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Striking Biosphere Greenhouses for Amazon's Seattle HQ

NBBJ设计事务所2012年秋天公布了亚马逊的西雅图总部设计，但最近他们决定在心脏地带新增三个引人注目的生态温室。这个玻璃温室仅供员工办公使用，内有来自世界各地的植物。设计目的是创造一个公园般的新鲜的办公空间。
亚马逊的这个西雅图新厂区位于南湖联盟和核心商业区之间的Denny三角地区，有三座37层的高楼、室外开放空间、公园、绿色屋顶和公共艺术装置等。原本厂区的中心是一个公园和覆盖着绿植屋顶的低矮建筑，却显得有些不伦不类。在NBBJ设计时，所有建筑被重新打乱排列，并增加了三个大型温室。这些圆球状温室，最大的直径可达39米，最小的约24米。内部有工作场所、餐饮区、会议室、休息室和零售店等等。植物区有各种各样的植物，包括高海拔地区的野生树种（最适生长温度约20摄氏度）。高透明的刚和玻璃结构有助于室内采光和空气流通。NBBJ的这个项目满足了绿色建筑最高认证（LEED Gold）的要求，最大限度地减小能源消耗。这个透明建筑成为了周边地区新的景观点，同时避免产生过多的阴影。
《西雅图时报》报导说，亚马逊公司和NBBJ这周将会与城市设计审查委员会商讨这个方案。虽然这个方案确实比旧址现状改进不少，但各方面还是对此褒贬不一。亚马逊公司希望这个项目可以在2016年完工。
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NBBJ unveiled plans for Amazon's Seattle Headquarters back in the fall of 2012 - but they just announced plans to add three striking biospheres to the heart of the 3-block downtown campus. Intended for employees only， the glass spheres will be filled with plants from around the world. The goal is to create a working environment that is more park-like and exciting than a typical 'vanilla' office space.
Amazon’s new Seattle campus will revamp three blocks in the Denny Triangle area in between South Lake Union and the commercial core. The plan calls for three 37-story towers complemented with lower volumes， open space， parks， green roofs and art installations. Originally， the heart of the campus contained a public park and a low rectangular volume， which was rather nondescript in design – although it did have a green roof. NBBJ is shaking things up a bit with their more striking plan to add three biospheres to the project. The largest dome will be 130 ft in diameter and the smallest about 80 feet in diameter. Inside， the spherical volumes will hold a variety of workplaces， dining areas， meeting rooms， lounges and public retail spaces on either end. The botanical zones will feature a range of plants， including mature trees from high-elevation climates that prefer temperatures between 68 and 72 degrees. The highly transparent steel and glass structures would be filled with daylight and fresh air. NBBJ will design the structures to meet LEED Gold certification， which will help minimize energy use. The spheres will be located in an improved public park that enhances the streetscape and reduces impact from shade and shadows.
According to the Seattle Times， Amazon and NBBJ met with the city design review board this week to share the new plans. The plans were met with mixed reviews， although the consensus is that the biosphere plan is better than the old design. Amazon hopes to finish the project by 2016.

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