The brief was for a flexible and transparent building offering space for innovative office concepts with flexible use of laboratories. The design is based on a highly compact building. Daylight enters through the glass facades and the patios in the building. These enclosed spaces house plants and trees from the Plant Knowledge Unit.
Various routes lead through and around the patios at different levels, creating a three-dimensional ensemble of work and laboratory spaces. The simple geometry of the glass and timber column facade changes with the seasons as the need for blocking the sun's heat and light fluctuates.
