BIG's spiraling Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet opens in Switzerland
When Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet selected the low-slung, swirling expansion proposal designed by a Bjarke Ingels-led team of collaborators in June 2014, the dreamy renderings looked promising. Now, six years later, the building finally opened at the company's Le Brassus headquarters in the watchmaking Vallée de Joux of Switzerland, and—judging by new Iwan Baan photos—the completed Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet really delivered on its promises. Photo: Iwan Baan. Image courtesy of BIG."Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet is conceived as an oxymoron," declares the architects' project description, describing it as a "landmark that is seamlessly integrated in the local landscape. A contemporary yet timeless architecture that blends with the historical buildings to create an intuitive sequence of spaces—old and new." Photo: Iwan Baan. Image courtesy of BIG. Image courtesy of BIG.The interiors of the coil's outer rings impress with generous amounts of natural light pouring in while op...
When Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet selected the low-slung, swirling expansion proposal designed by a Bjarke Ingels-led team of collaborators in June 2014, the dreamy renderings looked promising. Now, six years later, the building finally opened at the company's Le Brassus headquarters in the watchmaking Vallée de Joux of Switzerland, and—judging by new Iwan Baan photos—the completed Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet really delivered on its promises.
"Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet is conceived as an oxymoron," declares the architects' project description, describing it as a "landmark that is seamlessly integrated in the local landscape. A contemporary yet timeless architecture that blends with the historical buildings to create an intuitive sequence of spaces—old and new."
The interiors of the coil's outer rings impress with generous amounts of natural light pouring in while op...
