TRANS is the latest architect to create an impressive looking factory. Trusses made from steel and wood support ceilings lined with timber that lend the interior a warm and comfortable feel. The building was constructed using standardised, prefabricated elements, including concrete columns and cross-laminated-timber panels that enhance its industrial character. The new building also reorganises the site around a central loading and unloading area, ensuring that the logistical operations, which are central to the organisation's work, are on display instead of being hidden away. "That is why the 'terraced house typology' was chosen as a reference for the intervention." "An important ambition was to make the industrial expansion acceptable in a residential area," explained TRANS in a project statement. Its long, street-facing elevation is separated into bays with a width of five metres that approximately echo the proportions of its residential neighbours. The roof form references the traditional shape of the tiled roofs on the surrounding houses, but with corrugated metal used to reflect the building's industrial use. The new factory's design seeks to complement its setting in an area predominantly containing terraced homes.Īt the entrance to the loading area, a gabled form is repeated three times to create a roof over the first-floor office spaces, with space for vehicles to enter underneath.
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