Fabrikstrasse 15 by Gehry Partners
Posted: August 1, 2011 Filed under: Architecture, JustArch, Repost | Tags: Architect, Architecture, Architecture Record, Basel, Campus, Design, Fabrikstrasse 15, Frank Gehry, Gehry Partners, Kamran, Linda C. Lentz, Master Planning, Modern, Novartis, Pharma, pharmaceutical, Planning, Switzerland, Urban, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani Leave a commentCompleted in 2009, Frank Gehry’s Fabrikstrasse 15 is an icon on the growing Novartis Basel campus. In the evening its brilliant sculptural form is underscored by layers of light — all on the interior — that gently wash the facade, illuminate the workstations, and glow from within its core.
Basel, Switzerland Breaking the bounds of of Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani’s master plan, Fabrikstrasse 15 by Frank Gehry stands in a surprising juxtaposition to the serene array of rectilinear buildings that dominate the Novartis campus. It is located at the geographic heart of the campus, in full view of the company’s renovated 1939 Forum 1 International Headquarters building, and across the street from a refined stretch of porticoed offices and labs by Adolf Krischanitz, Rafael Moneo, Lampugnani, and Yoshio Taniguchi. The highly visible, independent site gave the architect freedom to exploit his expansive, free-spirited style.
Owner:
Novartis Pharma AG
Architect:
Gehry Partners, LLP
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