See Stunning Pictures Of Amazon's ₦440bn Office Owned by Jeff Bezos, The Richest Man in The World
After seven years of planning and construction, Amazon finally cut the ribbon on the Spheres, which are designed to not only give employees an opportunity to relax (briefly) on the job but also reinforce the company's image as an innovative, think-outside-the-box corporation.
Jeff Bezos unveils the firm's new 'mini-rainforest' campus in Seattle where employees will be surrounded by waterfalls and 40,000 plants.
Amazon has finally opened the doors on its new 'rainforest' campus in Seattle that is, with a little help from Alexa.
At an unveiling event, CEO Jeff Bezos took to the podium to introduce the firm's new office space, confined within three massive plant-lined glass domes dubbed The Spheres.
The inside of the spheres will even feel like a rainforest.
The climate will be controlled.
The air temperature will be held at a constant 72 degrees while the humidity will be 60 percent.
In some locations, the climate will vary, with temperatures that either rise or drop by as much as five degrees.
There is even a ventilation system that simulates an outdoor breeze.
Ventilation ducts pump in fresh air for the benefit of a five-story wall of plants.
At the highest point of the spheres, workers and visitors can lounge in a hangout spot.
There is also a meeting place for employees known as 'the bird's nest,' which looks more like a wooden treehouse suspended 30 feet in the air.
The staff members who will work there will have the luxury of admiring more than 40,000 plants from 400 different species from the company's Woodinville greenhouse
The firm is hoping the design will give employees more opportunity to reflect and have 'chance encounters' that could inspire new projects
Jeff Bezos in his office in 1999 and 2018.
There is also a meeting place for employees known as 'the bird's nest,' which looks more like a wooden treehouse suspended 30 feet in the air.
For the employees working inside, the company built a suspension bridge allowing them a view of the large tree.
At the highest point of the spheres, workers and visitors can lounge in a hangout spot.
This structure is about thinking big and thinking long term,' said John Schoettler, the head of Amazon's global real estate division.
Amazon's construction of the spheres generated 600 full-time jobs, ranging from design to actual building.
Water mists from a wall of plants inside the spheres.
The new Amazon Spheres are seen from the lower level entrance.
People tour the new Amazon Spheres.
The Spheres, made up of 2,643 glass panels, house over 40,000 plants from 400 species.
People work on the second floor of the new Amazon Spheres.
The Amazon Spheres are seen from Lenora Street
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