Google's Proposal for North Bayshore

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  • Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
  • Vice President of Real Estate Dave Radcliffe and architects Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels discuss our proposed Master Plan for our new campus in Mountain View, California. With our proposal, our focus is on creating space for people, nature and ideas to thrive.

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  • @nancyhoang
    @nancyhoang 9 лет назад +4

    Omg that chair spin at 9:42 is everything I've ever needed in life.

  • @gooflydo
    @gooflydo 9 лет назад +69

    I've lived in mountain view since 1990 and I find it interesting that Google is talking about how to work with the environment and have the architecture look like its blended in with nature. but in the shoreline area, mountain view is the one that has been restoring that area and making it nice and then Google comes along and destroys this 1 acre of preserved land for a personal outdoor workout park that is closed to the public. It's an eye sore. The entire shoreline area has taken around 15yrs to restore and it seems like as long as they get what they want, fuck everyone who also lives in the area.

    • @RisinT96
      @RisinT96 9 лет назад +1

      that's too bad, I hope they at least open it to the public :/

    • @gooflydo
      @gooflydo 9 лет назад +10

      Bo Tian That's bull, I jog and workout there every other day, and the only time its open is when people leave the door up, So its really a hit or miss. yeah you get some people playing soccer or working out. But its not open as much as you think. But the bigger issues is that its Public land being used for private use, and your argument is "Its open to the public on weekends" so its closed over 70% of the time. You know the area that mountain view residents fought so hard to clean all of shoreline park up ( because it used to be a land fill area) and now that we have clean the land we can only used that area for less then 30% of the time. Well hot dam. Thank god there is a video showing us how to work with the environment and that we should share, But as long as we Google get 1st dibs on everything you can have whatever is left over.

    • @BBUMTX
      @BBUMTX 9 лет назад +1

      it's a decision from the local government, not solely google's will. It's either google or some other companies there.

    • @michaelburke7742
      @michaelburke7742 9 лет назад

      Thanks for sharing tearvon.

    • @michaelburke7742
      @michaelburke7742 9 лет назад +1

      Bo Tian Only on the weekends when googlers are not there. What, they don't mix well with the public?

  • @proto57
    @proto57 9 лет назад +11

    The beauty of the overall concept eludes me: Yes, I get the idea that the natural environment is being pushed aside now, with the infrastructure... roads, parking lots, and so on. And the planners rightly see the problems with treating trees as accessories, and so on. But then the solution to encapsulate nature under glass makes little sense to me. Rather than being an open and expansive project working with nature, this idea of putting nature under a dome... isolating it... seems counter-productive to the goal of embracing it. It honestly evokes a snow globe to me.
    The design is beautiful, I agree.... but as a sculpture, not as a living, working environment. And why the need anyway? Doesn't the area have one of the nicest climates in the world? Why shut that out under an artificial canopy? And then what? Put in artificial water sources to replace the rain you have now shut out? And what about cooling this gigantic, fake environment? Won't this entail a gigantic energy consumption?
    The most brilliant architectural solutions often push the envelope of design, as this does; but they must also solve old problems in clever ways. This does not... it just puts nature... and Google's staff for that matter... into a giant fake world. I wouldn't want to work in that thing... I'd rather be able to go out for lunch, under a real sky, with real trees and a real fresh breeze.

    • @naveenmariafleming
      @naveenmariafleming 4 года назад

      Yeah!!!. True ..why are they creating another fake envelope..you got the point

    • @shawnbunn3396
      @shawnbunn3396 2 года назад +1

      Really

  • @BrentsTreehouse
    @BrentsTreehouse 9 лет назад +12

    The plastic-wrap-overtop-existing-structures look seems like overkill of glass. If the road noise is such an issue, innovative acoustical engineering (smart noise cancelling sensors/radiators) could be used in the outside areas open to your envy-worthy climate. In this engineered natural environment, you could hear crickets if you wanted. In a climate that is "weather best by government test", why seal the building within a glass membrane? Other observations: 1. Looking at the renders -- Will anyone work there? 2. Are you really saying that this is going to be treated like public space, with the general public wandering through? 3.Googlers spend most of their time in front of a screen -- The glare on your computer screen is a problem when sitting in a greenhouse, no?

    • @santunezp
      @santunezp 9 лет назад

      I agree with Brent. In 5:05 they say "Google (...) can't be a fortress that shuts away neighbors/nature...", but that 's exactly what it feels with the plastic-wrap-overtop-existing-structures. So unnatural. Like the Google buses: they're inside while we're outside.

    • @JohnHoford
      @JohnHoford 9 лет назад

      Google gets hundreds of visitors coming to its main campus every day. Just walking around taking pictures. Given the design shows people biking in the "glass tents" I assume its completely open on the sides with the cover protecting from rain and cutting down the light. The Denver and Beijing airports, which I like, have a bit of the feel but they have to be sealed. Northern California weather would need only cooling.

  • @Sanhlami
    @Sanhlami 9 лет назад +65

    DAT CHAIR DOE!!!

    • @MichaelLangwell
      @MichaelLangwell 9 лет назад +3

      www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/lounge-seating/spun-chair.html

    • @Sanhlami
      @Sanhlami 9 лет назад +6

      much obliged kind sir. but $700!?!? forget rent, all I need is this chair

    • @UnknownDude007
      @UnknownDude007 9 лет назад +6

      I want to turn that chair into a beyblade

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  • @dellarichards8436
    @dellarichards8436 9 лет назад +4

    Tim Fain is playing violin on this!! He played in 12 Years a Slave and on-camera in Black Swan, and he performs a lot with Philip Glass too. Tim co-composed the music with Will Bates (Fall on Your Sword) Jessica Brillhart directed

  • @danielwill
    @danielwill 9 лет назад +6

    Thank you, Google, for working for true innovation that expresses transparency, innovation, and public space, and doing for the real world what you're doing for digital.

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  • @onjofilms
    @onjofilms 9 лет назад +16

    I've also heard it will have an innovative solution to homelessness. Surrounding cameras will monitor the area, when it detects you are homeless, a trap door will open and will connect you to an underground water slide that will excrete you into the ocean.

  • @skylors808
    @skylors808 9 лет назад +5

    The green house idea is great, you could have offices open to nature. Imagine the productivity of someone whose able to have all the technology they need but work in a natural environment too. Also the buildings would last longer because they'd be out of the elements.

    • @imvexus
      @imvexus 9 лет назад +2

      If coding with nature was so productive, don't you think the best programmers would be doing so in the park, or on the side of a mountain? The fact is the best work comes from closed spaces where you don't have to worry about the outside world.

    • @markroberts1737
      @markroberts1737 2 года назад

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      @markroberts1737 2 года назад

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  • @kasparasmorkunas3817
    @kasparasmorkunas3817 9 лет назад +5

    Great minds working on great projects. I'm happy to be living in this day and age.

  • @Loafhi
    @Loafhi 9 лет назад

    If you are ever in Dallas, Thomas Heatherwick's art and models are on display at the Nasher Sculpture museum. It is really worth going.

  • @ShellymanStudios
    @ShellymanStudios 9 лет назад +2

    And this is the reason why Google is awesome everyone! I wish I can work for them one day.

  • @DinoRodriguez
    @DinoRodriguez 9 лет назад +3

    Incredible vision Larry Page . I immediately shared with our [Google] Campus 👍

  • @I_JxR
    @I_JxR 9 лет назад +2

    If this is to be done within my life time then its a must visit.

  • @andrenewcomb3708
    @andrenewcomb3708 5 лет назад

    Tent caterpillars. Out here in the desert we have water issues. Those greenhouse-like coverings is something we could use for our parks. But not webs. And definitely not so that birds could harm themselves flying into. They have to be sort of sealed to keep transpiration from escaping. Water quality is a problem for us in the deserts. Distilling (I believe) is something that should be employed and use that as a sort of recharge in parks, school yards, institutional landscaping, etc.. If sealed, rainwater harvesting could also occur. Wind steals a lot of moisture . . . from the plants and from the ground. Sunbelt states that insist on border walls and can't seem to keep their pants on ought to consider that there is much that needs to happen for survival through time. Time is a long time.

  • @AuthenTech
    @AuthenTech 9 лет назад +4

    This is fantastic! Amazing video capturing a revolutionary project.

  • @j121212100
    @j121212100 9 лет назад +34

    interesting in a sense but the cocoon around the complex only serves to isolate google from the city and not the other way around. better to just build Google into a natural park so everyone can see it and appreciate the beauty of architecture merged landscape merged technology in symbiosis with earth.

    • @j121212100
      @j121212100 9 лет назад +3

      and the other thing.... hire new architects.

    • @TheBlacktom
      @TheBlacktom 9 лет назад

      Yeah, agreed. And it's sad how millions try to live with minimal money, and they just spend millions for these kind of stuff. If somebody have the power and money why not try to help those in need? Or invest money in something the whole world could profit on. (I basically like Google products, but this video is way off)

    • @j121212100
      @j121212100 9 лет назад +5

      TheBlacktom I don't mind that they spent billions on it. that's what you're supposed to do with money. otherwise it sits in a bank account and helps nobody. make sure the architecture is consistent with message you want to convey. don't hide Google's presence. show how strong, beautiful, integrated, yet transparent google is. build the most pioneering and organic campus ever in stark contrast to apples mothership design. earth is the mothership. Larry Page​

    • @garydiotte5629
      @garydiotte5629 9 лет назад

      John Coppola

    • @garydiotte5629
      @garydiotte5629 9 лет назад

      Gary Diotte

  • @armands9991
    @armands9991 9 лет назад +7

    If you look closely at cars on 5:04 - 5:18 you can see they're going backwards

  • @riyeshpatil2758
    @riyeshpatil2758 4 года назад +1

    One Great Company, Two Masterminds. This is gonna be legendary!

  • @JSBroadcast
    @JSBroadcast 9 лет назад +1

    I always admired companies like Google, Microsoft etc. but more I work and more skilful I get as developer, less desire I have to work for such companies. Isn't it nicer to create your own startup and challenge some of these big guys, innovate or creating something on your own. I'm sure that working for Google is awesome but how unique do you feel as individual there ? I think the most fun part of any company (including what Google when they started) is the growth, innovation and devotion phase. I feel that there's almost no fun when you get so big.

  • @holdmybeer
    @holdmybeer 9 лет назад +142

    I would clean the toilets to work at google.

    • @kansasthunderman1
      @kansasthunderman1 9 лет назад +5

      Just get a "domestic worker" job with one of high priced Google's employees and you will be cleaning toilets.

    • @holdmybeer
      @holdmybeer 9 лет назад +2

      *****
      Well that sucks.

    • @KSS5
      @KSS5 9 лет назад

      ***** I've read plenty of articles echoing that as well.

    • @simoyazidi2614
      @simoyazidi2614 9 лет назад

      KSS5

    • @holdmybeer
      @holdmybeer 9 лет назад +4

      Dave Kos You know the thoughts of thousands of google employees? That's amazing.

  • @HafizShehbazAli
    @HafizShehbazAli 9 лет назад +1

    They are going to make the heaven on earth.. Cann't believe and imagine their creativity.. Bravo for this work..

  • @AllynHane
    @AllynHane 9 лет назад +14

    That was beautiful. The design of those buildings reminds me of "spider webs" you see in the lawn in the early morning. Natural and flowing.

  • @Chief
    @Chief 9 лет назад

    This is right next to my house and I can say for sure they cranked up the saturation and put grass in places there isnt any, but saying that this looks pretty damn awesome.

  • @tomd8079
    @tomd8079 9 лет назад

    If you build yourself a greenhouse environment, make sure you have enough air circulation or its going to be extremely hot.
    Wind and a tornado situation would compromise this type of roof. It would have to be structurally strong. I work in the greenhouse environment and the substrate only lasts for so many years it has to be replaced and can be very costly.

  • @iYousif_
    @iYousif_ 9 лет назад +30

    Forget about it, just give me that spinning chair! :D

  • @9823625313
    @9823625313 9 лет назад

    You Guys are Changing the way we think and live...and taking it to a whole new level...i think google is not just a Company but an Institution...kudos to Google

  • @MakeMeThinkAgain
    @MakeMeThinkAgain 9 лет назад

    If there isn't a residential component to this it will be worse than Santana Row. Also, free advice, when I look out the window of my gym in downtown SF (an actual city) it always amazes me how many contractor's trucks are parked outside. If this is to be a living structure don't forget the contractors.

  • @Bla3kJack
    @Bla3kJack 9 лет назад

    When i read "The Circle" i were allways imagining something like this you are now working on.
    I really support you and the Ideas and visions you have and realized and will realize in the futer are allways a piece of the future brought to the humankind!
    Thank you for being what you are Google!

  • @ash510252
    @ash510252 9 лет назад

    excited to see Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels work together!!

  • @kintagoya
    @kintagoya 9 лет назад

    This reminds me the one scene of the movie "The Mosquito Coast"(Harrison Ford starred),The frivolous civilization,Large-scale air condition everywhwere anytime in the nature...

  • @ulaszmula
    @ulaszmula 9 лет назад +6

    Amazing analysis, ideas, human and nature orientated design ! Bravo BIG & Heatherwick studio. I love it !

  • @coolmanguy123456
    @coolmanguy123456 9 лет назад +5

    Simply brilliant. Google has the right idea here, to bring back everything that we slowly push away such as wildlife and even social interaction. Good work!! It's a dream of mine to create for Google. To make a difference in the world through a company with the right mindset.

  • @Adrian_Stone
    @Adrian_Stone 9 лет назад +5

    "Somebody who really thinks about function & form and you couple that with beauty and you just have this team that's pretty amazing stuff" - actually you still have the eternal conflict of form vs function, no shortcuts.
    The proposed forms seem to fit with Google's stance of try everything, convoluted thinking that pervades their products these days.

    • @Adrian_Stone
      @Adrian_Stone 9 лет назад

      P.S. I'm not anti-Google, just sick of airy concept videos. This feels less like a proposal and more like a retort to Cupertino.

    • @idaanderson6981
      @idaanderson6981 6 лет назад

      4 by

  • @pkbalakrishnan7092
    @pkbalakrishnan7092 9 лет назад

    Indeed, mind boggling ideas!!!! Really out of the BOX....

  • @elig9401
    @elig9401 9 лет назад

    Can't believe Mountain View turned this down for a bunch of LinkedIn office buildings.
    Thanks so much for trying to do something amazing and transformative for the Mountain View community.

  • @MichelePardini
    @MichelePardini 9 лет назад +2

    that's beyond awesome... I wish I can work in such campus one day

  • @teaomads
    @teaomads 9 лет назад

    Fully support this kaupapa, would highly rate living around there too!

  • @levaillant1
    @levaillant1 9 лет назад +2

    The world will be a better place because of collaborations [ Google, BIG and Heatherwick ] where brilliant minds and extraordinary imagination collide creating environments for society to thrive.

  • @aflorcew87
    @aflorcew87 9 лет назад +3

    OK, so Tim Fain co wrote and performed on the score...amazing.
    Do I sense some sort of parallel with him and Will Bates working together on the music, and Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels working together on the architecture??

  • @JonSchwark
    @JonSchwark 9 лет назад

    I really hope this gets built. It is inspiring. My only comment is that for Phase II, PLEASE add some housing! Tech companies need to get serious about driving San Mateo and Santa Clara counties to add housing density to match the increasing office space they are building. This neighborhood's zoning is about to be opened up and Google should be on top of that. Look at all the parking lots in those arial shots of North Bayshore. There is so much room for housing if we put that underground.

  • @wanderer3274
    @wanderer3274 9 лет назад

    This has not only restored my faith in Google, but it gives me a new found faith in the world. The fact that you're doing this gives me hope for the world. Everything is turning to mass production and its killing the earth, but the fact that you men and women down at Google can change the world with this project. Not mass production but integration with the environment, its truly a beautiful and very welcome sight.

  • @gfair2
    @gfair2 9 лет назад

    Questions. 1. The canopy seems highly reflective. Are you accounting for blinding reflections with neighbors, not only neighboring buildings but road and foot traffic? 2. The project is aiming to rejuvenate waterways and offer space for wild ecosystems. Will this take into account natural migratory paths through Google's yard? Or will the design of the yard influence migratory patterns?

  • @MikeDownes
    @MikeDownes 9 лет назад +9

    great to see a brit at the table.. long vid but stylish to watch..

  • @SeanGoresht
    @SeanGoresht 9 лет назад

    While I understand these designs are still in their infancy, I would appreciate more insight into the design process, and what problems the architectural decisions aim to solve. For example, why are there dome-shaped enclosures attached to groups of buildings? What will be involved in maintenance of that architecture? If parking lots will be turned into "greenhouses", then how are vehicles to navigate around the "empty fields or nature"? Moreover, how do these decisions aim to enhance work throughput, what's the time-frame for such a reconstruction, and what effects might that have on the employees currently working on the campus?

  • @misterosc
    @misterosc 9 лет назад +11

    Well, Apple's spaceship kinda looks old now
    Really astonishing project

  • @ivishnukn
    @ivishnukn 8 лет назад

    BACK TO NATURE.
    ALL THE NEW DESIGNS ARE BASED ON THAT TAGLINE.
    REALLY OUTSTANDING.

  • @lolaland_arch147
    @lolaland_arch147 5 лет назад

    The words are really good. Sometimes we forget the most simple that is to explain our ideas to change obsolete mentalities to achieve nature cities. I really believe in the power of words and the best visualization. I love all Thomas Heatherwick's works. But . . I missed the water management and nature dynamics. The most important . Thanks for share.

  • @pinz2022
    @pinz2022 9 лет назад +10

    There is still no explanation as to why constructing domed buildings is supposed to have a magical effect. Or what makes a temperature-controlled dome any more eco-friendly than any other structure? Just to get away from the highway noise? Is this campus supposed to combine workspaces with leisure and residential spaces? Is this by any chance so that Google employees will live and work in the same spot? A cult-like company town, sealed away from the outside world where all the employees can be controlled?

    • @Dookie6891
      @Dookie6891 9 лет назад +9

      pinz2022
      It's not about being eco-friendly. It's about reversing the mistake we made in the 20th Century by making vehicle-centric cities. They even stated that.

    • @FirstnameLastname-nx1oh
      @FirstnameLastname-nx1oh 9 лет назад

      pinz2022 Kind of depressing, but the homeostasis would be good for companies.

    • @babaksoleimani
      @babaksoleimani 9 лет назад

      +Dookie6891 There are not many residential spaces in the development and everyone will still drive to Google

  • @michaelduda4071
    @michaelduda4071 9 лет назад

    "Turn the dial up on nature" has to be one of the most unintentionally ironic linguistic juxtapositions I've heard in a while. "More nature: 1. More parking lots: 0."

  • @GeorgiBonchev87
    @GeorgiBonchev87 9 лет назад

    As an architect I believe that large scale projects should indeed offer something back to the people and the planet. Companies like Google and great architectural studios like BIG and Heatherwick have the power to make a difference if they are willing to walk the whole way. I wish they do. The thing that bothers me at this stage is the attempt to do so, but plastic-wrapping the units in the process.

  • @Scarvex
    @Scarvex 9 лет назад

    There's something that highly interests me.
    How does the glass membrane dome effect acoustics?
    i'm a big (huuh) fan of BIG but so far I have the feeling this is another architecture project that undermines the importance and effect of conscious sonic building (a lá the glass cafés that capture our attention by eye sight but are awful to converse in).

  • @lorenwalk29
    @lorenwalk29 Год назад

    You really inspired me with your vision. I accompany international students, executives and wish I knew how I can tour inside there and present an explanation of this project. Amazing piece of architecture and do futuristic !

  • @LucasBatistussi
    @LucasBatistussi 9 лет назад +3

    Amazing idea!

    • @docatomics
      @docatomics 9 лет назад +2

      = thanks kindly for taking the time to read, consider and thumbs up fair neighbour !

  • @juanpablomalo9171
    @juanpablomalo9171 9 лет назад +10

    Unbelievable how this valley has change the world, I hope to work someday there!

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      @TenaciousTwinkle 2 года назад

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  • @richardtaylor3331
    @richardtaylor3331 9 лет назад +1

    This is so awesome. I would love to work there.

  • @coletanner5193
    @coletanner5193 3 года назад

    The French botanist Charles Lucien Bonaparte is often credited with building the first practical modern greenhouse in Leiden, Holland, during the 1800s to grow medicinal tropical plants.

  • @soudamininath5451
    @soudamininath5451 9 лет назад

    Awesome. Love that chair he sat on at the end. Everything so unique. Can't wait to see it come alive.

  • @ValiantPixel
    @ValiantPixel 9 лет назад +1

    THIS is where I will work. I live near Mountain View, so that is where I will go.

  • @aflorcew87
    @aflorcew87 9 лет назад +4

    Really cool...who did the MUSIC? And WHO is playing violin on this?

    • @dellarichards8436
      @dellarichards8436 9 лет назад +3

      aflorcew87 Tim Fain is playing violin on this!! He played in 12 Years a Slave and on-camera in Black Swan, and he performs a lot with Philip Glass too. Tim co-composed the music with Will Bates (Fall on Your Sword) Jessica Brillhart directed

  • @DavidRutkin
    @DavidRutkin 9 лет назад

    Amazing! Lets build cities like this, just imagine the savings on construction time and energy usage. Plus just pure happiness of the people that will work in this environment.

  • @nandakishore
    @nandakishore 9 лет назад

    Well, Google is doing a great job. But, even though Google says we are open, and their motto says 'Don't be Evil', how much sure are we about that. I feel that, in fact, Google should consider being more contactable. Many of my friends were angry to Google for removing their Adsense without any valid reason. I lost my adsense for putting 'More' as the ad title, and I regret it. But, I still am a fan a Google . The company, should not be a controller of people, like many, but instead, should take user suggestions. There is really no way for a person to suggest anything to Google. And, I think Google should start Educational services online. Google should stand to their motto. Let us hope that the new campus will soon come.

  • @FloatingSpaceKitten
    @FloatingSpaceKitten 9 лет назад

    I hope this is something that isn't going to be completely forgotten.

  • @0jarednash
    @0jarednash 9 лет назад +4

    I predict a lot of birds are going to die from crashing into that 'glass fabric'

  • @ImoodyI
    @ImoodyI 9 лет назад

    As Jayce from android authority says "Mother Google" you are the best, keep up and continue make ecological projects more and more popular ,)

  • @intcrown
    @intcrown 8 лет назад +7

    Narrow-minded people will misunderstand the glass roof as an attempt by Google to illustrate their goal for a more transparent world with less privacy which is a shame, since the architects really had an exciting idea for the new campus. But i can see the haters in the distance...

  • @peaceness888
    @peaceness888 9 лет назад

    I am proud to live in Silicon Valley. I love that so many people in the Bay Area are conscious about human impact on the environment. Although I will admit a lot of claimed corporate environmentalism is nothing but greenwashing, but it is rare to see people and businesses care about the environment and about business ethics in general quite like they do in the Bay Area.

  • @AnkitKumar-yr3xv
    @AnkitKumar-yr3xv 6 лет назад

    It's my dream to work at Google as a researcher & I think 🤔 you just motivating me to think in a critical way alike you thanks for that. how long probably it will take??

  • @ArtisanTony
    @ArtisanTony 9 лет назад +1

    Can Google fix Windows 8?

  • @TracyBrashaw
    @TracyBrashaw 9 лет назад

    Something about this project seems really off to me. Maybe it's the fact that the baseline logic doesn't really add up. The problem seems to be that current facilities look too much to the past in their design. By that, I mean, it seems like the current campus operates on a suburban commuter model. That's why there are so many parking lots. The proposed solution is making sure the new buildings co-exist with nature. That still doesn't solve the original problem, which is that so many employees have to commute. There seems to be little integration of living and working facilities. That creates the logistical nightmare facing the present campus. .
    It's a novel idea to create environmentally friendly buildings. I think this project comes off as very misdirected though.
    Notes:
    -I've never visited the Bay Area so it's entirely possible I don't know what I am talking about.
    -My city has committed to a similar project with less emphasis on green spaces. I think it comes off as really out of touch. Creating spaces people want to be is important, but when a large percentage of the people who work there commute from far flung neighborhoods, it defeats the intent of the design IMO. This seems like sort of a trend in big projects in the past 5 or so years.

  • @AaronJaeger
    @AaronJaeger 9 лет назад

    How do you heat and cool a space like this? It seems like it would have poor insulation. The climate in Mountain View is probably relatively mild compared to a lot of other place, but still. Also, what happens to people with allergies if there are plants and trees inside of this space?

  • @angelenefitch8053
    @angelenefitch8053 9 лет назад

    Really enjoyed watching!

  • @edwnx0
    @edwnx0 9 лет назад +6

    Basically, they're building a small neighbourhood instead of a giant building.

    • @edwnx0
      @edwnx0 9 лет назад

      At least the employees, and the people working around might also go. I like the idea. But I'm biased. I hate cars and the suburbs and I love walking and the city.

  • @marciokiizuka9459
    @marciokiizuka9459 4 года назад

    I congratulate Google. The project is spectacular and looks like a city on another planet. If possible, in time, I would like to contribute ideas with sustainable solutions.

  • @thtRussian
    @thtRussian 9 лет назад

    I have always wanted to work for Google. It was my dream but I realized that I am more qualified to help kids with the help of Google. It is nice to see a company that understands people.

  • @RJSampsonite
    @RJSampsonite 9 лет назад

    Google: good at saying a whole lot without saying anything much at all

  • @BlueAndRedStripes
    @BlueAndRedStripes 9 лет назад

    Wow this would be amazing if you guys can do this all over the United States. I love nature.

  • @anthonytreece7707
    @anthonytreece7707 9 лет назад +1

    Looks awesome. I hope more companies follow this idea the next time they expand their headquarters.

  • @searchzzz
    @searchzzz 9 лет назад

    To properly embody Google's values, multiple toll booths should be integrated into the design. Further, to get anywhere, users should been continually shown paid ads, in elevators, at all doors, and even above urinals.

  • @ASC3K
    @ASC3K 9 лет назад +7

    Utopia era has begun.

  • @EJohnFeig
    @EJohnFeig 9 лет назад +4

    Wow, this is really neat. I can't wait to check this out when they get it done!

  • @LifeForm
    @LifeForm 9 лет назад

    This video has some amazing background music. Can anyone tell the names of the tracks playing here?

  • @anony88
    @anony88 9 лет назад

    Pretty soon, Google will be living 50 years ahead(with a few blocks of surrounding areas), while the rest of california lives 50 years behind it. It almost feels like they're thinking on a small scale, yet it's a large project. The ambitions seem nice. I suppose it should only take a few years to perfect the Google work environment, but striving to make earth much better as a whole should be the ultimate goal. Not just spending billions and billions on nicer buildings for Google.

  • @katelazzarino7633
    @katelazzarino7633 9 лет назад

    I love it! But my fear is that it doesn't include severe weather and a rising water table. It is inevitable! The talk of the future really didn't express a hundred years from now.

  • @OrigamiHowTo
    @OrigamiHowTo 9 лет назад

    I like that origami flasher at 1:29 :D

  • @Himitsu2648
    @Himitsu2648 8 лет назад +3

    I do think this net idea is kinda weird, I do like the rest though

  • @brandonthomas3187
    @brandonthomas3187 9 лет назад +1

    This is one of my favorite videos to watch! So inspiring!

  • @angelitowest5670
    @angelitowest5670 9 лет назад

    Interesting in concept. For the gentleman Heatherwick to say he would like to build something that would last more then 5 to 10 years kind of contradicts what he's talking about. Tech. is old as soon as it touches your hands no matter what shape or form it comes in.

  • @PsychoticSashimiS
    @PsychoticSashimiS 9 лет назад

    I'm so pumped for this idea! I hate parking lots and how nature has been defiled!

  • @Salad-Cream-Binge
    @Salad-Cream-Binge 9 лет назад +2

    So...greenhouses? I guess that's fine? Feels like they should've given the project to either BIG or Heatherwick alone, rather than a compromise between the two. This is neither studio's best work, which is unfortunate.

  • @Desert2GardenLV
    @Desert2GardenLV 9 лет назад

    Love it. Cool idea. I'll have to visit someday.

  • @imvexus
    @imvexus 9 лет назад

    The future of buildings is much like the future of code. You don't strive to fork off from decades of progress, you want to build on top of previous technologies to make a better product. Current skyscrapers are extremely efficient, fit a large number of people into a very small footprint, have solved many problems such as birds and vermin, as well as many other things I cannot even point out in this space.
    Current buildings incorporate a lot of nature inside. They don't need to look like nature on the outside. We have malls with trees, skyscrapers with grass, and homes with rivers. I don't know why this concept needs the fancy tent; it leaves a lot of problems on the table which we solved with rigid steel and glass structures. I understand the desire to be able to morph your work space - your building - but that is considerably less efficient to do than utilizing current technology and the massive amount of space across this country.
    As you try to fit in with nature, please take a look at nature. Nature is extremely good and weeding out bad ideas. Nowhere in nature do you see this proposed design. Yet colonies of ants that need to handle millions of individual bodies tend to look like a skyscraper - centralized multi-floor access with compartment rooms. Do you know what your design looks like, Google? It looks like bugs cocooning a tree, which isn't generally a good thing for the tree.

  • @SamBaughTV
    @SamBaughTV 9 лет назад

    This looks great, usually i would't care about Google happenings but i'm all for this.

  • @rendermanpro
    @rendermanpro 9 лет назад

    Under California sun "working" in glass buildings is "a little bit" weird.
    Google just don't know how to spend extra money.
    Toilets in building and floors should be transparent too to match conception.

  • @canusdominici
    @canusdominici 9 лет назад +2

    So different to an impenetrable spaceship on so many levels.

  • @amielcalderon7720
    @amielcalderon7720 9 лет назад

    Wow wonderful. But just wondering what if this parasols can spin when they aren't use for cover so in a way you can generate energy .

  • @MrKytman
    @MrKytman 9 лет назад

    I am really struggeling trough school right now, but this... This just lifts me up and gives me a goal, a goal that I can maybe one day I could work at google and make the world a better place the way they do!

  • @Son0fHobs
    @Son0fHobs 9 лет назад

    Origami!
    It's way more versatile and practical than you'd think.

  • @MostlyAir
    @MostlyAir 9 лет назад

    I really hope the architects think about the transparency of the membrane. Birds don't really do that well with glass, I can't imagine how they are going to miss this giant membrane when flying. Quite the mess!

  • @ryanmick
    @ryanmick 9 лет назад +2

    At 2:47---Google is hiding something with those blobby brown trees on the left side of the screen

    • @KHudso
      @KHudso 9 лет назад

      Yeah wtf I just noticed that it looks like a line of trees that weren't rendered correctly? I'm not sure if that entire view was a fake render and that part of the process someone missed/messed up or if they're trying to hide something