The PolyCuboid is the new headquarter building for TIA, a company that provides insurance services. The volume is composed by an interlace of three major cuboid shapes creating intersections, voids, and space units. The cuboids superposition allows a richer space syntax including interior and exterior terraces, an atrium, several seating spaces, and a clear functional distribution of spaces and connections. Bridges also connects the cuboids from inside allowing a dynamic overview of the different spaces. The first floor was shaped by the limits of the site and a ø700mm water pipe that is crossing the site underground limiting foundation space to half the land area. The middle volume stretching from 2nd to 3rd floor extends in cantilevers on both sides allowing the building to gain precious square meters. Functionally, the first two level are occupied by work related spaces, balanced between private and more common areas, while he third and fourth floors are dedicated to recreational spaces. The staircase stretches from 1st to 4th level along the Atrium, although this last only reaches the third floor. The elevator block, however, is the highest cuboid volume and was cladded in reflective black differently to the white cladding on all other volumes. The metallic structure of the building dissolves into the diverse blocs of the composition. The pillars and beams vanish from the space syntax, projecting the impression of an object, while also eliminating that of a building.
TIA Headquarters
KTX archiLAB
Bronze

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Meryem Yalcin
Assistant Professor
at TOBB University of Economics and Technology
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7
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6
6.75

Wang Guan
Founder of Matrix Design
at Matrix Design
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6
5.75

Mike Tristram
Strategic Lead
at Checkland Kindleysides
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5

Francesca Perani
Founder
at Francesca Perani Enterprise
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6
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5.5

Sonya Simmonds
Global Head of Design & Build
at Spotify
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5
6
5.5

Dang Ming
Founding Partner / Chief Designer
at HONG Designworks / XUST
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6
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5
5.25
Luís Pedra Silva
Founder and Lead Architect
at Pedra Silva Arquitectos
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4
5
5
5

Rosie Haslem
Director
at Spacelab / Labthinks
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5
5
5
5

Minyu Zhang
Interior Design Director
at SUNAC ShangHai Group
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8
6
7
7.25

Mustafa Afsaroglu
Interior Designer, Co-founder
at TS-DS
Architecturally the space provides...
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Jose Manuel Ferrero
Creative Director
at Estudihac JM Ferrero
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4
4
5
4.5

Hans J. Galutera
Founder and CEO
at HG DesignWorks LLC
Wonderful volumetric study of space...
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4
7
5
5.75

Jun Aizaki
Founder & Owner
at Crème Jun Aizaki Architecture & Design
The vertical volume along with the...
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7
6
5
6

George Foussias
Director of Interior Design
at Lemay
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5
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5
4.25
Location
Designer
Client
TIA.Co.; Ltd
Floor area
621 ㎡
Completion
2019
Designer Company