Google Dublin – A thriving new campus boosting the spirit of innovation
Google Ireland opens the doors to its thriving new campus: Four buildings located in the heart of Dublin’s historic docklands district! With over 47’000 m2 of unique office space, the campus represents an amazing workplace for Google’s ever growing sales, marketing, finance and engineering teams , coming from more than 65 countries and speaking over 45 languages.
Masterplanned by the Swiss architecture studio Camenzind Evolution in collaboration with local firm Henry J. Lyons Architects, the campus represents the Google EU Headquarters and serves as the center for sales and finances in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
The tallest of the four campus buildings is the newly constructed 14- storey building “Google Docks” which is also the tallest commercial building in Dublin. Two other buildings – “Gasworks House” and “Gordon House” – have been home for Google already and were completely refitted. The fourth building, 'One Grand Canal' - fondly referrred to as “1GC” - was newly fitted out.
STIMULATING INNER CITY CAMPUS
For the Masterplan the architects had to find a smart solution for the nearly impossible – to create a stimulating and interactive campus within a bustling environment in the midst of the inner city. Apart from innovative office spaces, the Masterplan required the successful organisation of a multitude of additional functions, such as 5 restaurants, 42 micro kitchens and communication hubs, game rooms, fitness center, pool, wellness area s, conference, l earning & development centre, tech s tops, over 400 informal and formal meeting rooms and phone booths, etc.
All these additional functions are part of the holistic work philosophy of Google, encouraging a balanced, healthy work environment and enabling as much interaction and communication between the Googlers as possible. In fact, as empirical researches and studies show, interaction and communication are crucial for creativity and innovation.
In order to achieve these important goals, the locations of all functions were very carefully balanced between the different floors and buildings. In addition, a bridge is planned t o be built to connect “Google Docks”, “Gasworks House“ and “Gordon House” together, encouraging an easy flow between buildings and people.
