Samsung America Headquarters
Silicon Valley tech headquarters are typically removed from the street and defined by extensive security and surface parking lots. Samsung’s campus—which abides by urban guidelines developed by the city of San Jose that call for densification, active streetscapes and environmental stewardship—moves the building close to the street edge and invites the community in with an open, welcoming design.
Inspired by the connectivity that Samsung’s products are meant to encourage, the company’s American headquarters seeks to maximize communication and attract and retain the best and brightest talent in Silicon Valley through its energy-efficient design and amenities that include courtyards, fitness facilities, artwork and cafes, some of which are open to the public.
Features
Flexible floor plates provide optimal area for bringing large teams together while still providing the right scale office environment for focused work, breakout areas increase collaboration and interaction, and materials are simple and clean, allowing people to customize their own space within a quiet, modern design backdrop.
Project Details
Client Name
Samsung
Square Footage
1,100,00 SF
Program
Offices, research facility, clean room, data center, fitness spaces, cafeteria, retail, gardens
Services
Architecture, interior design, workplace strategy, landscape, environmental graphic design
Phase
Completed
Sustainability
Tracking LEED Silver
Client Name
Samsung
Square Footage
1,100,00 SF
Program
Offices, research facility, clean room, data center, fitness spaces, cafeteria, retail, gardens
Services
Architecture, interior design, workplace strategy, landscape, environmental graphic design
Phase
Completed
Sustainability
Tracking LEED Silver
AIA Los Angeles, Award of Merit
American Institute of Steel Construction, Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2)
AIA Los Angeles, Award of Merit
American Institute of Steel Construction, Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2)
Bloomberg, “Samsung Moving Onto Apple's, Google's Block”
Harvard Business Review, “Workspaces that Move People”
NPR, “Check Out These Futuristic Tech Company Headquarters”
Wall Street Journal, ““Inside Samsung’s $300 Million Open-Air Office of the Future”
Wired, “Architects Invent the Future of Work”
Bloomberg, “Samsung Moving Onto Apple's, Google's Block”
Harvard Business Review, “Workspaces that Move People”
NPR, “Check Out These Futuristic Tech Company Headquarters”
Wall Street Journal, ““Inside Samsung’s $300 Million Open-Air Office of the Future”
Wired, “Architects Invent the Future of Work”
