Bruce Damonte
Confidential High-Tech Campus
A high-performance, mass timber corporate campus that combines extensive renovation, new construction, and advanced sustainability systems to create a highly efficient workplace, research, and amenity-focused environment.
Mountain View, California
Architect: WRNS Studio
Building Size: 640,000 sf
Certifications: Zero Carbon Ready; LEED Platinum certified, LBC Water Petal, + WELL Building Certification Goals
This new Campus included five major elements:
Renovation of existing buildings – 187,000 sf
Addition of new Central Utility Plant – 12,000 sf
Construction of new building – 436,400 sf
Construction of new parking garage – 323,600 sf and 925 stalls
Demolition of existing buildings - Buildings 1, 3, and 4
Spaces in the new Campus include: Employee office spaces, software and hardware labs, amenities such as a conference center, company store, fitness center and a cafeteria. The project was the largest cross laminated timber structure at the time when it was built.
Sustainable features include:
- Heat recovery energy hydronic loop to serve entire campus
- Heat recovery heat pumps to provide heating hot water and chilled water without the use of gas or combustion
- Engineered natural ventilation for economizer and night flush
- Energy recovery mechanical ventilation system
- Blackwater water recycling treatment system
- Radiant slab systems
- Radiant ceiling systems
- VAV systems