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La Defense Offices

This is a project by UNStudio and it is located at Almere, Netherlands. Project's program: Offices. There are six images for La Defense Offices.

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Project details

Project name: La Defense Offices
Location: Almere, Netherlands
Program: Offices
Area: Building Area: 23,000 m2 offices, 15,000 m2 parking
Year: Completion: 2004
Client: Eurocommerce
Project by: UNStudio
Team: Project Team: Ben van Berkel, Marco Hemmerling, Martin Kuitert, Henri Snel, Gianni Cito, Olaf Gisper, Yuri Werner, Marco van Helden, Eric Kauffman, Katrin Meyer, Tanja Koch, Igor Kebel, Marcel Buis, Ron Roos, Boudewijn Rosman, Stella Vesselinova

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Designer's statement

La Defense office complex is well integrated with the larger urban plan. Both its height and the entrances into the inner courtyards tie in with the larger site.

The exterior façade reflects the larger urban condition, while the interior façades of the courtyards have been designed with the office tenants in mind.

These façades are clad with glass panels in which a multi-colored foil is integrated and, depending on the time of day and the angle of incidence, a variety of different colours are reflected, animating the courtyards.