Business Centers

Huaxin Business Center

This office complex is mainly defined by the six pre-existent trees on the site. The architects aimed to be in harmony with nature and respect it. To do so, they elevated the buildings and embraced the trees, creating fills and voids surrounding them so that they could be a part of the design. The structures are connected by bridges, also to protect nature. The screens protecting the project from heat and sunlight are inspired by the way tree branches twist and weave to create shadow.

New building Drehmo Wenden

The shape of this concrete building, house to the electromechanical actuator producing company DREHMO, responds to its terrain's irregular topography, which is a result of the constant earth movements it sustained in the past; the roof follows the slope created by the project's height differences.

Quattro Corti Business Center

Built over a surface of 53,819.55 square ft and with a usable space of 252,951.89 square ft, this building was projected as an attempt to revitalize the heart of the city of St. Petersburg. The architects took inspiration from Russia's history of architecture, including nods to Hall of Mirrors in the Great Palace of Peterhof on its facade. The name of the office complex comes from the four courtyards included into the project to provide it with natural light sources; the colors of the four courtyard's glassed facades (green, gold, blue, red) come from the colors found in surrounding historical buildings; the architects played with the reflective surfaces of the facade, angling them to create a kaleidoscopic effect as the sun changes places throughout the day.

Sonnesgade 11

This building is the reflexion of the evolution of the city of Aarhus, as some of its old industrial districts transition into busy and trendy cultural areas; such is the case of the Godsbanen, the district in which this office complex is located.

The architects sought to rethink the use of old industrial materials such as concrete, steel and glass, and make it into a contemporary design fit for the district's new role; to bring contrast to these harsh materials, they used wood for the doors and customized furniture as a visual softener.

S2OSB Headquarters & Conference Hall

The aim of this building is to make people think differently by means of a design unusual in the area; they wanted to make people wonder how the building was made, what went behind it, its story.

The facade is what makes people ask themselves these questions, as it's the first thing they see; the architects concocted a screen design made of folded metal composed of solid and perforated panels that let in light or shade depending on the time of the day, and let the passersby take a glimpse of what's going on inside of the building.

The Edge

This building located in the financial district of Amsterdam is home to Deloitte's headquarters and was deemed one of the greenest and smartest office buildings in the world; one of its most noteworthy feature is the integration of UX (user experience) design, which allows the building, for instance, to tweak environmental comfort parameters such as temperature and light depending on the user influx of a specific area of the building.

Other green features include the void in the atrium which acts as a natural ventilation aid, the glass facade and roofing provide the work areas with natural light optimizing the office ambience, its solar power use and its energy harvesting from workout stations.