New York, New York, USA
New York-based Gensler and CookFox Architects unveil Google’s new headquarters, a 1.3 million-square-foot workspace constructed above a 1930s train terminal that is designed to serve as the new headquarters for Google’s Global Business Organization.
St. John’s Terminal (SJT) is a purpose-built workplace that pilots a new shared neighborhood seating model based on flexibility of choice for 3,000 Googlers and visiting clients.
Celebrating the building’s distinctive history as the terminus of the High Line while squarely focusing on the future through its ambitious sustainable and research-driven workplace design, SJT creates porosity within New York City’s Hudson Square neighborhood and the adjacent Hudson River Greenway.
SJT aims to achieve LEED v4 Platinum and ILFI Zero Carbon Certification, projecting to offset around 78,400 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions via adaptive reuse. This initiative showcases how the transformation of an existing building can serve as a strategy to invigorate its surroundings sustainably.
The design team created the building to prioritize occupant health and well-being through multiple biophilic design strategies.
Daylit interiors provide panoramic views of the city and the Hudson River.
Blurring the boundaries between indoor and out, planted terraces and garage doors envelope three floors of the building and create direct connections to nature and seasonal cycles.
Workspaces include highly filtered outside air and biodynamic lighting, while building performance is improved by solar arrays and rainwater catchment systems designed to retain up to 92,000 gallons of rainwater.
Project: St John’s Terminal-Google North America Headquarters
Architects: Gensler and CookFox Architects, D.P.C
Civil Εngineer: Phillip Habib & Associates
General Contractor: Turner Construction
Developer: Oxford Properties
Photographs: Courtesy of Google
