Actelion Business Center

This office building for a biotechnology company is made of long, beam-like volumes stacked on top of one another in different directions, like a loose pile of rods.

Each beam holds a band of offices with glazing on all sides, and the gaps between them open terraces, overhangs and views through the building. Seen from the street, the crossing volumes cantilever far out over the entrance and the surrounding ground, and the structure becomes part of the image.