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Google’s plans for a plant-packed campus to rival Apple’s ‘Fruit Loop’ HQ revealed

Technology companies are locked in battle to build the wackiest and most wonderful headquarters

            

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The artist’s impression suggests that members public will be allowed to walk around the campus

TECHNOLOGY companies are known for their incredible workplaces.

And if these incredible pictures are anything to go by, Google's new campus will be no different.

 

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Landscaping surrounds one of the entrances, with the building’s natural materials helping it blend.

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The new HQ in Mountain View, California will feature a two-storey 595,000 square foot building with a petal-like canopy that helps regulate the climate inside.
The snazzy rooftop minimises noise and will improve air quality, too.
Google filed the artist impressions to Mountain View City council for approval, just as Apple puts the finishing touches on its ‘Spaceship’ campus in Cupertino.

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The main entrance of the new Google Campus

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Employee entrance on the southern side of the building

   

    

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A view of the building’s distinctive canopy from the west

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The new building’s canopy is promised to glow softly at night

The breathtaking designs suggest that relaxation, nature and keeping fit are high on Google worker’s priorities.
The renders show winding bike paths, patios for lounging and a large portion has been set aside for plants and flowers.
Workers can be seen cycling and practising Tai Chi in the vast grounds.

The new HQ, which will be called Charleston East, will be near the Googleplex, Google’s famed headquarters in Mountain View, California.

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Google will open restaurants that the public can eat in

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The petal canopy regulates the inside climate and gets rid of noise

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The sprawling building has a low profile that will see it peeking out from above the treetops

The campus will be open day and evening, and even lights up when the sun goes down, according to 9 to 5 Google.
Critics are certain to compare the architecture to that of Apple’s new campus, which is the last work of the late Steve Jobs.
The company’s sprawling new headquarters in Cupertino, California, have been built with astonishing attention to detail.
The Spaceship has been in the works since 2011 but is finally shaping up.
Apple has not revealed the total price tag, but former project managers estimate it at about $5billion (£4billion) – a figure CEO Tim Cook did not dispute in a 2015 TV interview

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Photographers hovered in the skies over Cupertino, California, to capture these incredible images

(The Sun,UK) 

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