? What do 7,700 pieces of #MassTimber...
Have in common with watches and Shigeru Ban Architects?!
?? The new Swatch Headquarters!
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?? After a construction period of almost 5 years, Swatch Ltd. opened in Biel, Switzerland – one of the world’s largest #timber structures, designed by the Japanese star architect Shigeru Ban.
?? The double-curved structure extends over a total length of 787 ft (240 m) and a width of 115 ft (35 m).?A timber grid shell construction forms the basic structure of the large-area fa?ade, which, at its highest point, measures 89 ft (27 m).
?? 269,000 sq ft (25,000 sq m) of floor space is spread over 5 floors for all departments of Swatch International and Swatch Switzerland.
?? The entirely glazed entrance lobby offers a sense of transparency, openness, and lightness. 2 glass elevators take employees and visitors to the upper floors and to the glass pedestrian bridge on the 3rd floor.
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Mass Timber Group | Nic Wilson | Brady Potts