Mountain View approves plans for ultra-modern Google HQ expansion

After announcing its plans a little less than two years ago, Google has finally been granted permission for an 18.6-acre expansion of its Mountain View campus, which is set to include a 595,000-square-foot building designed by Bjarke Ingles Group and Heatherwick Studio.

As noted by the Mountain View Voice, the main structure — known as Google Charleston East — will consist of a “cluster of smaller buildings, all housed within a tent-like canopy” that will allow natural light to enter, while “also serving as possibly the largest solar array ever built.”

Here’s how Google envisions it looking:

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/03/10/mountain-view-approves-plans-for-ultra-modern-google-hq-expansion/