Jun 2, 2015 11:41 AM

Gallery: Google Stakes Out a New Site for Its Wild, Membranous HQ

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Google recently submitted a project proposal to construct one of its translucent tent buildings on a plot of land called Charleston East.
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The original plan called for four buildings to be designed by architecture firms BIG and Thomas Heatherwick.

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This is after the company was unable to procure the four plots of land it had asked for in its original plan.
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The architects' vision was to build glass canopied structures, inside of which modular workspaces could be adjusted to Google's future needs.

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Google's original plan called for restoration of waterways and reuse of parking lots for green space.
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It's unclear how much of Google's original plan will be incorporated into its new proposal.

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The plan was also a way to incorporate the community into the campus.
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An interior rending of one of Google's buildings.

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