en.Wedoany.com Reported - Google has opened its second Engineering Center in São Paulo, Brazil. Located within the Institute for Technological Research (IPT) building at the University of São Paulo (USP), the center features 400 workstations and multiple meeting rooms, focusing on the development of artificial intelligence and digital security technologies. Startups can access shared office space here and interact with other companies, with Google expecting approximately 120 people to use the space weekly.

The complex was renovated from a historic building constructed in 1940, preserving original structures such as stone staircases, windows, and window frames. Sustainable design was integrated into the renovation process, including solar panels, a rainwater harvesting system, and smart sensors—the latter can automatically close windows and activate air conditioning, resulting in manual air conditioning usage accounting for only 30% of the time.

The center houses an Accessibility Discovery Center (ADC), which develops solutions for various types of disabilities. Completed projects include: adapting online games through eye control (suitable for patients with cognitive impairments such as cerebral palsy), controllers operable by foot or head movements, a keyboard that translates sentences into Brazilian Sign Language (Libras), and a device that moves the mouse through head and arm movements.

The building's interior is decorated with multiple tapestries made by female artisans from the Triângulo Mineiro region, originally intended solely for controlling sound dissipation. These colorful artworks are distributed across various rooms, employing different stitching techniques, with some pattern names used as meeting room names.

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