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Lely Groep office and production hall
As an inventor and manufacturer of robotic dairy equipment and forage harvesters, Lely Industries is a world leading player in the agricultural industry. Its sleek newly headquarters and production facility at Maasluis, near Rotterdam, reflects not only the cutting edge nature of the Lely’s business, but also the landscape in which it sits.
Architect ConsortArchitects Location Maassluis - The Netherlands Company involved Tata Steel Website http://www.colorcoat-online.com -
AV College
Look at one side of the AV College Helsinki and you appear to be studying a pixellated image of ... well, you can’t tell what, and that is a deliberate strategy on the part of the architects. Ark-House Architects, also based in Helsinki, used six different off-the-shelf colours of prepainted metal to create an almost entirely windowless facade that makes reference to the digital techniques that are happening inside this college, dedicated to audiovisual education. The practice’s Pentti Kareoja says that they considered putting in a definite image, such as a face, but decided to leave it abstract – a wise decision. ‘Now people can find their own images,’ said Kareoja.
Architect Ark-House Architects (Pentti Kareoja) Location Helsinki - Finland Company involved Rautaruukki Website http://www.ruukki.com -
Maison Commune Emploi Formation
The Maison Commune Emploi Formation (MCEF) building hosts nine different organisations which provide training and employment services for jobseekers in Rodez, a town in the south of France. A public building, the MCEF has 3,680 square metres of floor space housing offices, meeting rooms, and social spaces. Situated in a neighbourhood just outside the historic centre, the building is surrounded by shops and residential structures from different periods and architectural styles.
Architect Lacombe - De Florinier Location Rodez (France) Company involved Umicore Website www.umicore.com