The Spheres: Amazon’s New Geodesic Offices Are a Rainforest Paradise
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For many people who work in offices, a sad, droopy little houseplant is pretty much the only way to bring the color and cheer of nature indoors. You?re lucky if you have enough natural light coming in from nearby windows to let that plant thrive, much less an actual view of the outdoors. But what if you could spend your weekdays getting paid to hang out in an actual rainforest set within a glass dome" For hundreds of employees at Amazon?s headquarters in Seattle, that dream is now a reality. The retail giant has just opened “The Spheres,” a new Buckminster Fuller-inspired addition to its $4 billion complex, and it?s full of insane workspaces that will have you combing the company?s job listings online.
Set among Seattle?s sprawl of office towers, these NBBJ-designed globes look like conjoined greenhouses from the outside, and that?s actually not far from the truth. Inside, more than 40,000 plants representing 400 species cover virtually every surface. Stone paths ...
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