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Google reveals plans for 1.1M square foot, 4 floor ‘Bay View’ campus near SF Bay

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Re: Google reveals plans for 1.1M square foot, 4 floor ‘Bay View’ campus near SF Bay

#11
I wonder if it will have flood doors to contain the rising sea waters :-)

This is a pretty cool concept drawing. At one time there was a suggestion for Google to run a hovercraft or hydrofoil type ferry from the GooglePlex to San Francisco. This will make that easier!

That said I was expecting something to happen, I mean Apple has a spaceship, these guys needed to pupate out of the dead husk of SGI and spread their wings!

Re: Google reveals plans for 1.1M square foot, 4 floor ‘Bay View’ campus near SF Bay

#13

Can anyone explain why they would have to "work closely with NASA"? Is it a typo of the architect firm, NBBJ?

This is the distance between Google's HQ and Moffett Airfield / Ames Research (both NASA properties):

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=Cr...

It's likely that the land that Google is planning on expanding onto is either owned by NASA or adjacent to their facility.

Re: Google reveals plans for 1.1M square foot, 4 floor ‘Bay View’ campus near SF Bay

#15
post #4

For a minute I thought they might be revitalizing one of the poorer neighborhoods of SF; but no, 'Bay View' does not reference Bayview.

And yet the spelling and capitalization in the "official" Google statement at the bottom is "Bayview."

Re: Google reveals plans for 1.1M square foot, 4 floor ‘Bay View’ campus near SF Bay

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post #4

For a minute I thought they might be revitalizing one of the poorer neighborhoods of SF; but no, 'Bay View' does not reference Bayview.

And yet the spelling and capitalization in the "official" Google statement at the bottom is "Bayview."

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Re: Google reveals plans for 1.1M square foot, 4 floor ‘Bay View’ campus near SF Bay

#17
My only fear when I read about these campuses (Apple's 'spaceship' in particular) is the old adage about the 'curse of the new HQ'. See:

http://www.businessinsider.com/poorly-timed-headquarters-200...

I know it's a bit superstitious, but the basic idea is that when a company starts building temples to itself and its employees, that means their focus has shifted and their eye is getting off the ball.

I hope it's not the case with any of these companies, and I know there are plenty of counter-examples, but still, I think about this.

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