

the movement system: The path of movement through the building is one of the most unique aspects of the new headquarters, with a continuous space at the central core that rises dramatically, crossed by stairs and bridges, and naturally lit from above.

The building footprint optimizes use of space and provides highly favorable ratios of useable to gross area. Program elements are located to support and enhance the varied, informal dimension without any compromise to the working environment.
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the social life of the building: The environment throughout the building provides a rich and complex series of spaces to support chance encounters and interaction between all users of the building.Broadly understood, three primary organizing concepts informed the design of the building: The Hypo headquarters embodies broad goals for the typology of the progressive office building. The other advantages of the narrow floorplate include ample access to natural daylight and the benefits of crossventilation through operable windows. building width - an exceptionally narrow floorplate, which still allows for a very efficient space planning layout. The unique form of the building relies upon the adherence to a 14 m. The new Hypo headquarters has been designed to reflect intelligent planning and efficiency from the outset, to achieve effective utilization of the floor area and the integration of critical engineering parameters and performance objectives. In its overall architectural disposition, the pool simultaneously engages the neighborhood and public park to the south, as well as reaching back towards the Hypo headquarters in a strong diagonal gesture.

At the southernmost location, the pool and fitness center form an integrated complex of buildings and outdoor spaces. Various other program elements occupy the entire western edge of the site.
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Various components of the banking facility are arrayed about the base of the building:Ī long sweeping low mass containing the secure archive wraps the surface parking lot to the east, while the auditorium and branch bank are located in order to establish a clear, legible, and secure public entry to the Hypo headquarters. Occupying the extreme northeastern parcel of the 26-acre site, the bank building rises seven stories, an iconic landmark anchor for the site, highly visible and instantly recognizable from each approach. The centerpiece of the compositional strategy is the Hypo bank headquarters, located adjacent to the Tangenziale di Udine and immediately to the west of the autostrada. The overall effect is a wholly new precinct for Tavagnacco - one that fulfills the functional and symbolic requirements of the Hypo bank while serving the nearby neighborhood with a series of public amenities. Each of these individual parts is carefully organized around an elongated driveway, knitting together the disparate corners of the site. The result is a richly developed series of spaces and building elements.įollowing the dictates of the program, the site is configured as an interwoven series of building components. In this dialectical relationship between the specific architectural language of the project and the local landscape, each element informs, transforms, and adjusts the total composition. Located at the northern edge of Udine, in the town of Tavagnacco, the new headquarters for Hypo-Alpe-Adria Italy has developed as a dynamic and nuanced response to program and site.
