Tech HQ2

 

 

A large tech company invited Heatherwick Studio and BIG to design a new flagship headquarters in Mountain View, California.  As one of this tech company's first ground-up buildings, it was important the design allow for adaptation in the fast-moving nature of the tech industry.  

 

The project also needed to reflect the tech company’s philosophy of open collaboration. In contrast to its former home in a typically enclosed and car-centric Silicon Valley business park, this tech company's workplace was to be a highly flexible space that could respond rapidly to its evolving needs