the cloud - a lab for cisco

Building Form :

To encourage spectators into the area, we pushed back the first level enclosure and minimized the ground footprint. A shaded plaza with seating becomes an anchor for social engagement. The first floor is also commercial space imagined to be occupied by a multicultural food hall.

To encourage spectators into the area, back the first level enclosure and minimized footprint. A shaded plaza with seating anchors for social engagement.

Few key moments of punctures are placed, highlighting hierarchy of spaces, and connecting the interior with the exterior landscape.

Left :

Levels of transparency and relationship between structure, circulation and occupation is celebrated through the open floor plan.

The design critiques typical design of laboratories; Frequently closed, contained and isolated from its surroundings.

Below:

Moments within the interior spaces of the building, from the outwards focusing circulation to the open floor plan and balconies that welcome pause and visual exploration outwards.