Luxembourg
Located in a new office quarter on the main auto route between the airport and Luxembourg’s historic urban center, this prestigious office complex comprises a cylindrical volume and an office slab elevated on a podium. Unlike the adjacent office buildings, which have been built mainly to occupy the entire block within the new urban grid, this structure encloses an open civic space. Within this space, the cylinder, which houses the main reception area and executive offices, announces the presence of the bank. A planted formal court with an ornamental pool both defines the surface of the podium and reflects the cylindrical wall screening the entry. Pedestrians access the bank via a gently sloped ramp over the pool.
The L-shaped office block parallels the rue Alphonse Weicker. The southeast end of this slab, adjacent to the cylinder, is devoted to bank functions that occupy the full height of the four-story atrium. At the opposite end, an independent podium entry and elevator core afford access to rental space above. The offices were planned as modules to provide a high degree of flexibility yet afford individuality to each space through proportional variation and window treatments.
The internal perimeter of the L-shaped office wing and the end walls are clad in dark gray stone, while its external face is modulated by brises soleils in enameled-metal paneling. The double-square geometry determining the rhythmic proportion of the plan also controls the organization of the plaza. Within this space, a monumental sculpture by Frank Stella reinforces the entry sequence.
该建筑位于卢森堡的新办公区，整个建筑群分为一个圆柱体和一个悬挂在基座上的办公楼板块。与相邻的建筑不同的是，该建筑围合了一个开放的市民空间。圆柱体内设有主接待区和高管办公室，宣告了该银行的存在。一个种植了草坪和装饰性池塘的正式庭院定义了基座的表面，并反映了屏蔽入口的圆柱体的墙壁。行人通过越过池塘的缓坡坡道进入银行。办公楼板块沿着鲁·阿尔方斯·韦克尔街呈L形，靠近圆柱体的东南端被用于银行功能，占据了四层高的中庭。在相反的一端，一个独立的基座入口和电梯核心提供了通往租赁空间的通道。办公室的平面规划为模块化，提供了高度的灵活性，同时通过窗户和比例变化实现了每个空间的个性化。L形办公楼翼的内部边缘和末端墙壁铺设了深灰色石材，而其外部面则由珐琅金属面板的阳光控制系统调节。决定平面节奏比例的双方形几何形状也控制了广场的组织。在这个空间内，弗兰克·斯特拉雕塑强化了入口序列。