Amazon is preparing a new and futuristic building. Images of the structure were released via a post on the company’s blog.
John Schoettler, Global Vice President of Real Estate and Facilities at Amazon, explained the details of the project, which was unveiled in 2017.
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The tower, which will be listed as Amazon’s second major headquarters, will be approximately 106 meters high. The project is located in Arlington County, located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.
The building’s name was HQ2. It was also known as ‘The Helix’, due to its architectural shape.
The planes in the images allow us to appreciate the appearance, which resembles a large double helix or a glass mountain. The architectural firm responsible for the project is ZGF Architects and the main contractor company is Clark Construction.
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Schoettler confirmed that construction on the first part of the building started in January of this year. Completion of the project is scheduled for early 2025.
This project has caused controversy since the year it was announced. In 2017, Amazon held some sort of competition to choose the city that would be the building’s headquarters.
Regarding the conditions governing the event, the medium ‘Magnet’ noted that cities should have that “More than a million inhabitants, good infrastructure and communication, a good standard of living (not very high prices), lots of room to grow and tax breaks.
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All power for the new building will be provided by a solar farm in southern Virginia.
It was a race among the country’s largest cities to get the company’s attention. According to the same medium, the mayors of the cities competed with striking ideas.
“In New York, they illuminated their main buildings with Amazon corporate colors. Tucson, Arizona, even sent a giant saguaro (a type of cactus) to the company’s current Seattle headquarters; The Kansas City Mayor has rated more than 1,000 five-star products on Amazon (he sells his city). “Magnet” remarked.
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The truth is, among so many offers and tax breaks for millionaires, Arlington County, Virginia took the top spot.
Schoettler reiterated on the blog the building’s features and the benefits it could have for citizens.
For residents, the presence of the company’s second headquarters would open up 25,000 jobs as well investment of $ 2.5 billion (approximately 8,000 million pesos) over the next decade. In addition, the average salaries are said to be above $ 150,000 (about 5 million pesos).
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An entire underground structure was devised for cars and public transport.
Amazon’s investment aims to encourage a revitalization of the consumption of auxiliary industries, of the housing market, which, according to Schoettler, would lead to economic stability.
The facilities will have an estimated 260,000 square meters spread over three buildings with offices. It will also be surrounded by a huge open space for which the construction of a public park and a commercial space is planned.
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The company’s buildings are notable for being designed to the LEED Platinum standard. For this, all energy for the new building will be sent by a solar park in southern Virginia.
Another special feature is that since then a whole underground construction has been devised for cars and public transport the idea is to keep an upper zone focused on nature and commerce.
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