My friend Kevin Driscoll from Seattle dropped in for a few days after his summer architecture program in Switzerland. He rode for about three weeks on his bicycle through Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium and finally to Denmark. Impressive man! I showed Kevin a few highlights including this building which I pass on the daily commute.
The CBS building was designed by Lundgaard+Tranberg, the same Danish architects that did the new excellent playhouse. The facade has mechanical shades that can be moved with the touch of a button on the inside--there are two shades to a button. I know this, because of course we had to play with them. The atrium space is just fantastic, with beautiful light, and plenty of stone steps which also act as benches, not to mention the futuristic tube elevators and the incredibly thin-sections on the spiral stair. (pre-cast concrete) Why are there so many spiral stairs in Scandinavia and so few in the U.S.? Anyone?
Link to the Lundgaard+Tranberg site here.
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