PRESTON OFFICE

PRESTON, 2007

Preston Eye is the result of a competition with a remarkable brief. The client is spending a generous amount of money in order to acquire the best office building in Northern England, and the best working conditions for its employees.
Although the brief suggests a 4 story building with a logistics core at its centre, we designed an office layout with two levels and an open air garden court. All employees enjoy natural daylight, fresh air and views to the outside. The curved, double skin glass façade is esthetically stunning for its simplicity, its play of transparency and reflections. The Preston Eye combines the advantages of an intimate small scale office (concentrating, thinking, reflecting), with the qualities of a larger open plan office (social interaction, improved communication, sharing of information). Shortlisted.