Photo orginally from Thomas Mayer.
In Basel, Switzerland, a new workplace is coming together in the heart of the Novartis campus. The 209,896 square foot building is a master plan by Frank Gehry. The basis of this project is to create a workplace that is environmentally responsible. The Fabrikstrasse 15 (I don't think I can pronounce it) is an amazing architectural structure in my opinion. It has "crystalline transparency and intricate sustainable strategies."
Archrecord.construction.com, "Anchored to a load-bearing reinforced-concrete skeleton that sits on a rigid 56-foot-deep basement box, the building's structural steel shell supports an active triple-glazed envelope that is tied to its natural ventilation and lighting systems through a centralized building facility-management system."
I love buildings that use glass and a spherical structure. It makes it eye candy to some of us people that like architecture. The Frabikstrasse 15 uses solar power mostly when the sun is out. When it's not, they convert to electric lighting. As the brilliant sunset starts the building becomes a beautiful orange glow inside the building. (at least that's what I think would happen) In the afternoon the sun is very bright, which makes the inside of the building shine. Air conditioning, in conjuction with the lighting, is also brilliant. In the morning, as the sun is rising, the air is cool and crisp. And although I still can't truly pronounce it, the project is absolutely amazing!
Information and pictures were from archrecord.construction.com
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