Danone
The Grace of the Grid
Wrapped in a continuous grid facade, our elegant, transparent HQ for Danone harmonizes with its green surroundings while embodying an innovative vision of wellness at work. It is also part of something bigger: namely, the refined health- and sustainability-driven ensemble it forms together with its Asics counterpart.
Ahead of the curve
Ahead of the curve
The location on a landscaped campus inspired us to create a transparent building. We took a simple, rectangular volume as the basis for a clean, geometric design, animated by a strong structural grid precisely executed in terrazzo tiles and glass. Organically rounded corners soften the hard edges and further integrate the building into the natural setting, while the rhythm of the facade grid is echoed in the other campus building, the Asics HQ.
Patterns of shadow and light
A sociable heart
A sociable heart
We organized the interior around a bright, spacious atrium next to the garden, with an inviting sculptural staircase to the southwest. Large steps mean our stairs can function as spaces for meetings, breaks, and even presentations and lectures. The glass roof, together with the transparent facade, ensures natural light all the way to the ground floor and allows a 20-meter-high, plant-covered vertical garden to flourish happily.
Ground Floor
Office Floor
Wellness at work
Danone's motto, One Planet. One Health, inspired us to design the perfect working environment for a company that has made sustainability and health its core values.’
