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AGC Headquarter Contest
AGC Glass Europe, Belgium, 06/2010 - 09/ 2010
AGC Glass Europe produces and processes flat glass for construction based in Brussels in the form of external glazing and internal decorative glass, for the automotive industry. Solar applications and specialist industries, i.e. transport industry, domestic and high-tech applications.
AGC wishes its new headquarters to serve as an example following this guidelines:
- A green building - in its construction and management
- As passive as possible
- Timeless and innovative architecture, not too opulent
- Reinforcing informal communication
- Using and showcasing AGC products
A team of architects and designers of IPS decided to take part in the contest. Unfortunately, the team did not win, but it was a good experience anyway.
Principal project data
Architectural Contest
- 10.000m²
- 475 employees
- 160 parking places inside
- 100 parking places outside
- professional kitchen with restaurant for 150 people
Scope IPS
Contest
- Architecture
- Technical coordination with contractors
- Project administration
- Visualization
IPS operational unit(s)
- IPS Belgium sa
- IPS Spain sa