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office in the centre for six-month periods. This arrangement encourages spontaneous, crossdisciplinary exchange.
The architecture provides the setting for this interaction. The ethos of the centre, and in many ways the design brief for both the original building and the new wing, is to create a space that fosters creativity, encourages unexpected connections, and invites curiosity and dialogue.
Programme and Spatial Development While the Wallenberg Research Centre houses large, public-facing seminar halls, the new wing was designed to include additional acoustically advanced offices and meeting spaces for focused study. This expansion accommodates a further 20 fellows within the programme.
As a result, the central courtyard and adjacent dining room were also enlarged. The physical connection between the existing building and the new wing forms an important transitional space, described as the‘ knuckle’ between office clusters. This area allows academics to cross paths, access refreshments at the Coffee Hub, and engage in informal conversation in a new ground-floor lounge, which includes a fireplace.
A second communal space takes the form of a rooftop terrace overlooking the surrounding mountains. Additionally, one existing office was converted into the multi-purpose STIAS
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