Herzog & De Meuron’s “Helvetia” HQ | mirrors and chinese shadows
The whole project consists of 4 new buildings arranged on a pre existing cruciform complex, creating four new courtyards around the headquarters.
The whole project consists of 4 new buildings arranged on a pre existing cruciform complex, creating four new courtyards around the headquarters.
Who bit the orange cube?
The building by Dominique Jakob and Brendan Macfarlane is part of the larger “Confluences” urban planning project to revitalize Lyon’s waterfront.
Giant cylinders of cardboard, timber screens, translucent Japanese paper, springy lanterns and skylights create the puzzle of lights and cylindrical shapes that characterizes the Rabobank HQ.
Tamedia HQ in Zurich >>> Shigeru Ban’s jenga-like building:
Japanese traditional construction, timber joints, sustainability.
A beautiful representation sums up where most of the items on our desks have gone