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How Google welcomes staff in the pandemic era when indoor spaces are flooded with sunlight

How Google welcomes staff in the pandemic era when indoor spaces are flooded with sunlight

 


Google’s Silicon Valley region has more than 45,000 employees.

Mountain View, United States:

A roof covered with solar panels like a canopy and an indoor space full of sunlight: Google is making a big bet on face-to-face work in the vast new Silicon Valley office.

AFP visited Google’s 1.1 million square feet (100,000 square meters) campus on Monday as a tech giant welcomed its employees after a pandemic remote commute.

“Fortunately, much of what we’ve already planned is ready to succeed at Covid,” said Michelle Kaufman, Google’s Director of Building Environment Development.

“Thanks to God, otherwise I would have had to build and modify these buildings,” she added.

The campus spans 42 acres (17 hectares) of leased land next to NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, near headquarters.

It includes an event center and a small apartment that employees outside the town can use when visiting for work.

The building’s ventilation system uses 100% outside air, which is a plus for the Covid-19 epidemic.

-‘It won’t be empty’-

On the ground floor, there are playful touches such as a cafe, fitness center, meeting room, social space, and colorful exercise bikes, allowing people to pedal while chatting. You can also plug it in and use the generated power to charge your device.

There is a desk on the upper floors of the two-story structure, allowing you to easily reconstruct furniture and fixtures as your team desires.

The work area is divided into a “neighborhood” with a homely atmosphere and a “courtyard” with cozy furniture.

“The ground level is really like a market, so it’s more vibrant,” Kaufman said.

“The second floor is a quiet place where the team actually does a lot of work,” she added.

The Bayview Campus will accommodate 4,500 workers and will be relocated in the coming weeks.

Solar panels power, geothermal systems support heating and cooling, and water collection and recycling systems provide surpluses used to help restore wetlands on the premises.

Google expects people to work in the office about three days a week, and the rhythm depends on the phase of the project and, of course, the tempo of the pandemic.

“I don’t think any of our buildings will be empty. That’s not the problem we’re worried about,” Kaufman said.

“I’m worried that there will be enough space just because the company is still growing,” she added.

Google’s Silicon Valley region has more than 45,000 employees.

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