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architecture [Built work -2000m2] Eureka DIY Headquarters
The client required each department of the company to be separate and clearly defined and has an unusual predisposition for the hexagon shape. Perhaps this is because they have been packing nuts for the last 20 years! Industrial buildings are driven by three unwavering principles:
Every decision in detail has a multiplied reality in cost. This requires high levels of attention to structural detail resolution that demands an open and engaged dialogue between structural engineer and architect. Affectionately called the ‘nut house’, the buildings consist of a series of hexagonal pods that surround three sides of the factory, and closing the fourth with a grove of established oak trees, which the buildings were designed around. The hexagon provides 30% more façade, meaning that each staff member has an openable window, making for a pleasant office environment. The pods are linked by a glazed passageway giving great views onto the treed courtyard and indigenous parkland that replaced the original industrial wasteland. Visit the Eureka DIY website |
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