VISION 34—DIRECT TRANSMISSION
The glass at the front of
the building is very deliberate.
It’s the windscreen to Mazda,
for want of a better expression.
It performs an environmental
function of letting lots of light
into workplaces.
PATRICK NESS, ARCHITECT
How important were such sizeable panels and
minimal framing?
The major glass panels on the front façade are big.
That’s one of their heroic qualities. They’re greater spans
than you normally have and that’s technically what we
had to solve. The reason for that is trying to keep it as
transparent as possible.
How does the sustainability supply chain influence your work?
Ideally in sourcing materials. What we do first is to look at
who is local, and how we can utilise that and ultimately that’s
our first decision. From there on it becomes what’s the best
material for the job, so there’s a process we go through.
We always start with identifying the local suppliers and what
they can bring to the project