OMA's latest office building for Axel Springer intersects a series of terraced floors
Axel Springer, Europe's largest publishing house, has opened its newest building, designed by OMA, on the campus of its existing headquarters in Berlin. The new structure is bisected by a diagonal atrium that opens up to the existing Axel Springer buildings, creating a series of terraced floors that form a "valley" to focalize an informal center stage within the building. Each floor contains a covered area where traditional work environments are houses along with uncovered terraces throughout. The common space is formed by the interconnected terraces, seeking to offer an alternative to the formal office space. Additionally, the public can access the building on three levels: the ground floor lobby, the meeting bridge, and the roof-top bar. The meeting bridge is a viewing platform where visitors can observe the daily inner-workings of the publishing house. The ground floor contains studios, event and exhibition spaces, and canteens and restaurants.
Axel Springer, Europe's largest publishing house, has opened its newest building, designed by OMA, on the campus of its existing headquarters in Berlin. The new structure is bisected by a diagonal atrium that opens up to the existing Axel Springer buildings, creating a series of terraced floors that form a "valley" to focalize an informal center stage within the building.
Each floor contains a covered area where traditional work environments are houses along with uncovered terraces throughout. The common space is formed by the interconnected terraces, seeking to offer an alternative to the formal office space.
Additionally, the public can access the building on three levels: the ground floor lobby, the meeting bridge, and the roof-top bar. The meeting bridge is a viewing platform where visitors can observe the daily inner-workings of the publishing house. The ground floor contains studios, event and exhibition spaces, and canteens and restaurants.
