Relation to Topic

The Nucleus Hyperloop campus is a fantastic example of a well designed campus dedicated to solve or research a specific issue, and it will provide a great study for the programmatic features of a well-designed campus. Besides just being relevant programmatically, it relevant in terms of its sustainability, and its morphology since it was designed with parametric methods.

Site & Context

“The symbiosis between the rough landscape and the iconic technology, helpsTheHyperloopDesertCampusfinditsformThebuildingwasdesigned to seamlessly rise from the desert ground of Nevada; evolving above ground around four main courtyards; elegantly stretching connected spaces of four main programmatic units and two symmetric public and private spheres. The four courtyards introduce water elements in the desertedlandscapeofNevada;itattractsgreeneryanditiscircumscribed by tall palm-trees - they represent four unique Oasis - which are the main drive of the Hyperloop Campus,” (Ibrahim, 2021).

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7.4 - Case Study 4: Office Building / Semaphore: Soprema HQ

7.4

Office Building / Semaphore: Soprema HQ

Architect: Vincent Callebaut Architectures

Location: Stratsbourg, France

Function: Company Headquarters

Year: 2019

Status: Design Proposal

Area: 8,225 sqm

Project Brief

In a design proposal for Soprema’s new company headquarters in Strasbourg, France, Vincent Callebaut Architectures envisions an 8,225 square-meter ecological utopia. The building, called Semaphore, is described in the program as a “green flex office for nomad co-workers” and is dedicated to urban agriculture and employee well-being.