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It seems that more than ever we as a nation are divided by one thing or another, and unless you've been living off the grid this past decade, you're more than well aware of the tech rivalry that is Apple v Google. What started with music, moved to phones, and then to the courthouses-has now evolved to the built environment as both companies have BIG plans for the coming decade. Each with their own creative ideas of 'a perfect work environment.' Which is ultimately the reason for constructing such (digital age) cathedrals. As they both move forward to define themselves as an institution, the focus certainly seems to be on Building innovation through employee satisfaction.
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| Stock-photo employees are easy, real people require a bit more... Photo from Peaksurveys.com |
Today, we are going to look at both buildings from not only a business and an aesthetic view, but of course a sustainable view as well.
Some notes before I begin:
I'm going to start by saying that the majority of information i've acquired for this article were posted online (linked below each piece) and many of them quoted each other, so i'm going to give you the same facts as you may find anywhere else. However most of those articles are focused on either the aesthetics or the Financials- practically nothing is written about the Architecture, nor the green practices. Which is why I'm choosing to rehash it.
Secondly, I, the writer of this post, am particularly fond of one of these institutions; so I will be doing my best to provide an accurate view of the projects, and avoid bias. I will NOT be slamming either company for their practices, however I cannot pretend that there isn't a clear winner in my opinion. That conclusion comes from the analysis of all information provided-not from my personal life.
Lastly, I decided to break this up into multiple posts to ease the reading load. So below you will find both buildings in a stand alone post, with links to each other and back here. Please feel free to comment on any of them to let us know how you feel about the projects, or share them among your social platforms!
Continue Reading: "Bayview: Letting the Data Drive Design"
Lastly, I decided to break this up into multiple posts to ease the reading load. So below you will find both buildings in a stand alone post, with links to each other and back here. Please feel free to comment on any of them to let us know how you feel about the projects, or share them among your social platforms!
Google Complex- Bayview
Location: Mountainview, CA
Architects: NBBJ
Estimated Date of Completion: 2015
Current Estimated Cost: Not Disclosed
Parti: Angled Interactions
Apple Campus - Spaceship HQ
Location: Cupertino, CA
Architects: Foster + Partners
Estimated Date of Completion: 2014-16'
Current Estimated Cost: $5 Billion
Parti: Circular Unity
Continue Reading: "Spaceship HQ: No Thrown Phones in Glass Houses"
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