NBBJ Unveils Samsung’s New Garden-Filled San Jose Campus That Could Rival Them All

There's a new kid on the block and its name is <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/samsung/">Samsung</a>. Well, Samsung certainly isn't new, but the electronics giant is building a brand new $300-million campus in San Jose that is could rival the new campuses for <a href="http://inhabitat.com/facebook-commissions-frank-gehry-to-design-new-green-menlo-park-campus/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/apple-reveals-building-plan-for-amazing-cupertino-campus-with-over-5mw-solar-roof/" target="_blank">Apple</a> and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/google-unveils-plans-for-enormous-green-roofed-expansion-in-california/" target="_blank">Google</a>, which are all in the works in Silicon Valley. Designed by <a href="http://www.nbbj.com/">NBBJ</a>, the new Samsung Campus will include two office towers and new research facilities, plus lots of amenities for employees. Energy efficient design with a heavy focus on the building envelope, an open-air concept and gardens on every floor are a few of the strategies unveiled so far. The battle in our minds isn't who makes the best technology, but who has the greenest campus. Let the battle begin!

<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/18/business/la-fi-samsung-silicon-valley-20130218/2" target="_blank">Samsung's new campus</a> will expand about their existing US reach and set them on a more level playing field with the rest of the tech companies with headquarters in Silicon Valley.

The San Jose campus will include two 10-story towers, research facilities, a clean room, data center, basketball and sports courts, and cafes. To encourage collaboration and employee interaction, the design features many "team collaboration" zones throughout. I

In total the project will reach 1.1 million square feet and provide <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/18/business/la-fi-samsung-silicon-valley-20130218/2" target="_blank">2,500 high-skill, high wage jobs</a>.

<a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/NBBJ" target="_blank">NBBJ's</a> open air design features outdoor walkways and corridors that lend the building a feeling of being in a vertical park. Gardens are on practically every floor and connect the office spaces to the atriums and dining facilities.

Besides being infused with plants and flowers, the project will place a strong focus on energy efficiency. So far NBBJ and Samsung have revealed that the exterior will be clad in white metal and clear glass optimized to reduce solar heat gain and fill the offices with natural daylighting.

Work is expected to begin on the campus in July 2013 and completed sometime in the middle of 2015.