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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmazon unveils 22-story Helix building as heart of HQ2 campus in Arlington
Washington Post
By Fredrick Kunkle
Feb. 2, 2021
Amazon unveiled plans Tuesday to build a 22-story, futuristic building modeled after a double helix to serve as the centerpiece of its Arlington, Va., headquarters.
In artists renderings, the 350-foot-tall building designed by the architectural firm NBBJ to reflect natures fondness for the helix in areas from DNA to the Milky Way galaxy climbs above its National Landing neighborhood like the swirl on an ice cream cone or the tip of a giant screw that has punched through the Earths surface.
Amazon officials said the structure is intended to be an alternative workspace, not a traditional office building, where employees would be able to air out ideas and find downtime beyond their cubicles. Trees dot terraces along two walkways that spiral upward, evoking the feel of a stroll through the Blue Ridge Mountains. The streetscape below, with wood-frame retail pavilions and green space, is designed to appeal to people and keep them around when the workday ends.
Company officials said they want the corporate complex to blend with the neighborhood, offering features such as a community center, an amphitheater, a dog run, new bicycle lanes and 2.5 acres of green space that would be open to anyone. The Helix would include an artists-in-residence program and on occasional weekends would open its doors to the public.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/02/02/amazon-arlingon-headquarters-helix/
One has to ask, will the bathrooms be decorated with anti-union messages? I suppose they can afford all this architectural excess on the backs of low-paid workers.
Doesn't this look like it was based on a poop emoticon?
Wounded Bear
(58,634 posts)Wicked Blue
(5,830 posts)aidbo
(2,328 posts)ananda
(28,856 posts)!!!
lapucelle
(18,239 posts)snip===============================================================================
This month, the companys Housing Equity Fund teamed with the nonprofit Washington Housing Conservancy to purchase Crystal House, an 825-unit apartment complex, as affordable housing.
Have you read this one?
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/02/653597466/amazon-sets-15-minimum-wage-for-u-s-employees-including-temps
Wicked Blue
(5,830 posts)lapucelle
(18,239 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,027 posts)When companies like Amazon do something right, we should applaud it and praise them. Doesn't mean we stop fighting them on other issues. Amazon is building a fantastic structure here that is going to help the community, they've made an enormous effort to enrich the city with this, good for them.
lapucelle
(18,239 posts)arlyellowdog
(866 posts)It has a dog run
PirateRo
(933 posts)I wonder if they make you pick up the poo or celebrate it?
arlyellowdog
(866 posts)And carry it to your own trash or Nextdoor explodes
PirateRo
(933 posts)Youve hit on whats wrong with society! How did we ever get here without it! Youve done it, youre brilliant!
And explosive poo emoji!
ornotna
(10,798 posts)This will not end well.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Galaxies, genetic codes, seashells, soft serve ice creams, and yes animal poop. I dont have the mathematical knowledge to really appreciate it, but its an eternal magnificent, magical wonder.
I think the people who chose this design are a lot more in tune with the wonders of the universe than those who look at it and see poop. Id like to visit someday.
brooklynite
(94,490 posts)Wicked Blue
(5,830 posts)DavidDvorkin
(19,473 posts)A lot of workers would probably walk up that way to their office instead of taking the elevator.
eleny
(46,166 posts)The integration of gardens is the future. It's inspired.