Amazon's new headquarters will be a huge tree-covered building
A glass tower surrounded by greenery
Art & Design
February 5th, 2021
February 5th, 2021
Amazon has finally unveiled the design of its new headquarters in Arlington, a complex of buildings in which one stands out for its rather particular design. Renamed The Helix, the building is a glass tower covered with trees inspired, according to its creators, by the "natural beauty of a double helix".
Internally, the building will host various work environments available to Amazon employees, while the exterior of the building will be covered with scalable vegetation that will extend over the 105 meters high of the Helix. The tower, which will be open to the public for weekend tours, will be surrounded by a campus with three buildings enclosed in a square surrounded by greenery, a space designed for outdoor activities but also for shopping, with a space dedicated to shopping.
Before the tech company will see its plan implemented, Amazon will need to get approval from local authorities to begin construction of the building and surrounding areas. A project carried out by the company together with the NBBJ architecture studio.
