The tech giant has opened its debut physical location, allowing customers to get up close and personal with the latest Google devices and services.
Opening yesterday, the store is situated in the Chelsea section of Manhattan and is a part of the 1.2 million square foot space that is now the company’s offices in New York City. Featuring an impressive line-up, the site is home to Pixel phones, Nest products, Fitbit wearables and Pixelbooks. A gallery-styled wall displays 35 Nest products in their full range of colours and materials.
In designing the new space, Google and store designer, NYC based architect Reddymade “considered every immersive way people could learn about all the features of our Pixel phones and Nest products, and see how the best of Google’s software and services come to life when using them…,” the company said in a blog post.
The first store by Google is one of fewer than 215 retail spaces in the world to have achieved a LEED Platinum rating – the highest certification possible within the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system. Every element of the store – the materials, building processes, mechanical systems and more – was selected with an eye towards sustainability.
