A white brick loft extension sits on top of the historic body of the house, contrasting beautifully with the red bricks and adorned window frames below. The façade combines an attractive mixture of period and contemporary design. One bathroom wall is replaced by tri-fold doors that open out onto the ground floor courtyard, and wooden stairs are tucked into corners, freeing up floor space on the well-connected levels. These elements, alongside huge windows and painted brick in subtle hues, give the house a light, honest feel. Four mezzanine-style floors create a flow between the spaces in this 330 sq m building, where interior walls are largely absent, making way for curtains and resulting in a highly flexible layout. Retaining the existing four walls and solid metal beam that runs through the centre of the building for support, the team added exposed wooden flooring. The building that became the studio’s Karper project, in Molenbeek, Brussels, had served for years as a factory and office. This, combined with the team’s inclination towards renewable, raw materials, means the resulting works often feel like a creative revival of bygone eras. Hé Architektuur’s projects look primarily at rescuing the remnants of existing buildings. Because the architecture itself must communicate energy, must inspire and promote connections between different voices and cultures,' said De Lucchi. The floor plan of the Novartis Pavilion is inspired by the universal symbolism of the circle, considered a powerful field of psychophysical energy, a sort of sacred area where all physical and spiritual forces are concentrated. 'Future-orientated, innovative, open and optimistic. The art is curated by HEK (House of Electronic Arts) in Basel. Mixing sustainable architecture with visual arts and state of the art technology, the building uses a new generation of organic photovoltaic and a grid of LED lights to screen the works of international artists. It is open to the public - the first of its kind in the Novartis campus - and features a distinctive, zero-energy media façade. Set in Basel, Switzerland, the project, which opened this year, includes a new exhibition, meeting and event centre. Art meets science in the Novartis Pavillon designed by AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi.
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