Inside Amazon Building Seattle
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Inside amazon building seattle. Called the spheres discovery at understory it s open 10 a m. To 8 p. The amazon spheres are three spherical conservatories that comprise part of the amazon headquarters campus in seattle washington united states designed by nbbj and landscape firm site workshop the three glass domes are covered in pentagonal hexecontahedron panels and serve as an employee lounge and workspace. The building is amazon s main architectural contribution to the city of seattle a marvel of engineering and horticulture.
We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. The largest private employer in the city of seattle and home to more than 6 000 four legged friends amazon estimates its investments in seattle from 2010 through 2016 resulted in an additional 38 billion to the city s economy. The spheres are a result of innovative thinking about the character of a workplace and an extended conversation about what is typically missing from urban offices a direct link to nature. The amazon spheres building opens soon but you can peek inside now amazon hq2.
The spheres are a place where employees can think and work differently surrounded by plants. Inside the amazon spheres. An office building retail space and forest all in one by nat levy on july 21 2016 at 5 10 pm july 22 2016 at 2 15 pm comments 6 share 3 tweet share reddit email. Which cities are on top and which one s the dark horse five things seattle can teach amazon hq2 s winner about what.
The spheres which range from three to four stories tall house 40 000 plants as. Over 40 000 plants live in three interlocking balls four stories tall a jungle handpicked from the cloud forest regions of over 30 countries. The plants the architecture and a transforming city.