. "Google Charleston East" scheduled to work with more than 2,700 Google employees will be open to the public and plan to use cafes and others.


Regarding the construction plan of "Google Charleston East" which Google put out to Mountain View City, one lawmaker did not disagree. As a result of going into the construction plan, Google is about to start building a new building in about two years.


By the way, rival Apple also is constructing a new company "Apple Campus 2" on smartphones, and it is expected to be finished within 2017 a little earlier than Google.

Movie summarizing construction of Apple's new company "Apple Campus 2" completed in 2017 in 4 minutes - GIGAZINE


Apple's futuristic new office "Apple Park" finally completed, also has a huge theater named after Steve Jobs - GIGAZINE


High-tech companies in Silicon Valley, such as Google and Apple, are competing not only for products and services but also for the good work environment of employees.