Adaptable offices

Dit kantoorgebouw staat in een typische kantoor- en bedrijvenverkaveling met de gekende eerder banale contextuele randvoorwaarden. Gezien het programma, zijnde een nieuw kantoorgebouw met ondergrondse parking, een te renoveren magazijn en een tussenliggend parkeerveld is een zo efficient mogelijke planlayout ontworpen. Binnen deze layout is ervoor gezorgd zoveel als mogelijk oppervlakte te vergroenen. Een transparante en tweede zonnewerende gevelschil markeert de entree en de eerste 2 bouwlagen van het kantoor. ©Stijn Bollaert ©Stijn Bollaert De openschuivende zonneluiken op de 2 bovenste verdiepingen zorgen voor een regelmatig wisselende expressie. De kantoorplateaus zijn generiek ontworpen en kunnen verschillende kant... Meer

An environmentally responsible office project, focused on recycling and reusing both space and materials.  Developed inside a former textile factory from the first half of the twentieth century, Oficinas Leonali seeks to revive a disused space by giving another essence to the place. Caption The project takes advantage of and rescues the original structure of the factory, adapting the building to create a new use and atmosphere within the space. Inside the factory, a free floor plan is created, which is used to generate the project with the least number of dividing walls to separate the spaces. Each space has windows to allow permeability and integration of all spaces. Caption Oficinas Leonali pays attention and care to pro... Meer

This intervention is based on the pre-existence of a building on the plot and, taking partial advantage of its structure and foundations, generates a large platform on which a new, more efficient, representative and functional building rests. The demolition of the upper section of the original building allows for unconstrained growth from the first floor up, generating a reception area as a loggia with a large porticoed area. On this base plinth, five floors are added with peripheral work areas and a central core with a new distribution of services and vertical circulation. On both sides of the core, two courtyards provide additional lighting in work areas. ... Meer

"This project has been created with open books, has kept the time schedule and worked with sustainability, digitization, and architecture in a successful and inspiring way. Everyone on this team has shown professionalism, courage and responsibility. Everyone has worked so hard, and now the team has won the Building of the Year Award."The judges motivation for rewarding B310 the prize as Building of The Year 2019. Architecture of the research building Niels Nygaard Building B310 at Technical University Denmark (DTU) provides DTU Energy, DTU Physics and DTU 3D Imagining Center with new facilities and creates a space for interdisciplinary collaboration. The six story high building includes custom designed research facilities and generic... Meer