Silicon Valley’s Newest
Rooftop Park
Brings Workplace Amenities
To New Heights
DES A+E Completes One of Silicon Valley’s Largest Rooftop Parks
The campus is the 2nd largest
office project under construction in Silicon Valley.
D
ES Architects
+ Engineers
(DES A+E) just
completed the
Moffett Place
High Garden — a
two-acre rooftop park — in the
heart of Silicon Valley. It is one
of the largest elevated parks
ever completed in the region.
Parking Deck to Greenspace
DES A+E designed the High Garden to transform what would
ordinarily be an underutilized
parking deck into a green oasis.
Instead of 250 parking spots,
it has two-acres of greenspace.
The park is one of the central
amenities to the Moffett Place
campus, which was recently
leased to Google in its entirety.
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Covering the top of a two-level
parking structure, the High
Garden is a departure from
typical rooftop gardens in that
it provides recreation opportunities for up to 650 users.
It integrates active uses with
basketball and volleyball courts
for team sports. Passive uses
include a community vegetable
garden and a meditation garden
complete with meandering
rows of bamboo. Whether
playing an afternoon pick-up
game, walking with a co-worker,
or meeting outside amongst
the trees, the design intends for
visitors to use the park.