Amazon announces plans to build a helical office tower

Virginia. Amazon on Tuesday unveiled plans for the next phase of its Virginia headquarters remodel, featuring a striking 350-foot helix-shaped office tower that can be climbed from the outside like climbing a mountain.

The rotating-top propeller building is the main attraction of the proposal, which also includes several 22-story office buildings in addition to those already under construction in the company’s bid to accommodate 25,000 new workers in the neighborhoods in the coming years from Arlington County across the street. the country’s capital from the Potomac River.

The Seattle-based company blogged that the building was designed to help people connect with nature.

“The natural beauty of a double helix can be seen all over the world, from geometry to our own DNA and the elemental shape of galaxies, weather patterns, pinecones and seashells”the company said. “The helix at our Arlington headquarters will provide a variety of alternative work environments for Amazon employees amid lush landscaping and blooming trees native to the region.”

The sketches show trees and a green area around the outside of the building, which in addition to a propeller also resembles a Christmas tree or a snow cone.

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

The company said it will allow the public to climb the outer part of the mountain on tours over the weekend.

Amazon sees the building itself as an “alternative workspace” for the company as opposed to the more traditional office space in the 22-story buildings that will encircle the helix, which will be slightly higher than the other three buildings.