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1978; Spanish National Research Council; Volume: 31; Issue: 306 Linguagem: Espanhol

10.3989/ic.1978.v31.i306.2517

1988-3234

George Hellmuth, Gyo Obata, George Kassabaum,

This design serves two very clearly distinct purposes: on the one hand, the three office floors, 2,800 m 2 each, assure a high degree of interior lay-out flexibility, and on the other, the exterior appearance displays the nature of the Company, active in the metal field. For the first purpose, two piers 15 m appart on the main facade leave free from obstacles the entire floor space of the several storeys, while for the other purpose, the stinless-steel-covered outside surfaces form an Identification sign for the Company occupying the buildings. The inpressively broad bays between piers that turn the ground floor into a virtually diaphanous and unobstructed area, give the feeling of a very light building, almost suspended in mid-air.