Buildings in industrial estates are rarely appealing or of high quality.
An industrial wasteland has become the new headquarters of a company that produces screed additives. Through the precise insertion of a new, compact building as a 'space within a space', the existing building's essential elements — access, shell and installations — are used and redefined. The office loft inserted into the existing hall is an honest construction made entirely of solid wood, with no additional superstructures such as insulation, a façade or an installation level. Everything is shown as it is.

The joints of the wooden elements of the approx. 21.5 x 7.25 x 6.25 m monolithic wooden box (with a total usable area of approx. 250 m²) are visibly screwed together, emphasising the structurally simple and 'rough' concept. The existing infrastructure, building fabric and identity are used and reinterpreted in a sustainable way. An air heat pump provides active heating in winter and cooling in summer. The energy requirements of this system are independently covered by a photovoltaic system installed on the hall roof.