Phase 1 of the Amazon HQ2 has been completed in Arlington, VA, which includes the newly-created Met Park and rooftop terraces designed by James Corner Field Operations. The park is part of a broader $2.5 billion headquarters featuring buildings by NBBJ and ZGF Architects.

According to the design team, the new Met Park “draws inspiration from the area’s natural context and reinforces the trend reshaping our cities with green infrastructure and pedestrian networks.” Over 50,000 plants and 160 native species are contained in the park, alongside public art commissions by Nekisha Durrett, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, and Aurora Robson.

In addition to the park, over two acres of landscaped roof terraces have been created within the Phase 1 buildings of Amazon’s headquarters, which were designed by ZGF. Features within the rooftop terraces include rocky outcrops, gardens, an urban farm, and “places for gathering and collaboration.”

“Our goal in designing Met Park has been to manifest the values and feedback expressed by the Arlington County Community,” said Sarah Weidner Astheimer of James Corner Field Operations, who led the park’s design. “We look forward to Met Park’s continued growth as a verdant and lush urban refuge — a place for respite, exercise, and play; for social life and cultural expression for years to come.”

You can follow our previous coverage of the wider Amazon HQ2 development here.