REPORT Autumn 2010 Museum Extension Subtle dialogue by :mlzd Focus The versatility of colour and form COCA-COLA HEADQUARTERS A building with a captivating twist Magazine by Reynaers Aluminium for architects and investors #7

#7 Although sight is not the only sense, which we use to perceive architecture – we can also use our senses of touch, smell and hearing to detect three-dimensional space – what we see with our eyes does have the most impact on our reaction to the built environment. There are few aspects of a building or city which can trigger such a strong emotional response as do colour and shape. Colours and shapes create specific moods and affect one’s state of mind. Colours can make you cheerful or depressed, tranquil or nervous. Colours can be felt as being warm or cold, relaxed or agitated, and they can...

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in this issue FOCUS project s innovat ions references 12 museum extension, bern Subtle dialogue through shape and colour 4 Colour and form Essential means for giving shape to the built environment 20 coca-cola headquarters, madrid A solid, yet unique, office building 26 sofia airport centre, sofia An environmentally friendly concept and stylish design 32 centre of life sciences, groningen Archway in the landscape – a combination of technology and nature 54 Recent innovations and optimisations 58 An overview of recent projects that Reynaers has contributed to 40 office building, dublin A sharp...

4 focus colour and form Colour and form. There is more than these two concepts in the life of an architect, but they are essential means for giving shape to the built environment. Text: Hans Ibelings

5 At the centre of the world’s first Ferrari theme park, located on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, is the iconic, Ferrari red roof of the world’s largest indoor park, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, designed by Benoy Architects, Abu Dhabi. Its shape is directly inspired by the classic double curve of the Ferrari body shell, ultimately resulting in an architecture that presents the language, values and passion of the Ferrari brand itself.

‘The masterly, correct and magnificent play of masses brought together in light.’ This is how Le Corbusier defined architecture in 1923. Though countless other aspects also play important roles, this definition perfectly conveys the essentials of architecture: form and colour, which is made possible by light. Architecture may be the art of making space, as the Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld has commented, but form and colour are noticed first, and only then does one notice space. In looking at contemporary architecture, one is struck by a remarkable profusion of form and colour. Computer technology...

8 FOCUS The unusual climate-sensitive façade of the Breath building in Milan metaphorically mirrors the product the client company sells: clad in gold, copper and bronze-coloured steel plates punched with micro-holes, it is just like the famous breathing sole of the Geox shoe brand. Reynaers provided the system underlying the coloured skin. Special profile for floating vent 4

the forms which the architect has in mind are often a combination or recombination of forms occurring in reality walkway has a bespoke sunscreen solution, also developed by Reynaers. These kinds of tailor-made solutions are uncommon, because very often it is possible to make relatively small adjustments to one of the existing Reynaers systems, which are flexible and versatile in a variety of situations. INSPIRA TION Since the computer has emerged as the primary designing tool, a new repertoire of forms has developed in architecture. The multiplicity of forms in contemporary architecture is a...

Milan, for which Reynaers provided the system lying underneath the coloured skin. The unusual climate-sensitive façade is the architectural equivalent of the breathing sole of the Geox shoe brand. There seems to be an unwritten and implicit rule in the architectonic use of colour: the more public a building or location is, the more intense the colours are. In environments where most people remain for a relatively short time, stronger colours are more often used than in environments where people spend long periods. A common room is often more colourful than an office. The tendency to give colour...

12 SUBTLE DIALOGUE THROUGH SHAPE AND COLOUR Bern, Switzerland Text: Nora Kempkens Photography: Alexander Gempeler project museum extension

With the ‘Kubus/Titan’ project, the Swiss architecture bureau ‘:mlzd’ has succeeded in solving the longrunning space problem at the Historisches Museum Bern and at the same time has made a contribution to urban development. Designed by the architect André Lambert, a multipartite castle-like building was constructed in 1894, prominently located at the head of the Kirchenfeld Bridge. Originally conceived as the national museum, the design was built in a reduced form as the Historische Museum Bern after Zurich was selected as the location for the Swiss National Museum. Slightly raised on an artificial...