Google LLC is looking to build a new campus in San Jose, California dubbed “Midpoint” that will accommodate up to 3,500 staffers, according to a report in CNBC today.

Citing planning documents, CNBC reported that the search giant is also planning a second corporate hub next to Midpoint to house parts of its hardware development operation.

Google’s headquarters is located in Mountain View. The company is working on a second, multibillion-dollar corporate campus in San Jose that is expected to take about a decade to build. Midpoint, as its name suggests, will be located between the two sites.

The campus will reportedly consist of five office buildings connected to one another by a pedestrian bridge. Google is said to have purchased existing offices instead of opting for an entirely new development. There will be green spaces between the five main campus buildings, as well as a “transit hub” with bike parking and a commuter shuttle service.

Google is planning to set up a hardware research and development center in close proximity to Midpoint. The center will consist of three industrial buildings already on the site that the search giant plans to renovate by making “hundreds of updates” to their interior design, according to CNBC. Among the reported updates: the addition of equipment platforms, conveyor belts and a shipping warehouse.

In one of the three industrial buildings, just 20% of the interior space will be dedicated to offices while the remaining 80% is set to be used by Google for manufacturing, storage, distribution and related purposes. The documents indicate that the employees at the facility will work on the search giant’s Nest line of smart home appliances. The term “Google Hardware” is said to be mentioned in the paperwork as well, suggesting that the hardware center may also play a role in developing other products besides Nest devices.

Google is increasingly prioritizing hardware as part of its consumer tech strategy. In May, the search giant announced plans to open its first-ever physical store in New York. The location will offer visitors the ability to shop for devices from Google’s popular Pixel smartphone series and the Nest product line, as well as Pixelbook laptops.

Like Google, other tech giants are also continuously adding more workers and offices to help sustain their revenue growth. Amazon.com Inc. earlier this year announced plans to recruit more than 3,000 additional workers in Boston, an initiative set to double the company’s local workforce. Microsoft Corp., meanwhile, is currently overhauling its Redmond, Washington headquarters as part of a multibillion-dollar modernization project.

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