Grand stair seen from entry. Stacked conference rooms seen beyond.
Entry area double height space created by cutting a large opening in the existing slab.
View across large opening and projection wall.
Open workstations and glass offices with tent rooftops.
Glass engineers office for a 3 person team.
Mezzanine meeting area and red conference room beyond.
Quilted fabric ‘Huddle Room’ for focused collaboration.
Executive conference room with lowered ceiling plane housing twin projectors.
Faced with an immenseexpansion curve, the internet company Google assembled a large projectteam including workplace strategists DEGW, and cradle-to-cradleenvironmental visionary William McDonough, to set goals for the designof its 500,000 SF campus in Silicon Valley. Clive Wilkinson Architectswon the invited design competition based on a proposal for creating adiversified campus environment, which integrated highly focusedsoftware engineering workspace with learning, meeting, recreational andfood facilities into the existing inner courtyards and building shell.
TheMasterplan follows a simple distribution of work 'neighborhoods' alonga 'Main Street' circulation plan. All shared resources are locatedalong this street, and range from meeting rooms, to tech talk spaces,to micro-kitchens and library lounges. Facility performance becamefocused on satisfying four main criteria:
- Flexibility and Adaptability which allowed workgroup mobility and reconfiguration.
-Concentration and Collaboration through a system of glass-enclosed3-person work rooms. These rooms were custom fabricated with absorbenttent ceilings to soften sound and deflect light into the deep floors.Services are integrated through a custom ceiling collar thatdistributes supply and return air, sprinklers and artificial lighting.
-Work/Life Balance through providing support services for people whowork long hours. Several different food service cafes are provided anddistributed micro kitchens are opened up to function as social hubswith lounge facilities.
- Leveraged Learning is a core Googlegoal to maintain its innovation culture. Specific areas along publicroutes are furnished as Tech Talk zones where almost continuousseminars and knowledge sharing events would take place.
Theproject was fast tracked on a market rate budget for completion inMarch 2005. A sustainable energy-conserving environment was a highpriority, and most building materials used were either cradle-to-cradleproducts, or contained high recycled content. Doors culled fromprevious build outs were used on the two story tower elements as designembellishment, and open workstations were all recycled. DEGW conductedpost occupancy research to enhance workspace learning as part ofGoogle’s continuously experimental culture.
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ㅋㅋ 우분투씨 뽀대 작살인데 +_+
뽀대뽀대 -ㅁ-)~
mapreduce 쓰구나 ㅎㅎ 재밌겠다
흐흐.. 외부에서 소문으로만 알려진 수많은 인프라를 다 하나하나 써보고 있습니다. +_+
혹시 이 theme는 ubuntustudio? 그나저나 컴퓨터도 끝내주고 사내에서 리눅스 써도 OK인가보구나...
테마는 제가 꾸몄죠. ^^; 기본적으로 작업할 때 리눅스를 주로 사용하구요, 윈도로 개발하시는 분은 아직까지 못봤습니다. (윈도에서 한다고 하더라도 보통 리눅스 쉘 띄워서 하시죠)
진짜 멋있네요 -_-;
난 그냥 주는대로 튜닝안하고 사용하는데. ㅋㅋㅋ
인턴한다는 이야기는 들었는데 얼굴봐서 반가웠어. ^^
넵 ^^ 저두요~