Amazon reveals plans to build propeller-shaped office tower

Virginia. Amazon unveiled plans Tuesday for the next phase of the remodeling of its headquarters in Virginia, with a distinctive 350-foot-tall propeller-shaped office tower, which can be climbed from the outside as if you climbed a mountain.

The rotating helix building is the main attraction of the proposal which also includes several 22-storey office buildings, in addition to those already being built in the company’s attempt to make room for 25,000 employees. new in the coming years in the neighborhoods of Arlington County on the other side of the country capital facing the Potomac River.

The Seattle-based company said on a blog that the building is designed to help people connect with nature.

“The natural beauty of a double helix can be seen all over our world, from geometry to our own DNA and the elemental shape of galaxies, climate patterns, pineapples and sea shells”, Said the company. “The propeller at our Arlington headquarters will offer a variety of alternative work environments to Amazon employees amidst lush gardens and flowering trees native to the region.”

The sketches show trees and a green area surrounding the exterior of the building, which in addition to a helix also looks like a Christmas tree or a snow cone.

Other less flattering comments on social media also compared it to the excrement emoticon.

The company noted that it will allow the public to climb the outside of the mountain over the weekend on guided tours.

Amazon considers the building itself an “alternative workspace” for the company in contrast to the more traditional office space in the 22-story buildings that will surround the propeller, which will be slightly taller than the others. three buildings.