PRESTON OFFICE
PRESTON, 2007
Preston Eye is the result of a competition with a remarkable brief. The client is spending a generous amount of money in order to acquire the best office building in Northern England, and the best working conditions for its employees.
Although the brief suggests a 4 story building with a logistics core at its centre, we designed an office layout with two levels and an open air garden court. All employees enjoy natural daylight, fresh air and views to the outside. The curved, double skin glass façade is esthetically stunning for its simplicity, its play of transparency and reflections. The Preston Eye combines the advantages of an intimate small scale office (concentrating, thinking, reflecting), with the qualities of a larger open plan office (social interaction, improved communication, sharing of information). Shortlisted.
Credits:
program :40'000 ft2 office space
client :private investor
country:United Kingdom
city:Preston
site area:3300 m2
total floor space :4'000 ft2
partner in charge:
Rients Dijkstra, Hiroki Matsuura
team
Artur Borejszo , Eun Kyung Lee, Rene Sangers, Arjan Scheer, Harm te Velde, Franziska Wien
awards
shortlisted for second round.....more at MAXWAN
