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Vitra’s Chairman Rolf Fehlbaum and renowned architect Jacques Herzog discuss the idea of a “pile of houses”, the abstraction of colour and the importance of a rain drop with Abitare’s editors Stefano Boeri, Anniina Koivu and Giovanna Silva.
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The search for good industrial architecture (the whole world over, in fact) seems much like a desperate attempt to find a needle in a haystack. No matter to which corner of the republic one goes in search of a good example, in almost every industrial or commercial area you are bombarded with the unimaginative juxtaposition of standardised system halls, constructed from composite panels or massive prefabricated elements. The facades of these production buildings and warehouses, with their added office sections, either come across as monotonous and boring or excessively loud and jarring.
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The desire to experiment has produced an extraordinary collection of “signature architecture”: the Vitra campus in Weil am Rhein. The dynamic edifices, which transcend cultural and stylistic boundaries, are metaphors for a world in upheaval. The architecture is in motion, though, as with the world, one is not sure in which direction.
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What does a company require of its workspaces? And what do employees require of their workspaces? Interior designer Sevil Peach sheds light on spatial solutions for today’s office.
